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Developing School Sport Through Timetable Collaboration

Posted Thursday, 13 January 2022

Developing School Sport Through Timetable Collaboration School sport is difficult in December and January. Dark nights make after-school sport impossible without floodlit facilities, and even schools who have this advantage are only able to illuminate small numbers of pitches and courts. Those with Saturday sport are able to keep the...

Has the Alphabet Game of School Sport Gone into Reverse?

Posted Tuesday, 30 November 2021

When inter-school sport began in the second half of the 19th century, each school had only one team. It was ‘The XV’ or ‘The XI’. Everyone else played internal games, between Houses or random fixtures such as North Side of Chapel v South and Light hair v Dark. With compulsory...

Has School Sport become too Dependent upon Part Time Coaches ?

Posted Monday, 29 November 2021

The workforce delivering sports coaching in schools is under more pressure than ever before. There are fewer classroom teachers coaching games than at any time since school sport emerged in the 19th century. However, at the same time, there are more teams, at more ability levels and in more sports...

Has School Sport become too Dependent upon Part Time Coaches?

Posted Tuesday, 23 November 2021

The workforce delivering sports coaching in schools is under more pressure than ever before. There are fewer classroom teachers coaching games than at any time since school sport emerged in the 19th century. However, at the same time, there are more teams, at more ability levels and in more sports...

Should Classroom Teachers be Paid for Coaching Games?

Posted Thursday, 18 November 2021

When organised games first came to prominence in independent schools in the 19th century, the first coaching workforce was male classroom teachers. Games enthusiasts who had played football and cricket at school and university and believed in the educational benefits that participation allegedly developed. Specialist teachers of PE were more...

Why do so Few Teenagers Love Running ?

Posted Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Primary school playgrounds are full of children running around. It’s a default state that brings smiles to red faces. Adult mass participation running events, including the flagship Parkrun and Race for Life, are equally popular. This evidence would suggest that running is a popular activity which brings joy to many...