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Little and LargeEp. 26 - Chris DossettChris Dossett, Chairman of PADSIS, joins us this week to discuss his school visits in support of directors of sport, as well as his upcoming presentation to the full HMC conference to promote sport up the school agenda with Heads. 2025-07-0643 minLittle and LargeEp. 25 - The Good Games Index and Nandos PEJack Emmerson, assistant director of sport at Reigate Grammar, joins us to discuss how we can think about fixtures differently using the Good Games Index. He also chats about how PE at Reigate is being viewed by pupils through the lens of Nandos.2025-06-2943 minLittle and LargeEp. 24 - Saturday Late Night Rant!Youth sport conduct at tournaments and sports awards are on the agenda for this late night rant! The pod life is real2025-06-2236 minLittle and LargeEp. 23 - Your team talk is too long. Fact.Pre game, half time, post match, learning intentions, you name it..... they are all probably too long. Chris Martin lifts the lid and has some unbelievable case studies to back it up. Your entire department need to listen to this. 2025-06-1546 minLittle and LargeEp. 22 - Right to Reply with Dani MugridgeDani comes on to reply to the comments we made about ‘Walk and Talk’, as well as sharing her experiences of 18 years as a DoS. 2025-06-0950 minLittle and LargeEp. 21 - Questions from the ListenersPhil and Russ take questions from the listeners, and discuss a new Games option for seniors on a Wednesday...2025-06-0227 minLittle and LargeEp. 20 - The incredible story of SOCSJames Kershaw-Naylor, director at SOCS, tells the most wonderful story about how a family's desire to get to school rugby fixtures turned in to a family-run business synonymous with school sport.2025-05-2650 minLittle and LargeEp. 19 - We talk school rugby with an independent school parent!!We grab the nettle in this week's episode and actually talk to one of them..... a parent! Guess what, we survived and took so much from the conversation. This episode is in partnership with Richard Shorter - a man who has helped us both in engaging sporting parents. 2025-05-1846 minLittle and LargeEp. 18 - On the beers with George BrowningGeorge Browning, Director of Sport at Reigate Grammar School, makes the trip over to Russ's garden office for a Belgium beer and a natter with Phil. The episode was meant to look at developing character through sport..... it was meant to.2025-05-1048 minLittle and LargeEp. 17 - Why are there not more female Directors of Sport?Issy Sewell, DoS of Caterham School, joins Phil and Russ this week to shed some light on why there are not more women leading school sport.Episode sponsored by Non Perfect Dad, Richard Shorter - a lead in parent engagement. 2025-05-0440 minLittle and LargeEp. 16 - Champions League Semi Final, and PerspectivePhil is in Tenerife and Russ is back in Surrey this week. We discuss all sorts including women’s sport, the London Marathon, and gaining perspective as a director of sport under pressure. 2025-04-2829 minLittle and LargeEp. 15 - Summer Term, Screens, and CyprusThe pod stops for nobody, and certainly not Russ’s holiday in Cyprus! With the summer term ahead, the lads discuss whether we are getting it right either way our sporting programmes, and Russ gets the abundant screens on holidays off his chest. 2025-04-1931 minLittle and LargeEp. 14 - Neil RollingsWe got him…. Well I asked Neil at RP7s and he said yes. As honest, candid, and thoughtful as ever. Neil sees the sector, and the role of DoS so clearly, and gives us wonderful insight into both. A must listen. 2025-04-1351 minLittle and LargeEp. 13 - George Fisher, England Netball and legendGeorge Fisher, England Netball and tall legend, joins Russ and Phil this week. Everything from swimming lengths at 5am, to playing out in New Zealand for two years, to coming back from a blown out ACL, this episode is a belter! 2025-04-0645 minLittle and LargeEp. 12 - Rosslyn Park National 7s ReviewAfter a week at the RPN7s, Phil and Russ sum up what was an incredible school sport event. They even got a feed with World Cup winner, Jason Robinson MBE! 2025-03-3030 minLittle and LargeEp. 