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About Sporty Bees: Schools Essentials
What we do
What we do
What we do
At Sporty Bees, we provide high-quality after-school sports clubs and sessions for children. We value belonging, identity and having sports fun as well as learning skills and being competitive. We want sport to improve children's mental health and wellbeing.
Our Reach
What we do
What we do
Sporty Bees is a local business with a wide reach. We are is company dedicated to serving the sporting needs of our local communities. We are supported by local schools and universities in the UK.
Our Team
What we do
Our Team
Our team at Sporty Bees is made up of passionate teachers and sports enthusiasts who understand the importance of having fun whilst learning new skills. Every child is different and we're dedicated to to helping children meet their sporting needs.
Wide Offer of Sports with Sporty Bees
Contemporary Dance, Acro-Dance and Theatre Dance
Sporty Bees provides a wide range of dance classes to primary schools on request. This includes Street Dance; Acro-Dance; Contemporary Dance; Theatre Dance, and a range of other dance specialisms. Most dance classes involve music and lots of movement and exercise - dance keeps children fit and healthy. The focus is learning dance by having fun.
Basketball and Netball
Sporty Bees Basketball and Netball can take place indoors or outdoors at your primary school. Sporty Bees often uses t-shirts with funky basketball and netball badges that attach to the shirts. It is a fun and engaging way to learn these key sports. Sporty Bees staff have conducted research on professional netball and inclusivity - see one research article here: 'Do full-grown men really play Netball?'
Martial Arts Fitness
Our martial arts staff are usually black belts in their discipline and provide the highest quality teaching and learning from Ju-Jitsu; Karate; Kickboxing; Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, and other martial arts. We work with martial arts centres from around the UK and will always prioritise using professionals local to your primary school.
Box Fitness
Our Boxing staff work with all ages including both primary and secondary schools, focussed punching pads, and often mixed with kickboxing, to practice high powered kicks. We work with boxing and martial arts centres from around the UK and will always prioritise using professionals local to your primary or secondary school. Note that Box Fitness does not involve direct punching to the head.
Athletics
Sporty Bee Athletics is made up of a trio of running, jumping and throwing sessions involving different athletics games in every session. All our current Athletics classes use Sporty Bee shirts with velcro, and children receive weekly reward badges. Athletics games involve 'hurdle shoot' (jumping hurdles and finishing with a goal); 'throlf' (throwing golf) and 'dodge run' (a version of dodgeball). Sporty Bees recently wrote to Team GB for guest appearances of star athletes at our primary schools - we await to hear from them. Check this website for news.
Karate
All karate staff are currently all black belts and well established coaches who are experienced at working with children. We do karate in order to keep fit, use self-defence and to develop discipline and focus. It's great for the body and mind. All our staff have enhanced DBS checks and are put through a set of training practices in accordance with our safeguarding policies.
Rugby (tag) and World Cup Football
All our staff have enhanced DBS checks and are put through a set of training practices in accordance with our safeguarding policies. Our current classes are taught in safe enclosed spaces not accessible to the public. These gated outdoor spaces provide additional safety to children. See our safeguarding policy on this site.
Music, Drama and the Arts
We work with local industry experts, in music, dance, theatre, and the film industry to bring the very best of tuition to your school. We are different to other sports and after-school clubs because we have links with multiple partnering organisations to bring the right expertise to you. With unlimited staffing we have unlimited potential to bring you the very best.
Hip-Hop Dance
Drawing on the expertise of Hip-Hop dance teachers, Sporty Bees is proud to deliver Hip-Hop to both primary and secondary schools. Hip-Hop culture emerged as an art movement in the borough of the Bronx, New York City, and has become a world-wide phenomena known for quick and up-beat movements, and cool funky beats.
Vetting and DBS Checks - Safeguarding Children
All our staff have enhanced DBS checks and are put through a set of training practices in accordance with our safeguarding policies. Our current classes are taught in safe enclosed spaces not accessible to the public. These gated outdoor spaces provide additional safety to children. See our safeguarding policy on this site.
The Sporty Bee Ambassadors
Dr Jessie Bustillos Morales
Dr Jessie Bustillos Morales
Dr Jessie Bustillos Morales
Jessie is an expert in childhood studies and education (UCL), with a career lecturing in a number of prestigious universities in the UK. She has published many books and articles on young people and education, and has taught and cared for children in previous careers. Jessie brings a wealth of expertise to Sporty Bees.
Dr Brian McDonough
Dr Jessie Bustillos Morales
Dr Jessie Bustillos Morales
Brian has been teaching in education for 20 years, and has published several books on community, culture and society, and academic articles, including inclusivity in netball and sport. Brian appeared on BBC South Today in 2025, advocating for the next generation of young people.
