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Tags: Sport Education School Sport Funding

SCHOOL SPORT - A TIME FOR REFLECTION

Posted: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:55

By Nick King

The remonstrations over the Coalition Government's decision to cut direct funding for school sport partnerships were loud, passionate and widespread. Indeed, the criticism laid at the door of the Department for Education displayed a unity of approach on the part of the UK's sporting bodies that cannot always be taken for granted and which, it could be argued, was one of the only positive stories to come out of this sorry situation.

The decision has been made and the dice have been cast, and as a result we must.. Read More »

Tags: Sport Education School Sport Funding