This well-established seminar, has been attended by over 500 professionals globally. It is designed for newly appointed, or inexperienced, Directors of Sport, as well as those planning to apply for these roles in the near future. The seminar focuses on the evolving landscape of school sport, examining how these changes have influenced the role and what schools now expect from their appointments. It aims to clarify the success criteria for the position, explores the leadership skills necessary to meet these goals, and addresses contemporary issues in the field, offering strategies for managing them moving forward.
- Why does a school need a Director of Sport?
- Becoming a 360 degree leader
- Leadership, management and administration
- Establishing aims and goals
- Building structures and systems
- Satisfying parental expectations
- Improving communications
- Dealing with difficult colleagues
- Working with your head
- Creating the games programme
- Participation v performance
- Choice v compulsion
- Quality and equality
