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Book Review: When Nights Were Cold

Posted Monday, 27 January 2014

As Queen Victoria’s reign reaches its end, Grace Farringdon dreams of polar explorations and of escape from her stifling home with her protective parents and eccentric, agoraphobic sister. But when Grace secretly applies to Candlin, a women’s college filled with intelligent, like-minded women, she finally feels her ambitions beginning to...

Tragedy on School Trek - a statement from World Challenge

Posted Friday, 24 January 2014

In July 2012 a 17 year old died during a school trek in Morocco organised by World Challenge. Following the recent inquest World Challenge have provided us with documents that schools will be interested to read. The documents include a statement made before the inquest and a statement from the...

Sweat monitoring underwear? Is 2014 the year of wearable technology

Posted Friday, 24 January 2014

Although wearable technology has been around in some form or another for the last 25 years, its predecessors were much more geek than chic and existed solely for the ease, convenience, and entertainment of the wearer. But with Google Glass’s high-profile entrance into the market this past year, a newer,...

School Sport - Facts and Figures

Posted Friday, 24 January 2014

In an online survey which took place between March-April 2013 and covered over 1,000 respondents, over two thirds (68%) of School Games Organisers and School Sport Partnership staff surveyed reported a decrease in sports participation since ring-fenced funding for School Sport Partnerships ended in 2011. In an online survey which...

BOOK REVIEW: Mindset by Carol Dweck

Posted Thursday, 23 January 2014

This is a seminal work which all teachers and coaches should read. First published in the US in 2006, it took a surprising additional six years to have a UK edition which is perhaps surprising, given the importance of the work Based on her extensive experiments in psychology and motivation,...

The Art of Giving Praise

Posted Thursday, 23 January 2014

It was once widely believed praise, regardless of its form, is beneficial to a child’s motivation, enjoyment and involvement in sport and academics. However when insincere, praise can undermine a child’s motivation (Henderlong & Lepper, 2002). Furthermore, inappropriate praise, e.g. praise for completing an easy task, can lead children to...