Managing Contemporary Issues In School Sport
For Experienced Directors of Sport
Dates & Venues
This new seminar is aimed at current, experienced Directors of Sport, who are seeking to future-proof their programme. It will address all the challenges of contemporary school sport, and investigate ways in which provision can be made more relevant, inclusive and engaging. It will consider changing trends, the emergence of new activities, workforce issues and the management of a diverse range of parents and colleagues.
- Compulsory experiences of sport in schools
- Introducing and managing choice
- Retention in traditional games
- The team games programme of the future
- Maintaining high performance
- Innovative approaches to competition
- Meaningful variety in physical activity
- What does co-educational school sport mean?
- Operating senior games afternoons with large numbers
- The coaching workforce of the future
- Managing and appraising heads of sport
Prices
1 place £209 + VAT
2 places £339 + VAT
Course runs 10am – 3.30pm. Prices include refreshments, lunch and resources. In the event of you needing to cancel a place on a course, please note we require ten working days' notice.
Course Leaders
Neil Rollings
Neil was Director of Sport in four independent schools, over a 21-year career. He now works with schools in UK and overseas, developing sports programmes and appointing Directors of Sport. He is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, was Chairman of the Professional Association of Directors of Sport in Independent Schools, and is Course Director of the University of Buckingham MA programme in Leading School Sport.