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Issue 21

In the September/October 2008 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Soccer star Peter Crouch

A Life In The Week Of… Lyndsey Davis. Community sports coach: dance and fundamentals. Stockton School Sport Partnership

What has specialist sports college status done for...Stanground College. Peterborough

I Teach and Play for My Country – Jo Binns. Monkton Combe teacher and England netball player

Independent school sports focus - Durham School

My Sporting Life – David English MBE

Making a sporting difference – alternative sport for schools

Why soccer’s going back to school

Everything you wanted to know about school sport competitions (but didn’t know where to ask)

Win a £6000 indoor climbing wall for your school plus a luxury spa break for two plus sports books

Pupil diary – Emily Lucas. Canon Slade School. Bolton

Innovation/Initiative – National school sport week

School Competitions – athletics, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, hockey, golf, rounders, pop lacrosse and indoor rowing – special reports

Primary focus – How primary schools are spreading the sporting load

Primary focus – Why primary sport is important to...Jesse Gray Primary School. Nottingham

A Question Of School Sport – Your questions answered

My Sporting View – Guy Fletcher. Director of PE & Sport. Bedford School

Leisure Industry Week

Product news and services

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, reviews and letters

Issue 20

In the June/July 2008 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Britain’s Olympic javelin hope Goldie Sayers

A Life In The Week Of… Jo Dickson. Assistant Partnership Development Manager. King Edward VII sports college sports partnership. King’s Lynn

What has specialist sports college status done for...Redbridge Sports College. Southampton

Independent school sports focus - Grenville College. Devon

My Sporting Life – Gabby Logan

Unsung sports – Watersports for schools

Educating the next tennis generation

We think tennis is terrific – Coopers Coborn School. Essex

We’re teachers who are going to the Olympics

Pupil diary – Nicola Martin. Thomas Telford School

Innovation/Initiative –Cheerleading/Nintendo Wii

We’re off to the Olympics and we’re still at school

I Teach And Play For My Country – England cricketer Nicola Shaw

We’re batty about rounders – Crompton House School. Oldham/Bournemouth School for Girls

School Competitions – cricket, rugby, football, hockey, gymnastics, table tennis, cycling, and indoor rowing – special reports

Primary focus – Are primary school sports colleges the way forward

Primary focus – Why primary sport is important to Downsend School. Leatherhead

A Question Of School Sport – Your questions answered

ICT and school sport

Sports flooring for schools

Product news and services

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, reviews and letters

Issue 19

In the April/May 2008 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Monty Panesar

A Life In The Week Of… John Peacock. Director of sport. Rushey Mead School. Leicester

What has specialist sports college status done for...Buckingham School

Independent school sports focus - Gordonstoun

My Sporting Life – Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe

The Big Match – boys cricket v boys athletics

Unsung sports – schools lacrosse

We love lacrosse – Lady Eleanor Holles School. Middlesex

Pupil diary – Stuart McInally. George Watson’s College

Innovation/Initiative – Mountain biking

Sports colleges awards – who won what

We’re crackers about cricket – Loughborough Grammar School

We love athletics – The Judd School. Kent

Celebrating school club links

School Competitions – cricket, rugby, football, hockey, netball, trampolining, rounders, table tennis, basketball, lacrosse and indoor rowing – special reports

Primary focus – Inspiring primary schools through school club links

Primary focus – Why primary sport is important to...Harland’s Primary School. Hayward’s Heath

My Sporting View – Sam Wilkinson. Head of PE. King’s Wood School. Romford

A Question Of School Sport – Your questions answered

Looking good playing great – sportswear for schools

Sports and activity camps for schools

Skiing for schools

Sports buildings

Sports and activity camps

Product news and services

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, reviews and letters

Issue 18

In the January/February/March 2008 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Jonny Wilkinson

A Life In The Week Of… Joe Labuschagne – triathlete and head of PE & Games at The Hall School, Hampstead

What has specialist sports college status done for us – St Paul’s Academy. London

I Teach And Play For My Country – Charlotte Barras. England rugby international and PE teacher at Campion School. Northampton

Independent school sports focus - Stockport Grammar School

My Sporting Life – Roger Black

The Big Match– boys rugby v boys hockey

Unsung sports – schools skiing

Pupil diary – Dominique Gilbert. Queenswood School

Innovation/Initiative – Ultimate Frisbee

School sport partnership awards – who won what

Fighting talk – should boxing be brought back into schools?

