The things we had to ask him were:
- Would we be able to film any rugby footage
- Who we could interview at the school staff or pupils
- What the rules are for concussion at the school
We spent about 15 minutes talking to him and I have to say he was incredibly helpful to us. He told us that only in the last 2 days he had received a new list of advice about concussion for 11-17 year olds and obviously understood that concussion is in the public eye.
An article from the Guardian asking the question of whether it is too dangerous for children to play rugby.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/28/is-rugby-now-too-dangerous-for-children-to-play
The Headmaster Bruce Grindlay was very helpful and he gave us the email of the Director of Rugby who we will hope to speak to sometime before next Wednesday. As Wednesday is the day of the u16 Kent rugby sevens tournament we hope to film as part of our rugby footage. We need to meet with the director of rugby so that we can get consent to film the rugby, because as well as getting footage for ourselves Mr. Grindlay suggested the footage could be used to show off the tournament for the school.
Once we had discussed what we could do with Mr. Grindlay we were able to go and talk to members of the PE department as well as Jordan's old Media teacher who was very willing to help. Whilst doing this we met a boy (Sam Noss) who experienced concussion at the end of last term. He described the incident very vividly and we feel he would be a great person to follow for the doc, he says he cannot remember much as he was knocked out cold.
Our plan of action is to follow him or another student of our choice, depending on the circumstances. This would mean doing the first part of our production focussed just on the school, then once we have finished this we can go onto to Sevenoaks rugby club and find another person to follow and interview to compare the way concussion is treated in schools compared with a rugby club.
An article from the Guardian asking the question of whether it is too dangerous for children to play rugby.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/28/is-rugby-now-too-dangerous-for-children-to-play
The Headmaster Bruce Grindlay was very helpful and he gave us the email of the Director of Rugby who we will hope to speak to sometime before next Wednesday. As Wednesday is the day of the u16 Kent rugby sevens tournament we hope to film as part of our rugby footage. We need to meet with the director of rugby so that we can get consent to film the rugby, because as well as getting footage for ourselves Mr. Grindlay suggested the footage could be used to show off the tournament for the school.
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Our plan of action is to follow him or another student of our choice, depending on the circumstances. This would mean doing the first part of our production focussed just on the school, then once we have finished this we can go onto to Sevenoaks rugby club and find another person to follow and interview to compare the way concussion is treated in schools compared with a rugby club.
Good research and access building here - it is essential to get people on side as early as possible and rule out anything which is not going to grant access or fit within your schedule
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