David Teasdale Interim Chief Executive

What is ISPAL? Just give me any old coin for every time I’ve heard that question since I became interim chief executive late in September 2006.

It’s not surprising people don’t know who we are; we don’t have a huge advertising budget, we’re not part of a major sport and we don’t deal (yet) in controversy. But we’re very serious about our mission. We’re serious people, with serious support. One of the urgent tasks is to make sure everyone working in sport, parks and leisure soon knows exactly what ISPAL is.

ISPAL is a new force in this fast-growing industry. We are the new, long-needed professional body for the sport, parks and leisure industries. We are formed from two substantial bodies, ILAM and NASD, and we’ll carry on their specific missions. We aim, however, to be bigger and better, to reach further and do more.

ISPAL will serve and represent the workforce in the sport, parks and leisure industry. We offer you, as members, great value for money.

We will provide qualifications, CPD, training, career and job advice, a high tech and fast access information service, a magazine delivered to your door, and frequent e-zines and mails straight to your PC or mobile. We’ll make sure you get all the latest news and comment about your industry.

This is a major industry, and as growth continues, it’s important to raise standards across the board. This is a key reason for the strong government support behind ISPAL. We are grateful for minister Richard Caborn’s strong backing, and for the terrific support and encouragement given us by Sport England. Without them, ISPAL would remain just a dream.

Come and join us. We’ll be there for you, whatever your age group, speciality, interests, location, job status or background. We will retain traditional values and goals; we will be ahead of the game. We will fire bullet points; we will persuade. We will battle; we will petition. We will fight for the best for our industry.

Be part of the biggest campaign ever put together by and for sport, parks and leisure. ISPAL is your organisation and your voice.