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Janet Downs: Join campaign to “Inspire a generation”

Inserted by Janet Downs on behalf of an 11-year-old who had difficulties uploaded the story. “I have been inspired this year after the Olympics to get more involved in sports and to achieve my dream of being an Olympic athlete. The motto of 2012 is “Inspire a generation”. Young people like me have ambition to achieve in sports but sometimes we are ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rebecca Hanson: "While free club membership would be lovely, the truth is that primary school children need the support and encouragement of an adult to motivate them and to help them get to out of school activities. In school and after ......"

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Matt Cole: Were Olympic medals won on the playing fields of Eton?

Were the Olympic medals won on the playing fields of Eton? No, but that may not be the point… Mark Twain said that a lie can be halfway around the world before the truth has its boots on, and the sporting metaphor was particularly apt last week as Lord Moynihan claimed that private school pupils “dominated” the Olympic medal winners at ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "BBC Radio 4 “More or Less” investigated the claim that 10,000 playing fields had gone under the Tory administrations of Thatcher and Major. The programme concluded it was a “Zombie statistic” – a dubious figure which gains credence through ......"

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Nigel Ford: Axeing of SSP is a boost for private schools

This area has been touched on here but I was drawn to a recent article in the Observer which showed that because of the huge budget deficit, sporting opportunities in state schools will suffer due to the £162 million grant for the sports partnership (SSP) being abolished. I know that when my son started at his local comprehensive in the mid ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Francis Gilbert: "Yes, the sports' clubs at my son's local primary are being withdrawn as well. I think it's a false economy; surely in the long run we'll all reap the rewards if our children become sports' stars and that will significantly ......"

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