Presentations

This session will provide an overview of the Sports Leadership provision offered as both an elective course, and as part of mainstream PE here at The Alice Smith School.

Welcome to the exciting world of Mini-Volleyball! This session introduces you to a modified version of volleyball: played on a smaller court with a lower net and no more than 4 players per side. The game reinforces 3 passes and ensures all players rotate around the court, focusing on fundamentals and rally gameplay.

What does it mean and how can it transform the way you coach? Come sit in and find out. The reality is that the majority of the world's current coaches grew up in a different era.

Join us for an inspiring and energising opening keynote with world-renowned speaker and well-being expert Dale Sidebottom as he unveils the power of play in education.

Want every learner to feel included, engaged, and excited in PE? Learn easy ways to adapt games and activities so all learners can participate confidently—no one left out! Discover how small changes in your teaching can make a big difference, turning competition into teamwork and making movement fun for everyone.

This presentation introduces a practical safeguarding framework designed to build strong Networks of Safety for suicide prevention across diverse school and community settings.

This session introduces a practical, four-step audit framework that empowers PE departments to intentionally design or redesign their program from the ground up.

Sexual violence is prevalent across the world and breaks barriers of background, ethnicity, economics etc. The health and social impact for people who have been through sexual violence can be huge. It is important that we teach young people to be safe but more importantly not to harm each other.

Sports are undeniably a competition, by design. Winning or losing can mean everything. But should it? We can take a look at data and the philosophies that we can adapt as ADs, coaches, PE teachers, to make sure inclusivity, participation, and collaboration are at the forefront of our programs.