BIOGRAPHY
Anita White is an independent consultant working in the field of national and international sport policy and sports development, and a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University. She has wide ranging experience of sport: as an international player and coach, of working in the public sector in higher education and sports administration, and as an advocate for equality in sport in national and international circles.
Anita qualified as a PE teacher in the late 60s and taught in schools and teacher education institutions for 12 years. She then went on to gain Masters and Doctoral degrees before setting up the Sports Studies degree course at West Sussex Institute of Higher Education ( now University College Chichester) in 1982. In 1990, she joined the Sports Council as Head of Development and went on to become one of three Senior Directors of Sport England in 1995. During her time at Sport England she was responsible for the development and delivery of national policies and programmes for the development of sport at all levels.
A former international sportswoman, Anita gained 54 caps for the England Hockey team. She captained the team to victory in the World Cup in 1975 and has also coached at all levels. In January 2002 she was appointed as President of the GB Olympic Hockey Board.
Anita is also an acknowledged leader in the international Women and Sport movement. A founder member and former Chair of the Womens Sports Foundation (UK) she was responsible in her Sports Council role for the staging of the first international conference on Women and Sport in 1994. This resulted in the Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport that now has world-wide currency. She co-chaired the International Working Group on Women and Sport from 1994 to 1998 and is still a member, advising many countries and organisations on womens sports development.
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INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED AND QUALIFICATIONS
1963-66 Nonington College, Dover
Teachers Certificate in Art and Science of Movement
1975-76 University of Sussex
MA in Education
1980-82 University of Northern Colorado, USA
Ed D in Sociology of Sport
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1996-2000 Sport England
Director of Development Strategic Management of Sport England with direct responsibility for 250 staff and a budget of 30 million
1994-95 Sports Council
Assistant and Acting Director of National Services Delivery of national services to governing bodies of sport and related organisations.
1990-94 Sports Council
Head of Development Development of national policies and programmes including equity in sport and sport for young people
1984-90 West Sussex Institute of Higher Education
Principal Lecturer in Human Movement Studies Leadership and management of the Sports Studies degree course
1977-84 West Sussex Institute of Higher Education
Senior Lecturer in Human Movement Studies and Education Teacher education
1971-77 Bishop Otter College
Lecturer II in Physical Education Teacher education
1970-71 Berkshire College of Education
Temporary Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Teacher education
1966-70 Licensed Victuallers School, Slough
Mistress i/c Physical Education Physical education teacher
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Positions held include:
International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (Board Member 1996 - 2002)
International Working Group on Women and Sport (Co-Chair 1994- 1998, member 1998 - 2006)
International Association of PE and Sport for Girls and Women ( Board of Consultants 2000 - 2004)
Japanese Women and Sport (Senior International Advisor 2000 - 2006)
United Kingdom Coordinating Group on Women and Sport ( Chair 2001-2003)
GB Olympic Hockey Board ( President 2002 -?)
University College Chichester ( Governor 2002 - 2004)
National Coaching Foundation (Board Member 1999 - 2001)
National Task Force on Child Protection and Sport (Chair 1999 - 2000)
European Sports Conference Women and Sport Working Group (UK Representative 1992 - 1994)
European Sports Conference Executive Committee (1993 - 1994)
South East Regional Council for Sport and Recreation (Minister for Sports nominee 1981-1990)
Womens Sport Foundation (Founder Member and former Chair)
All England Womens Hockey Association (Executive Committee while England Captain, Advanced Coach)
PUBLICATIONS AND MAJOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Regular contributor to publications and conferences, nationally and internationally since early 1980s. Most recent are listed below:
1995
Developing the Future: The National Junior Sport Programme and The Youth Sport Trust, address to the 4th UK Sports Development Seminar, Nottingham, 3 February 1995
National Junior Sport Programme, address to the RecMan Conference, Birmingham, 29 March 1995
The Brighton Declaration - One Year On, World Forum on Physical Activity and Sport, Quebec, Canada, May 1995
