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Independent Schools Have the Greatest Advantage in Youth Sport. Are We Wasting It?

Every Saturday morning, Directors of Sport across the country finalise one of the most important documents in their sporting calendar: the fixture card. It determines where pupils travel, who they compete against, which staff are responsible for each team and...

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What Do You Stand For? A Letter to New Directors of Sport

Congratulations. You've earned the title. Whether you've moved from Head of PE, teacher, coach or another leadership role, becoming a Director of Sport is exciting, rewarding and at times overwhelming. You'll be tempted to focus on calendars, fixtures, facilities, staffing...

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Great School Sport Starts With Confident Staff

At Xi'an International School, Athletics Director Douglas has been leading efforts to strengthen the school’s coaching culture by investing in structured staff development through UPskill, the learning platform changing school sport. Across international schools around the world, sport plays a...

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Why Students Don’t Drop Out of Sport - They Drop Out of Poor Coaching

In schools, participation in sport is rarely short of attention. It features in inspection conversations, parent feedback, pupil voice surveys, and departmental reviews. When numbers dip, particularly in the middle and senior years, the explanations often feel familiar. Academic pressure...

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Empowering Students, Empowering Staff: How UPskill is helping

The landscape of Physical Education is evolving. Today’s pupils are more diverse in their needs, more varied in their motivations, and more accustomed to learning environments that offer ownership, voice and autonomy. Yet, PE teachers are simultaneously facing increased pressures:...

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Supporting academic staff in sport

The magic happens when schools invest in their people and we don’t mean the outdated approach of a one day CPD at the start of term to tick the box. Through UPskill, staff gain access to practical, bite-sized learning specific to education that makes sport accessible for everyone. Access to 9 learning modules support school workforces to develop:

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