Football

Former Olympian Greg Whyte shares his sports motivation advice

This week we were lucky enough to secure a ticket for an audience with Sport Scientist and former Olympian, Prof. Greg Whyte, at Derby County Football Club. Designed to inspire those taking part in...

Top 12 sporting moments of 2019!

January: Australian Open won by Djokovic Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in a one-sided battle to be crowned king of the court in the Australian Open final. Dominating the serve and outclassing his...

The mother of all sports tours: Calday Grange Grammar School hit up Vancouver & Seattle

July brought an exciting new adventure for Calday Grange Grammar School from Wirral, as 46 sport-hungry students embarked on an epic 12-day U18s boys’ football and rugby tour to Vancouver and...
Football pitch

The start of the Premier League season and our league predictor!

Yesterday saw the closure of the transfer window, marking the end to a summer of wheeling’s and dealings for football clubs across the UK. Premier League clubs are now focused on the opening...

VAR and the Women’s World Cup

The enormous success of the Women’s World Cup cannot be understated. The BBC reported that the 2019 tournament has become the most viewed women’s football tournament on television. England’s...

Hadley Learning Community’s trip to Belgium

Described as an amazing and maturing experience via Twitter, Hadley Learning Community appeared to have a wonderful time on their sports tour to Belgium. Both the netball and football teams travelled...

The Women’s World Cup so far…

Following our previous blog in anticipation of the Women’s World Cup last week, we’ve been waiting in excitement for what looked to be the biggest women’s tournament so far.

Rayburn Review with Andrew Rose

Rayburn Reviews is our brand new series of blogs where we cover topical issues in sport, music and education alongside our internal experts from within their departments. In the first edition of...

The story of the Neville twins

When comparing the Neville twins, Phil and Tracey, we must first look at the entire Neville family to get a true feel for how three kids made it to the top of their respective sports.

The Women’s World Cup – More than just a tick-box.

Although Gareth Southgate’s men travel to Portugal in search of Nations League glory, the eyes are firmly on the women’s side as Phil Neville prepares them for the Women’s World Cup which kicks...

The Champions League Final: The final quiz of the season

As we approach the Champions League Final on Saturday evening, we’re full of excitement for the second all-English final within the same week. Liverpool face Tottenham in what’s building up to be...

Friendships put on hold for the Championship play-off final…

Derby County vs Aston Villa, Frank Lampard vs John Terry, Andrew Rose vs Gemma Howell. Friendships will be put on hold next Monday as two Championship sides battle for a place in the prestigious...