School Competitions – rugby, football, hockey, tennis, cross-country, rounders, indoor rowing and orienteering – special reports

Primary focus – Inspiring primary schools through competition

Primary focus – Why primary sport is important to...St Joseph’s Primary School. Rugeley

My Sporting View – Alex Chambers, school sport co-ordinator at the Stockton and Redcar & Eston partnerships on transforming her sporting career through Rock-It- Ball

A Question Of School Sport – Your questions answered

Sports and activity camps

Product news and services

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, reviews and letters

Issue 17

In the November/December 2007 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Beth Tweddle

A Life In The Week Of… Liam Kane. Director of PE & Games. Kings College School. Wimbledon

What has specialist sports college status done for us – Mounts Bay Sports College. Penzance

I Teach And Play For My Country – Amanda Newton. England netball captain and teacher at Chigwell School

Independent school sports focus - Repton School

My Sporting Life – Eleanor Oldroyd

The Big Match– schools netball v girls football

Unsung sports – schools badminton

Pupil diary – Serena Guthrie. Ralph Allen School. Bath

Innovation/Initiative – American football/Premiership soccer links

Funding for school sport – your top 10 guide

School sport awards – the winners revealed

School Competitions – rugby, cricket hockey and orienteering – special reports

Primary focus – How competition managers are boosting primary school sport

Primary focus – Why primary sport is important to...Sharman’s Cross Primary School. Solihull

My Sporting View – Nicola Edwards, director of sport and wellbeing at Heathfield St Mary's School. Ascot, on transforming girls sport

A Question Of School Sport – Your questions answered

Indoor rowing news

SAPCA sports conferences preview

Competitions – win a Jaques pool table

Product news and services

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, reviews and letters

Issue 16

In the September/October 2007 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Zara Phillips

A Life In The Week Of… Sioned Williams, sports development officer at John Summers High School, Flintshire, North Wales

What has specialist sports college status done for us – Wexham School & Sports College. Slough. Berkshire

I Teach And Play For My Country – Jilly McCord. Scottish rugby international and teacher at Dollar Academy

Independent school sports focus - Oundle School

My Sporting Life – Adrian Chiles

In The Hot Seat – schools rugby league

Unsung sports – schools swimming

Pupil diary – Alex Waltham. Brentwood School

Innovation/Initiative – Street sports/Underwater hockey

UK School Games – special reports

Promoting sporting partnerships between the state and independent sector

Primary focus – Sports coaching...enhancing sports provision in primary schools

Primary focus – Schools cricket, football, rugby, rounders and lacrosse finals

Schools cricket, rugby league, tennis, athletics, golf, badminton and rounders finals – special reports

Indoor rowing news

LIA sports conference preview

SAPCA sports conferences preview

School Sport Awards – final chance to enter

Competitions – win a Jaques Chelsea table football table

Product news and services

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, product news, reviews and letters

Issue 15

In the June/July 2007 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Dean Macey

A Life In The Week Of… Steve Clayton. Head of PE. Sherborne School

What has specialist sports college status done for us – Wilmslow High School

I Teach And Play For My Country – Katie Crowley. England basketball player and PE teacher at Thrybergh Comprehensive School in Sheffield

Independent school sports focus - James Allen’s Girls School. London

My Sporting Life – Annabel Croft

In The Hot Seat – schools athletics

Unsung sports – schools rounders

Why primary sport is important to us – National year 6 2006 rounders champions Stonelow Junior School. Dronfield. Derbyshire

Pupil diary – Laura Wilkinson. Ormskirk School. Lancashire

Innovation/Initiative – (Streetsurfing for schools/yoga can aid success)

Is selling off selling out – the school playing field debate

Everything you wanted to know about school sport competitions (but didn’t know where to ask)

Could the American sporting system work in Britain?

Planning a school sport trip abroad

Primary focus – How small schools can maintain a competitive sporting edge

Schools soccer/rugby/hockey/table tennis/gymnastics finals – special reports

Schools hockey finals round-up

Schools cricket competition news

Indoor rowing news

Sports flooring for schools

School Sport Awards

Competitions – win a luxury spa break for two/copies of Joe Calzaghe’s autobiography

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, product news, reviews and letters

Issue 14

In the April/May 2007 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Andrew Flintoff

A Life In The Week Of… Vicki Blackburn. PE teacher at Brentside High School. London and Jason Rhodes, head of PE at St Johns Catholic School, Bishop Auckland, in County Durham

What has specialist sports college status done for us – Winston Churchill College. Woking

I Teach And Play For My Country – Alex Porter. England volleyball player and community sports coach based at Tendring Technology College, Essex

