This was my second week of going in to Wallace High to work with their school of sport programme and try to arrange some fixtures and competition for the S1-3’s. I felt much more confident going in this week because I am getting to know the faces around the P.E department and my mentor is really nice and welcoming.

This weeks work was to gather together contact details of local schools who might be interested in competing against Wallace High in either swimming or football. After gathering the details of multiple schools the next challenge was to get in contact with them and find out if there is any interest in competition. We are aiming these fixtures at S1-3 of all abilities so there is room for other schools to either compete against us or to just have friendlies. These tasks this week were relatively straight forward because my mentor already had a lot of great contacts that I could use. Getting in contact with other schools provided me with a great opportunity to work on sending professional emails and networking with other professionals.

Going forward, I have to wait for responses from other schools before we can plan any venues or dates for these fixtures which is frustrating but it gives me a chance to plan the structure of any future events. I am looking forward to getting things organised as I believe this is a great opportunity for the children to experience competition against other schools and will hopefully be a huge confidence builder for them.

Michael McAnespie

After my initial contact with my mentor at Wallace High school I was a bit overwhelmed about the task that I was given. My placement project is to put together a list of fixtures or arrange tournaments for different schools of sport at Wallace. I was worried about how I would gain contacts or how I would be able to arrange the right things for the kids involved. However, after meeting my mentor and coming up with some clear goals, both short and long term, I feel much more confident about the challenge that lies ahead.

I began my placement on Monday morning and during my morning in the school I got to speak to children ageing from S1-3 that were members of the swimming and football schools of sport. After speaking with many kids my challenge became much clearer as I gained a clearer picture of what it is they want. To begin with I was a little overwhelmed speaking to large groups of high school kids but as the morning went on I became more comfortable. It was great to meet the children and other staff members at the high school, they all made me feel really welcome and I can wait to get more involved in my project.

Going forward I have been co-ordinating with my mentor and she is going to forward me a list of contacts that I need to arrange fixtures and potential competitions for the swimming and football groups. I know exactly what the children want and I feel much more confident now that I am going to be able to deliver for them. My mentor has been great and I really enjoy working with her.

Looking forward to week 2 at Wallace High School.