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Creating a Culture of Health and Fitness

Posted Friday, 27 February 2015

Not all children like games. The better the quality of the experience, the higher will be the proportion that do, but that figure will never be 100%. Sometimes it will be the children who are unable to readily master necessary skills, others will not enjoy being outdoors in the cold...

Wouldn't it be Great if....

Posted Friday, 6 February 2015

The start of a new term (and the end of the previous one) offer logical opportunities for reflection. This is one of the most important tasks of leaders. Without such evaluation, there is no development and progress is arrested. But sometimes, the tyranny of daily administration means that the urgent...

GCSE PE Changes for 2016 – for first examination 2018

Posted Wednesday, 28 January 2015

As someone who has been associated with examinations in PE since 1982 (the South Western Examinations Board for Certificate of Secondary Education) for an examination in 1984 I thought now would be a good time to share some thoughts on the ‘new’ GCSE for PE! Clearly, the most significant change...

A Pupil’s View on the Place of Sport in Schools

Posted Thursday, 22 January 2015

From a young age, I detested sports and exercise. I have even gone as far, as to suggest, on numerous occasions the abolition of P.E. from my school. I know that I am not alone in my hatred of sport and exercise. However over the last few years, as my...

BOOK REVIEW: Nudge

Posted Friday, 16 January 2015

by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein What is a "Choice Architect"? Or "Libertarian Paternalism"? These may not be burning questions, but they are the basis of this book on how people make decisions. It considers how people are influenced, and how they can be encouraged to take decisions that are...

Why Sport is Not For All

Posted Friday, 16 January 2015

Through the 1970s and 80s, the then Sports Council established many campaigns to promote mass participation in physical activities. The umbrella title was "Sport for All". There were then various dimensions of the campaign aimed at specific sections of the population, for example, "50+ Everything to Play For" "Sport for...