The Ultimate Course For Aspiring Directors of Sport
With Neil Rollings
Dates & Venues
This five-part, online, course provides everything necessary to maximise applications for these positions. The first two Units will explain the role of the Director of Sport as leader, cultural architect and quality controller: the third will consider programme issues and priorities. The final two sessions will consider all dimensions of the job application and selection process to enable candidates to present themselves at their very best. This unique content results from the experience of making more than 50 Director of Sport appointments, conducting over 200 interviews and reading nearly 2000 letters of application.
This course will be run once in the 2024/2025 year, specifically for people intending to apply for these jobs in the future. Numbers are strictly limited.
Programme
UNIT ONE
Tuesday 8th October
The Director of Sport as a Leader
UNIT TWO
Tuesday 15th October
Culture Building And Quality Control
UNIT THREE
Tuesday 5th November
Managing Programme Issues
UNIT FOUR
Tuesday 12th November
Applying for jobs: Rules of the Game, forms and letters
UNIT FIVE
Tuesday 19th November
Optimal Performance In The Selection Process
Prices
ONE PLACE £295 + VAT
For all five Modules. Not available separately.
Webinar runs via zoom from 7–8.30pm. These webinars are not recorded.
Course Leaders
Neil Rollings
Neil was Director of Sport in four independent schools, over a 21-year career. He now works with schools in UK and overseas, developing sports programmes and appointing Directors of Sport. He is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, was Chairman of the Professional Association of Directors of Sport in Independent Schools, and is Course Director of the University of Buckingham MA programme in Leading School Sport.