Quote: The Clan "On that we certainly dissagree!
The whole point of making school sport inclusive is to make it available for EVERYONE!
The whole point of adapted games is to make it accessable to EVERYONE!
The whole point of modifying games is to make it enjoyable for EVERYONE!
When this is achieved from a very early age you create an individual who values and enjoys the benefits of an active lifestyle and all the research data points to that person being far far more likely to continue that active lifestyle throughout their life.
The knock on effect is less obesity along with it's related ilnesses and therefore less strain on the National Health in years to come.
If you're wealthy enough to attend private schools then you're less likely to be affected by the cuts to school sports budgets and the removal of the SSPs who were credited with a monumental improvement in the weekly participation statistics and engagement in community sports.
If you're wealthy enough to have sufficient private healthcare cover to never have to rely upon the National Health then the increase in Obesity related ilnesses are will have very little impact on your life.
As I said earlier Michael Gove made an instant decision to cut the sports funding of thousands of schools, he did'nt look at any research because he did'nt need to, he already knew which section of society would be hit by his cuts.
It was pure ideology, Im reminded of a line from the movie Titanic when Rose tells Hockley that
"half the people on the ship are going to die"
His reply?
"Not the better half"'"
I applaud the ideal - and I certainly wasn't offering a cop-out for school kids - they have to do it - but beyond that there are so many choices for individuals to make and not all of them / us will chose to be active / sporting, no matter how much we want it. It doesn't mean good people like yourself shouldn't strive for it though.
I knew I would be open to criticism as my kids are outside the system, but I was being honest about it. I can honestly also say that they are not at Silcoates through my being 'wealthy' - the discount we are on was based on terms and conditions set many moons ago and we were extremely fortuitous to get it! And I don't have private healthcare either - Landscaping is not that wealthy a business!
