Baroness Grey-Thompson & Colin Allen - Duty Of Care in Sport

In this episode Dr Matt Sutherland  is joined by 2 very special guests to discuss the topics of "Duty of Care" in sport, and look at the parallels between being a professional athlete & being a small business owner.

Baroness Grey-Thompson is an 11 time Paralympic medalist, and has claimed her place among the all time greats in British athletics. She's also the Chancellor of Northumbria University, as well as sitting on the boards of numerous organisations across the North East and the wider UK. 

Colin Allen is National Operations Lead at TASS (Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme) and is responsible for overseeing the both the strategic and day-to-day TASS operations. Another aspect of his role involves leading on programme and project work to support the development of NGB’s England Talent Pathways. He's overseen the progression of a number of talented young athletes such as Tom Daley, into Olympic champions.

In this episode Tanni talks about her life and recent work to improve Duty of Care in sport. Her work in this area prompted a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (funded by the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council) between Northumbria University and SportsAid.

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