Research, Policy and Practice, keynote speech to the Leisure Studies Association Conference, Eastbourne, 13 September 1995
Towards Gender Equity in Sport: An Update on Sports Council Policy Development article in -Gender, Sport and Leisure, edited by Alan Tomlinson, University of Brighton
Women, Sport and The Challenge of Change article for ICHPERD Journal, Vol XXXXI, Summer 1995
National Junior Sport Programme address to the Youth Sport Development Conference, Northampton, 2 October 1995
Women, Sport and The Challenge of Change keynote address to International Women and Sport Conference, Alexandria, Egypt, October 1995, and published in Conference Proceedings
Changing the Culture of Sport keynote address to Conference on Gender Issues in Sport and Exercise, Hong Kong, November 1995, and published in Conference Proceedings
Developing a Vision for Young People address to the 5th Sports Development Conference Pathways to Excellence, Birmingham, 7 December 1995
1996
Women, Sport and The Challenge of Change - An Update on Progress following The Brighton Conference, May 1994 address to the Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress, Dallas, July 1996
International Co-operation to Promote Womens Sport address to the IOC World Conference on Women and Sport, Lausanne, October 1996
1997
England: The Sporting Nation speech to the English Sports Councils National Sports Convention, Birmingham, 11 March 1997
The English Sports Councils National Junior Sport Programme speech to the British Universities and Colleges Physical Education Association (BUCPEA) Annual Conference, Leeds, 11 April 1997
Sport For All - The Underlying Principle speech to the Labour Party Conference fringe meeting, Brighton, 30 September 1997
The Growth of the International Women and Sport Movement keynote address to the Second Scientific International Conference: The Women and Child - A Future Vision From A Sporting Perspective, Alexandria University, Egypt, 24 October 1997
1998
From Brighton to Windhoek - Success Stories keynote presentation to the Second World Conference on Women and Sport, Namibia, May 1998
Schools and Sport: Working Together for Young People invited keynote presentation to The International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, Teddington, Middlesex, 16 July 1999
More People, More Places, More Medals - The Big Picture, English Sports Council Regional Conventions, October-November 1998
1999
Developing National Programmes Aimed At Tackling Social Exclusion Through Sport, QMW Public Policy Seminar - Role of The Arts and Sport in Tackling Social Exclusion London, February 1999
Partners and Providers - The Role of HEIs in the Provision of Cultural and Sports Facilities to the Wider Public: A Response from the Sports Sector Higher Education Funding Council for England Conference, University of Warwick, Coventry, May 1999
Women and Sport: The International Context presentation at Sport England Conference, Developing Womens Lives Through Sport and Physical Activity London, October 1999
Sport, An Essential Public Service - The Value of Sport, ILAM National Forum, Blackpool November 1999
2000
Thatcher, Major and New Labour - What Happened to the British Tradition of School Sport? Invited address to seminar on The Crisis in School Sport: Issues and Resolutions - University of Toronto, Canada, January 2000
"Sports Development and the Contribution of FE and HE" Sport England FE/HE Conference, Birmingham, February 2000
"Sport for All policies in the UK" World Congress on Sport for All
Quebec, May 2000
"Women in the Olympics: One Hundred Years" Annual invited Karpovich Lecture at Springfield College, Massachusetts, October 2000
"Sport Policy in the UK" Invited lecture to students and faculty at Chukyo University, Japan, December 2000
"Women and Sport: the Importance of Networking" Keynote lecture to Kyoto Forum, Japan, December 2000
2001
"Women into High Performance Coaching", Keynote speech at the Launch of the project. Football Association, London, January 2001
"Positive Values in PE, Sport and Olympic Education" Invited Keynote at the Ist European Congress against Doping in Sport, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2001
"The Development of Women and Sport Policy and Practice in the UK" Invited seminar at the 6th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Cologne, Germany, July 2001
"Speaking from the Inside: the development of the international women and sport movement over the last 10 years" Presentation to the 14th International Congress of the International Association of PE and Sport for Women and Girls, Alexandria, Egypt, October 2001.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
"The Politics of Sports Development : development of sport or development through sport?" with Barrie Houlihan. London; Routledge, 2002
"From Windhoek to Montreal : Women and Sport Progress Report 1998 - 2002" with Deena Scoretz on behalf of the International Working Group on Women and Sport. Sport Canada, 2002. |
