The jobs worth's at the English Institute of Sports (EIS) situated in Sheffield are apparently warning parents not to take photos of their children on school sports days held at the EIS, as illustrated by the letter issued by Greystones Primary School to all parents, that is holding it's Sports Day today.

The EIS has advised us that parents are not allowed to take photographs....

The EIS funded by the government and lottery fund amongst other donors with objectives that include encouraging the take up of sports by families so as to foster a healthier population, is not exactly going to succeed in doing so when implementing such policies. After all what is the point of parents driving for upwards of 30 minutes to a day long sports day if they are unable to even take the odd snap of their children, the answer is no point! Which is why it is likely that at least 90% of parents will be absent from today's sports day, which will be self evident by the vast array of empty seats. Even more, those parents who do turn up will likely not be able to resist taking the odd snap anyway!

Thus the EIS bureaucracy inhabits a different world where the likes of social media just does not exist, more akin to an institution from behind China's great fire wall that seeks total control what the population thinks.

Therefore in future it is far better for Sheffield's schools to AVOID holding sports days at the likes of EIS, as it is of greatly diminished value for parents AND children. In fact parents should actively encourage their schools to hold sports days and other events at more sensible locations. After all, all that is really needed is a big sports field rather than a fancy stadium populated by lots of logo's of donors et-al.

By Nadeem Walayat

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