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Developed in conjunction with the
education and participation charity
Citizenship Foundation (www.
citizenshipfoundation.org.uk), the
site explores and teaches key aspects
of the Social and Emotional Aspect
of Learning (SEAL). These include
the importance of rules, working as
a team, dealing with bullying,
expressing opinions, understanding
emotion and recognising personal
strengths and weaknesses.
“There is much we can take from
the football pitch and show how it
works in the classroom,” said Moss.
“Decision making and conflict
resolution are at the heart of SEAL
and that underpins everything in
primary school education, such as
good citizenship, inclusiveness and
being good role models. It is also a
very valuable behavioural management
tool for teachers and nearly all school
assemblies will be SEAL related.”
Moss himself features on the site, as
do the other 17 Select Group officials.
Each referee appears either on video,
speaking directly to the site’s visitors,
or as an animated cartoon. As the
season progresses, interviews with
managers and players will be added
to the site to give children an added
incentive to continue to visit.
The site, which is split into five main
sections (see ‘Five Ways To Get On’
opposite), aims to convey the same
Get On With The Game message that’s
delivered every weekend at Barclays
Premier League grounds: by getting on
with each other and getting on with
the referee, players are free to get on
with enjoying the game.
— Premier League —
LMA PEOPLE
the
manager
WINTER 2011
“The attributes
that you need
to be a teacher are very similar to
those you need to be a referee; you
have a group of people that you are
in charge of and it’s important they
play by a set of rules.”
So says Jon Moss, who’s perfectly
placed to comment on both teaching
and refereeing, being one of the
Barclays Premier League’s Select Group
officials and the head teacher of Beech
Hill Primary School in Halifax.
Moss was speaking at the launch
of the Barclays Premier League’s new
‘Get On With The Game Kids’
educational website, which took place
at his school in November. The site
uses lessons learned on the pitch to
address children’s behavioural issues,
educating and engaging them on a
range of social and emotional issues,
both in football and everyday life.
The website also explores the need
for people in authority such as referees
and teachers to apply rules, examines
why fair play is important and also
why the structure of a family is similar
to that of a football team, with every
member playing their part to make the
whole outfit work better.
Moss is convinced that the site will
reap benefits for both children and
teachers. “There are many advantages
to me as a teacher using football to
engage with children,” he said. “It is
a world they are aware of, understand
and want to emulate.”
http://kids.getonwiththegame.com/
Moss Whistles
Up Website
Jon Moss, one of the 18 Select Group Officials of the Barclays Premier League explains
the educational advantages offered by the organisation’s new kid-friendly online resource
Jon Moss in action on
the football pitch
Five Ways To Get On
Get On With The Game Kids is
divided into five separate sections,
each one designed to deliver a
different result. These are:
- Get On
Identifies key SEAL themes
- Who Needs Refs?
Shows why it’s important to
have people (such as teachers
and referees) who can help you
improve and why families are
similar to football teams
- Kick Off
A section containing a range of
educational and fun games
- On The Ball
Artwork and screensavers to
download and statistics and
news to digest
- Teacher’s Corner
All the relevant SEAL resources
for the classroom