The Post Debate: New Head Brings Back Traditional Day ; Are Traditional Sports Days a Good Thing for School Pupils or Should Other, Less Competitive, Events Be Staged? Education Correspondent Shahid Naqvi Looks at the Issue and Two Teachers Argue the Cases for and Against

Birmingham Post › June 18, 2004

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A Birmingham school has reversed a controversial decision to ban parents and competitive activities from its sports day.

Last July, Maney Hill Primary School in Sutton Coldfield shunned traditional sports such as egg and spoon races in favour of activity- based events to spare less sporty pupils from being 'humiliated'.

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The Post Debate: New Head Brings Back Traditional Day ; Are Traditional Sports Days a Good Thing for School Pupils or Should Other, Less Competitive, Events Be Staged? Education Correspondent Shahid Naqvi Looks at the Issue and Two Teachers Argue the Cases for and Against

The school, which also barred parents from attending the day because of fears of putting youngsters under too much stress, was accused of excessive 'nannying'.

But the school's head teacher at the time, Judith Wressel, has since retired and the new head has vowed to hold a traditional- style sports day with family members encourage...

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