Independent school sports focus - Manchester High School for Girls

My Sporting Life – Hazel Irvine

In The Hot Seat – schools cricket

Unsung sports – table tennis

Why primary sport is important to us – Willow Brook Primary School. Nottingham

Pupil diary – Rebecca Hodkinson. Holy Cross High School. Chorley. Lancashire

Innovation/Initiative – (Aussie Rules football/Rock-it-Ball/Schools boxing is back)

We’re elite athletes…and still at school

Sponsorship deals for talented sporting pupils

Sports and activities camps

Sports colleges awards – who won what

Primary focus – Teachers doing it for themselves. Focus on Kingston Primary Schools Sport Association

Schools rugby finals – special reports

Schools hockey finals round-up

Schools netball finals

Schools basketball/squash finals

Schools trampolining/lacrosse finals

Schools cricket preview

Schools soccer news

Indoor rowing news

Competitions – win a luxury Champneys health break for two, Mitre sports equipment and children’s sports books

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, product news, reviews and letters

Issue 13

In the February 2007 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Amir Khan

A Life In The Week Of… Simon Evans, PE Co-Ordinator, Poole’s Park Primary School, London

What has specialist sports college status done for us – Archbishop Beck Catholic High School, Liverpool

I Teach And Play For My Country – Lindsey Johnson, England soccer player and PE teacher at Liverpool’s Cardinal Heenan High School

Independent school sports focus - Portsmouth Grammar School

My Sporting Life – Eamonn Holmes

In The Hot Seat – schools netball

Unsung sports – canoeing and paddlesport

Why primary sport is important to us – Stoke St Michael Primary School, Radstock, Somerset

Pupil diary special – three girls describe their national schools cross-country final experiences

Girls just wanna have fun too – how to get girls to enjoy school sport

School sport American style

Schools partnership awards – who won what

Head to head – sports ministers speak out

Primary focus – Turning children onto primary school sport

Schools tennis finals

Schools cross-country finals

Schools rugby news

Schools soccer news

Schools orienteering finals

Indoor rowing news

Sports fencing – enhancing your sports facilities

Competitions – win a Jaques football table plus Amir Khan’s autobiography

Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, product news and letters

Issue 12

In the December 2006 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Jason Gardener

A Life In The Week Of… Gillian Brown. Competition Manager. Priesthorpe School Sports Partnership plus Colin Holman, the (retired) assistant head master of Woodcote House School in Windlesham, Surrey

Sports college profile – Baverstock School. Druids Heath. Birmingham

I Teach And Play For My Country – Karen Aspinall. England netball player and PE teacher at Sir William Perkins School. Chertsey

In The Hot Seat – Schools rugby national education manager Ron Tennick

Independent school sports focus - Rugby School

Pupils Diary – Louise Mercer. England gymnast and pupil at The Becket School, Nottingham

My Sporting Life – BBC sports presenter Jill Douglas

Unsung sports – Archery in schools

Primary sports focus – Double national champions at cricket and pop lacrosse William Ransom Primary School. Hitchin. Herts

UK School Games…the way forward – feature

The gender debate…who says girls can’t play rugby or boys play netball – feature

School Sport Awards…who’s won what – feature

Save our Panathlon Challenge – feature

News – independent sports provision better than state schools/more pupils playing school sport/safety fears for school goals/

Pitches for all seasons…synthetic surfaces feature
Schools soccer, rugby, hockey, cricket, boxing and indoor rowing round-ups
Product news and services for schools

Reviews…all the latest educational, coaching and biographical sports publications

Schools results, fixtures, events, letters, associations

Win a health break for two worth £500 plus a Jaques pool table worth £400

Issue 11

In The October 2006 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Frank Lampard

A Life In The Week Of. Ray Unsworth. Secretary. English Schools Rugby League

Sports college profile - Ivybridge Community College. Devon

I Teach And Play For My Country - Emma Cooper. England rounders player and
Paget High School. Burton. teacher

In The Hot Seat - Schools hockey development manager Amanda Partington

Independent school sports focus - Shrewsbury School

Pupils Diary - Lewis Gray. U12 table tennis champion and Angley School
Sports College pupil. Kent

My Sporting Life - Kirsty Gallacher

Unsung sports - Gymnastics in schools

When age really is an issue in school sport - feature

What have school sport partnerships done for primary schools - feature

Primary schools soccer, crickey, rugby, rounders, lacrosse round-up

Save our Panathlon Challenge

Schools cricket - six page special

Celebrating success - 33 schools championships

School sport scholarships

Sporting health and nutrition

Plus schools athletics, tennis, rugby, lacrosse, swimming, rowing

Schools results, fixtures, events

Issue 10

In the July 2006 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Andy Murray

A Life In The Week Of…Fan Brown, Partnership Development Manager of King Edward VII Sports College, Kings Lynn

I Teach And Play For My Country - Clare Connor (Former England women’s cricket captain and Brighton College teacher)

Independent school sports focus - Bradfield School

Pupils Diary – Clifton College pupil Gemma Heaven

My Sporting Life – David Elleray

Why primary sport is important to us - Ixworth Middle School. Suffolk

Unsung sports - Golf in schools

Why winning needn’t be a dirty word – state schools who have the winning habit

Schools Tennis – four page special

Schools cricket – three page special

Schools national soccer finals – round-up

The way forward for school sports competitions?