Prof. Shirley Randell AO
Dr Jessie Bustillos Morales
Prof. Shirley Randell AO
Professor Shirley Randell AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) is the Chair of Sport Matters, an Australian-based organisation that believes the power of sport can change the world. As a global leader involved in sports in the Pacific, Asia and Africa, and we are delighted Dr Randell is an ambassador of Sporty Bees, who writes: “I am
Professor Shirley Randell AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) is the Chair of Sport Matters, an Australian-based organisation that believes the power of sport can change the world. As a global leader involved in sports in the Pacific, Asia and Africa, and we are delighted Dr Randell is an ambassador of Sporty Bees, who writes: “I am delighted Sporty Bees is making sports more inclusive, running Martial Arts, Netball and Basketball for everyone. We believe that everyone should have the choice and opportunity to participate in sport, for life. Access to sport and physical activity is a fundamental human right. Sport is well recognised internationally as a low-cost and high-impact tool for development and a powerful agent for social change. It is a culturally accepted activity that brings people together and unites families, communities and nations. Using a rights-based approach Sport Matters combines sport and play with other non-sport outcomes to achieve specific development goals. These goals might be in the areas of health, education, economic development, social inclusion, peace and the environment, and Sporty Bees follows the goals of Sport Matters to tailor solutions to meet community needs. I am delighted to be an ambassador of Sporty Bees.”
Mary-Ellen Hudson
Dr Jessie Bustillos Morales
Prof. Shirley Randell AO
Mary-Ellen is Head of Dance at Sporty Bees and oversees our programmes in Theatre Dance; Hip-Hop; Acro-Dance; Contemporary Dance; Irish Dance, among others. Mary-Ellen is a passionate dance and theatre instructor with professional experience performing for cruise liners and Disney in Paris and Hong Kong. Having also completed UK tours w
Mary-Ellen is Head of Dance at Sporty Bees and oversees our programmes in Theatre Dance; Hip-Hop; Acro-Dance; Contemporary Dance; Irish Dance, among others. Mary-Ellen is a passionate dance and theatre instructor with professional experience performing for cruise liners and Disney in Paris and Hong Kong. Having also completed UK tours with accessible theatre companies, Mary-Ellen brings a wealth of inclusive, real-world experience to her teaching. Having worked internationally and trained in London, she creates engaging, energetic classes that inspire confidence, creativity, and a love for performance.
Sophie Wardle
Mark Carlisle, Professional Actor (TV, Drama and Theatre)
Mark Carlisle, Professional Actor (TV, Drama and Theatre)
Sophie teaches athletics at Sporty Bees. As an athletics enthusiast, Sophie enjoys many different sports, including swimming and canoeing, but specialises in throwing events such as shot put, hammer, and discus. Sophie studies psychology and sport, and also brings her experience of playing and coaching netball to Sporty Bees.
Mark Carlisle, Professional Actor (TV, Drama and Theatre)
Mark Carlisle, Professional Actor (TV, Drama and Theatre)
Mark Carlisle, Professional Actor (TV, Drama and Theatre)
At Sporty Bees, we're more than just a business - we're a community of experts from a wide range of professions. Our lead consultant and guest actor Mark Carlisle, has featured in TV programmes such as The Crown, Emmerdale and Casualty, among dozens of other films, dramas, and theatre productions. We are proud to have Mark support Sporty Bees.
Working with Sporty Bees Sports
Gary Howe, Martial Arts Fitness
Dr Stuart Isaacs, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Dr Stuart Isaacs, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Gary Howe delivers Martial Arts Fitness for Sporty Bees. Gary is a black belt in Judo and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (2nd Degree). Gary runs Carlson Gracie in Farnborough. Sporty Bees is honoured to have Gary's expertise used within Sporty Bees.
Dr Stuart Isaacs, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Dr Stuart Isaacs, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Dr Stuart Isaacs, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Bringing together sports and social science to aid practitioners of both disciplines, Dr Isaacs (a Sporty Bees guest) has applied the means of pedagogy, informed by twenty years of publications, to make academic learning accessible to students. In addition, Dr Isaacs draws on a lifetime interest in sport, particularly running, football an
Bringing together sports and social science to aid practitioners of both disciplines, Dr Isaacs (a Sporty Bees guest) has applied the means of pedagogy, informed by twenty years of publications, to make academic learning accessible to students. In addition, Dr Isaacs draws on a lifetime interest in sport, particularly running, football and rowing.
He is an affiliate member of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) and is working towards his formal certification as a UKSCA trainer.
Our Services
Dr Stuart Isaacs, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Our Services
In addition to our products, we also offer a range of services to help athletes succeed. Our expert staff is available to provide advice and guidance on everything from selecting the right gear to developing a training plan. We also offer custom team apparel and equipment to help your team stand out on the field or court.