Seminar Programme

Directors of Sport (prep schools)

Monday, 6 June 2011

 Last year's inaugural conference brought together nearly 80 Directors of Sport, Heads of Games and Heads of Girls' Games from a wide range of schools in membership of IAPS. Following the success of that occasion, it is hoped to repeat the style of the event by focussing once more on the leadership skills of the Director of Sport. Leadership guru, John Neal, will challenge teachers to...

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PADSIS Director of Sport Conference

Confirmed Speakers Matthew Syed, author of "Bounce" and Humphrey Walters, team building expert with the 2003 World Cup team.

To book places at this Conference, please use the link below instead of the Book Places button to the right. Thank you. PADSIS members £139. Non members £175. 2 places £275. Conference Dinner Places £45. Accommodation (twin shared en suite room) inc. Conference Dinner £80 per person.  Accommodation (single en suite room) inc. Conference Dinner £125.The 2011 Conference brought together...

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Becoming a Director of Sport in an Independent School

This is a popular seminar for aspiring and recently appointed Directors of Sport providing a unique preparation for this unique and challenging role.What is a Director of Sport?Becoming a leaderEstablishing aims and goalsThe importance of structures and systemsBuilding relationshipsDealing with difficult colleaguesSatisfying parental expectationsCreating the games programmeParticipation v...

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Creating and Managing a Twenty First Century Games Programme

With Neil Rollings

The diet of compulsory team games has remained largely unchanged in British schools for more than one hundred years. The emergence of lavish new indoor facilities in schools has done little to alter this state of affairs. This new seminar encourages teachers to examine the games experiences they provide for their pupils and to challenge the assumptions on which they are based. It aims to...

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Dealing with Overseas Pupils

 As British schools take an ever increasing number of pupils from a wider variety of countries,this creates a challenge for the games programme.Often these pupils have little background in outdoor team games, certainly not the one played in many schools.  There is a dilemma of how to win engagement, and provide a worthwhileexperience for pupils who may come from a culture which...

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Developing and Managing a Sports Scholarship Programme

This is a new seminar for schools who are running, or planning to run, a Sports Scholarship programme. It will investigate practical methods of attracting and developing pupils, alongside methods of promoting school sportWhat are you aiming to achieve? Advantages and disadvantages of sports awardsOvercoming objectionsWhat are you offering?Promoting your awardsFinding candidates – beating the...

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Facing the Challenges of Girls' Sport

with Edwina Sutton

A seminar to look at encouraging a lifetime of healthy physical activity in girlsThis interactive seminar considers the role that teachers play in encouraging girls to enjoysport and to fulfil their sporting potential. It will include consideration of recent studies tofind out why girls lose interest in sport and the implications for secondary education.It will encourage physical educators to...

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Leadership and Management of School Sport

With John Neal

This unique seminar is aimed specifically at teachers responsible for managing school sport programmes and leading teams of people to deliver a variety of outcomes for pupils of all abilities. It will help the leader review his own performance, to distinguish between leadership and management, and to inspire both colleagues and pupils to excel.The role of the individual as a leaderUniqueness in...

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Personal Effectiveness for Directors of Sport

This new seminar programme for experienced practitioners investigates how the Director of Sport can manage a wide and varied workload and combine leadership, day to day management and the launching of new projects. It will consider priorities, people skills and time management and show how Directors of Sport can achieve more.Distinguishing leadership from managementBeing effective, not just...

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Using Sport to Market your School

With Neil Rollings

This is a popular course for Directors of Sport, Marketing Directors and all involved in the recruitment of pupils to schools.Sports provision is an important part of the promotion of all schools. This course looks at creating appeal to all types of parents. It considers specific strategies and initiatives to recruit pupils of all abilities, including those with talent in sport. The positioning...

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