11 - Everything Senior Management TeamJohn Short Ring, Head of Senior School at Kent College Dubai, joins Russ and Phil this week to lift the lid on SMT's view of sport. John line managed Russ at King's for four years and gives us some invaluable insight in terms of fostering the relationship between you as DoS and your Deputy Head or Headteacher. 2025-03-2243 minLittle and LargeEp. 10 - PADSIS and Shrovetide FootballPhil reviews the PADSIS Director of Sport conference, and Russ talks us through his war stories of Royal Shrovetide Football! 2025-03-1637 minLittle and LargeEp. 9 - ‘Our Subject’ with Asha RileyOn this week’s Little and Large Podcast, we are joined by Asha Riley who shares her insights on her love for ‘our subject’, the barriers girls face in school sport and exercise in general, and how we should pause for a moment from the constant adding culture of sports into an already thriving girls’ programme. 2025-03-0945 minLittle and LargeEp. 8 - The one with an Eton groundsmanPhil and Russ are joined this week by Eton College groundsman, Harry. A keen sportsperson himself, Harry talks about how important it is to foster a great level of communication between the sport team and the ground staff. There’s also much confusion about the rules of the famous ‘Field Game’, another traditional ball game like Russ’ beloved Royal Shrovetide Football! 2025-03-0241 minLittle and LargeEp. 7 - Teaching in The Middle East - is it for you?Phil and Russ are joined by Andrew Turner, Deputy Head (Senior). Andrew has taught in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and gives us amazing insight for those contemplating the big move. Is it all sun, sand, and tax free dollars?? 2025-02-2341 minLittle and LargeEp. 6 - How to get a jobPhil and Russ spill the beans on how to get a job as a PE teacher in the independent sector. Whether that be as an ECT, head of sport, or Director of Sport, they give their insight into everything from interview technique, to tours, to writing your letter. It's job season right now! Happy half term. X2025-02-1646 minLittle and LargeEp. 5 - VAT, TPS, and don’t take the biscuits!Phil and Russ are joined this week by Michael Coles, ex Bursar of two independent schools, and former Head of Operations for a schools group with 23 schools in it. It’s not all doom and gloom with sport being identified as the ray of light and the vehicle on which positivity can breed within the sector in these potentially dark financial times.2025-02-0943 minLittle and LargeEp. 4 - Love-in with Lorcs, ‘Top 200 Sports Schools’, and a whiskey on the rocksLorcan O’Brien (Grammar School at Leeds) joins us for this week’s episode discussing whether the role of Director of Sport should be recognised on the Senior Management Team of a school, and of course, the recent publication of the ‘Top 200 Sports Schools’….. is it a thing? Is it sending the correct message about school sport? Do some schools need the marketing to get bums on seats? 2025-02-0243 minLittle and LargeEp. 3 - Richard Shorter, sporting parents, and Harry Potter spells on a rugby pitchThis week's guest is Non Perfect Dad, Richard Shorter, an expert in sporting parent education. A man who works with cat. 1 football academies; independent school PE departments; and senior leaders in school environments to upskill staff to feel more confident when dealing with parents, and also to make parents feel like citizens within that sporting community. We also hear about our best and worst fixtures, as well as Phil surviving a weekend in Basel! 2025-01-2749 minLittle and LargeEp. 2 - Being a DoS, match teas, and a Portsmouth FC tattooThis week we give our key advice for when starting out as a DoS. We also discuss the best match teas out there, drunk cricket umpires, and setting off school alarms at 4.50am!2025-01-2040 minLittle and LargeEp. 1 - Frozen pitches, September cricket, and penny loafersSat in a VW Polo somewhere in Surrey, Russ and Phil get chatting about everything from how hard the pitches are this time of year, how tough it is for Directors of Sport when dealing with the cold, and how ridiculous Russ’ shoe choice was for a rugby refereeing CPD session. 2025-01-1239 min