In The Hot Seat – Venetia Cosier (British Schools Tennis Manager)

Celebrating success – 37 schools championships

Everything you wanted to know about school sport competitions but didn’t know where to ask

Don’t tell us sports days have had their day

Plus Schools hockey, gymnastics, netball, lacrosse, swimming, table tennis and rowing
Schools results, fixtures, events, associations, product news, competitions and letters

Issue 9

In the May 2006 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Kevin Pietersen

A Life In The Week Of…Simone Ryan. Head Of PE. John Cabot City Technology College. Bristol

Sports college profile - Carre’s Grammar School. Lincs

I Teach And Play For My Country - England hockey player and Wood Green High School head of boys PE Scott Cordon

Independent school sports focus - Bromley High School

My Sporting Life – BBC sports presenter Celina Hinchcliffe

Why primary sport is important to us - Lodge Farm Primary. Stevenage

Unsung sports - School sailing

David versus Goliath – 6 page schools cricket special

School’s rugby finals – 5 page special

The way forward for school sports competitions?

Celebrating success – 49 schools championships

No gym…no problem – sport in confined places

Schools Olympics – full details

Sports colleges conference – rewarding innovation

Schools football, hockey, gymnastics, netball, lacrosse, swimming, table tennis and rowing finals

Issue 8

In the February 2006 edition

My Sporting Schooldays – Olympic modern pentathlon medallist Georgina Harland

A Life In The Week Of – James Wilkinson, partnership development manager at Bridlington School Sport Partnership, East Yorkshire

Sports College Profile – Witchford Village College near Ely, Cambs

My Sporting Life – Gary Lineker

I Teach…And Play For My Country – Clare Elsley, England netball star and Bath Royal High School teacher

Why Primary Sport Is Important To Us – Nunthorpe Primary School near Middlesbrough

Independent school sports focus – Oakham School. Rutland

Top FA coach Sir Trevor Brooking on why school soccer needs a shake-up

Daily Mail schools rugby competitions – three page special

Making golf sexy for secondary schools – feature

Daily Mail schools rugby competitions – three page special

Why sport is booming in British colleges

National schools tennis finals – reports

Discover how ICT can aid school sport and PE

National schools cross-country finals – reports

Nine to follow – discover Britain’s top sporting schoolchildren

National schools orienteering finals

Discover why parents needn’t be a pain on the touchline

Schools hockey news

Unsung Sports – schools basketball

Why schools are surfing for success – what Penryn school sports partnership has done for school surfing in Cornwall

Schools soccer competitions round-up

Why providing proper primary school means weighing up the risks - feature

Product news/book reviews – the latest initiatives for school sport

Pupil diary – Matthew Salisbury. Shenfield High School. Essex

How schools triumphed in the indoor rowing championships

Schools athletics initiatives

Boost for state schools cricket – news

Lifers teach pupils PE behind bars – news

Issue 7

In the December 2005 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Phil Neville

Sports College Profile - Brooksbank School. Elland. Halifax

A Life In The Week Of - Edwina Carter, national triathlete & head of PE at Godolphin and Latymer School, Hammersmith, London

My Sporting Life - Nasser Hussain

I Teach…And Play For My Country - Sarah Petter, England lacrosse player and PE co-ordinator, Park Walk Primary School, Chelsea, London.

I Coached…Johnny Wilkinson - Alan Dyson, deputy headmaster of Lord Wandsworth College, Hampshire

School Sport Magazine Awards/Youth Sports Trust Partnership Development Awards - meet the winners of both award groups.

Schools Rugby League Finals - Powergen Champion Schools Tournament

School Basketball Champs Kicked Out - School crowned national basketball champions disqualified for fielding players either too old or from other schools.

