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Judy Murray coaches tennis day at St George's

St George's School, Edinburgh holds tennis day to encourage girls to get into tennis

Basketball call-up for Bablake student

Bablake School sixth former selected to represent GB juniors at international wheelchair baske...

Rydal Penrhos boys are national hockey champs

Under 16 team win crown at Hockey Wales National Schools' Championships

Play Unified programme to break down disability barriers

Special Olympics GB and Youth Sport Trust launches Play Unified with a series of youth summits...

Olympic welcome for Pitsford sports centre

Colin Jackson CBE opens Pitsford School's new sports centre

New cricket academy for The Leys

Northants cricket links up with The Leys to create new satellite academy

Making school sports safe and enjoyable for everyone

Daniel Goddard discusses the importance of safety in sports for children at school

On the front foot

Research demonstrates rugby union's effectiveness in building character in children

England call-up for Whitgift alumni

Old Whitgiftian Elliot Daly receives England Cap

Going for gold

Girls' schools should put 'sport for all' at the heart of their philosophy, says Helen Fraser

Top prizes from Match Attax

Train with premier league superstar, Eden Hazard, with Match Attax Extra

Dual sporting success for Woldingham athletes

Two Woldingham School students enjoy success in their respective disciplines

Table tennis success for prep school

Edge Grove School hosts national prep schools' table tennis championships

GDST holds trust-wide netball weekend

Portsmouth High School hosts Girls' Day School Trust Weekend for two netball squads

Ashville biathletes crowned national team champions 

Eight Ashville College students lift title at British Schools Biathlon Championships

Video: Loretto Golf Academy's meteoric rise

Scottish school's golf centre documented in new short film

Portable pitches

The 2G Flicx Pitch is helping schools worldwide to develop their cricketing facilities

In the summertime...

Summer's arrival brings new beginnings on sports fields across the country, writes Simon Fry

Ask the experts

Steve Wright hears how four schools are bringing in outside expertise to bolster their already...

In conversation with... James Kirtley

Sussex and England cricketer James Kirtley was educated at Clifton College - he spoke to ISS a...

Summer '16 school sports mag out now!

The Summer term 2016 Independent School Sport magazine is now available to download for free, ...

Visit ISPEC 2016 at Bryanston School in Dorset

The residential conference (6-8 April) takes place during the Easter holidays with delegates c...

New Director of Sport for Oundle

Daniel Grewcock will join Oundle School's sport department from September 2016

New gym kit for Charterhouse School

Surrey boarding school's new fitness equipment to help promote balanced lifestyle

To tackle or not to tackle?

St Benedict's School has their say on rugby tackling in Sky video

Come to the table

Table tennis is fast rising in popularity. Karen Tonge extols the many benefits of our fastest...

Do it yourself

Neil Rollings asks: are your games sessions sufficiently involving for pupils?

Schools urged to ban rugby tackling

Despite its popularity in schools, doctors and academics have called for schools to move to no...

England calling for Bedford hockey star

Bedford Girls' student to train with England's U18 hockey squad

Loretto to host U10 rugby tournament for Scottish schools

Loretto School and The Bill McLaren Foundation join forces to host Under 10 rugby tournament

Ashville scores a hat-trick

Three England call-ups for Ashville College sporting stars

Eltham College crowned Kent hockey champions

The 1st XI team at Eltham enjoy victory at Kent Cup Finals competition at Tonbridge School

Plymouth alumni is Sports Personality of the Year

Rugby star and former Plymouth College pupil recognised by Herald Sports Awards

Directly speaking

Steve Wright quizzes leading Directors of Sport about the job's pleasures and challenges; here...

Great new partnership from Kingswood

Kingswood partners with Chelsea FC Foundation to offer football experiences for young people i...

Polwhele House pupil is national swimming champion

Student from Polwhele represents South West at ISA's swimming championship

Premier performance for Buckswood student

Lee's dream of a professional football career becomes reality as he is signed by Premier Leagu...

Millfield first UK anti-doping 'clean sport' school

Millfield School to join universities and colleges with UKAD status

Direct answers

Steve Wright quizzes leading Directors of Sport about the jobs pleasures and challenges; here ...

Healthy interest

Paula Clough discusses how starting health education early can make a significant, lifelong di...