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We've got a great line-up of speakers and workshops at our two interactive Conferences for the school sport fraternity. 

Keynote speakers are Olympic and Commonwealth Athlete and Newly Qualified Physical Education Specialist Stuart Stokes (North) and for the South listen and learn from Tony Hadley: Elite athletics coach, England Athletics National Coach Mentor, former PE teacher and Director of Performing Arts College.

All bookings received will also go into a draw for 4 tickets to the England Athletics National Volunteer Awards and Hall of Fame 2012 gala event in October.  This is a great chance for those of you who work with sports stars of the future to meet sports stars of the past and present and deserving volunteers within the sport!

The interactive conferences will provide delegates with a range of practical information on delivering athletics for schools – both within the curriculum and out of hours – and will show how athleticism can enrich the physical education experience for the whole school and help to boost the participation of young people in sport generally. 

A brand new cross-curricular resource will also be launched.  So make your booking soon - closing dates are getting nearer!

Workshop choices

There will be four workshops running in both morning and afternoon sessions.   Delegates will have the opportunity to attend one at each session.

A Multi-Skills and Talent Identification
Ian Roberts (PE Advisor, Bedford Borough Council)

B Using Athletics to Deliver Cross-Curricular Requirements
UKA and the Youth Sport Trust
Introducing the Athletics Cross Curricular Resource

C School-Club Links
Scott Grace and Alex Copeland
Covering: involving young leaders, establishing out of hours learning programmes with community partners, an introduction to Athletics 365, and a guide to establishing an on-site school athletics club.

D Athletics and School Games
Youth Sport Trust, practical session led by QuadKids and Sportshall
Using School Games to increase the breadth of participation across the whole school through the use of the short-format athletics competition models.

Venues

The conference costs £60 per delegate (inclusive of lunch and registration to Aviva UKA Academy) and is taking place at two venues to encourage delegates from all over England to attend:

18 May 2012 – North
James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QS
To book for the England Athletics National Schools Athletics Conference for the North please click here

25 May 2012 – South
Leatherhead Leisure Centre, Guildford Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 9BL
To book for the England Athletics National Schools Athletics Conference for the South please click here

For more information on our schools conferences including a downloadable booking form click here.

For questions about the conferences or booking, please email: events@englandathletics.org