Asthma Warning For Sports Teachers - teachers warned to beware that exercise
can trigger asthma attacks

King William’s College Clock Up The Air Miles - Isle of Man school become frequent flyers after progressing to fourth round of U18 Daily Mail Rugby Cup plus other reports

Why Essex Schools Lead The Way In Athletics Success

Is Multi-Sport The Way Ahead For Primary Schools - feature

Why Primary Sport Is Important To Us - Jef Gooding, PE Co-ordinator at Gospel Oak Primary, Camden, London.

Unsung Sports - Schools Orienteering

Issue 6

In the October 2005 edition

My Sporting Schooldays – England rugby star Iain Balshaw

Sports College Profile - Oldfield School, Bath

A Life In The Week Of - Jamie Quarry, director of sport at Windemere St Anne’s School, Cumbria.

My Sporting Life - John Inverdale

We Are Teachers Who Play For Our Country – feature

In The Hot Seat - John Read, Chief Executive of the English Schools Football Association

Sports Coach – Andy Robinson on schools rugby

Schools cricket – national finals round-up

Schools tennis – national finals round up.

School athletics – national finals round-up.

Primary schools taste soccer glory - ESFA U11 national cup round-up

Why Small Is Beautiful – Why St Lawrence primary school in Somerset thrives on sport

On A Par With The Best - 13 year old Hampshire schoolgirl Katie Thompson wins U18 English Schools Golf Association national championships.

Issue 5

In the July 2005 edition

My Sporting Schooldays – Kelly Holmes

Sports College Profile - Langdon School, London

A Life In The Week Of - Tom Gunning, a student sports and PE teacher at Cumberland School in London

My Sporting Life - Steve Rider

Sports Coach - Duncan Fletcher on schools cricket

Competitive school sport – a blueprint for the way ahead – feature

Give kids a sporting chance - sports scholarships feature

Schools football – ESFA national finals round-up

Bouncing to success - Wood Green High School, West Midlands wins five national trampolining titles

Schools hockey – nationals finals round-up

Rugby league - St Peter & Paul School, Widnes, become 2005 U16 Powergen Champion Schools Winners

Schools netball – national finals round-up

The Story of a Girl Who Lost a Race – Author Julie Myerson’s unique take on PE in schools

Primary Focus – Are Primary Schools Failing in Sport - feature

Government snub for national school sport organisers - school sport organisations will receive none of the government’s new £6.75m funding to run national competitions

State schools cricket receives £50m boost

Issue 3

In the February 2005 edition

My Sporting Schooldays - Paula Radcliffe

Sports College Profile - Waverley School. Southwark. London

A Life In The Week Of - Nigel Maddock, Director of Sport. The Minster School. Leominster. Herefordshire

My Sporting Life - Sue Barker

In The Hot Seat - School sports minister Derek Twigg

Sports Coach - Sven Goran Eriksson

Save our schools athletics – feature

Schools tennis - Nestle national finals round-up

Schools cross country - National finals round-up

Schools rugby - Daily Mail Cup news

Schools hockey – round-up

SuperSchools – how top athletes are inspiring the next generation

Primary Focus - Bushfield Primary puts sport at the top of the curriculum

Harrow cricketers caught in Tsunami in Sri Lanka

School sport gets half a billion pound boost from government.

Tories launch new youth sports policy - every child will be offered two hours free coaching in their chosen sport each week.

Somerset school combines French lessons with football

Issue 2

In the November 2004 edition

My Sporting Schooldays – Denise Lewis

Sports College Profile - Wickersley School. Rotherham

A Life In The Week - Of David Gorton. Head of PE. Rokeby School. Stratford. East London

How Amir Khan is putting the clout back into school boxing

Sport Swap - From Harrow Hill to Harrow

School sport initiatives win a host of top awards – PDM Youth Sports Trust Conference

Why school sports trips have never been safer - feature

Fair Play - Are sports stars setting bad fair-play role models for our Youngsters – feature

Sports Coach - Clive Woodward

My Sporting Life - Peter Alliss

Primary Focus - How Sport Saved Our School. St Leonard’s Primary. Lancashire

Primary Focus - Britain’s smallest sports school? - Pott Shrigley Church Primary. Macclesfield.

Schools gain from extra lottery funding - £60m cash injection from lottery funds

My Sporting Schooldays - Jason Robinson

A Life In The Week Of - Roger Davis. National Development Manager for the National Council for School Sport

In The Hot Seat - Sports Minister Richard Caborn on school sport

The best sports school in the country? - Millfield School. Somerset

My Sporting Life - Suzi Perry

£6m TAS sponsorship scheme to help 16-25 year old sports stars

Schools cricket – national U11/13/15 finals round-up

Schools tennis – national finals round-up

Schools athletics – national finals round-up

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