School of Sport: Game set and match.

School of Sport: Game set and match.

Those are magic words, music to the ear even: “game, set and match”! Those are the words any tennis player longs and loves to hear. “Game” is just one small part of it, necessary but short-lived. “Set” is stepping forward further, making a mark. “Match” is the...
Run or ruin — what’s the difference?

Run or ruin — what’s the difference?

In a previous article (‘Education Without an E’ – 7 August 2016), we reflected on a novel written by Ernest Vincent Wright called ‘Gadsby’, which was most striking for the fact that not one word of the fifty thousand words contained the letter E, even though the...
Masterminding special subjects

Masterminding special subjects

For many years, there was a popular quiz show on television overseas called ‘Mastermind’, in which contestants had two minutes to answer questions on their own chosen specialist subject then two minutes on general knowledge. If the contestant did not know an answer,...
Love sporty

Love sporty

We may think we have incredible academic success and even remarkable insights but if we do not play sport in our schools, we are nothing but a loud and frightening noise. We may even have an incredible ability to promote our school with powerful testimonies and clear...
Going ballistic over holistic

Going ballistic over holistic

The 1964 film ‘Mary Poppins’ may have gained a record thirteen Academy Award nominations and won five (Best Actress, Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Song) but it is perhaps...