School sport and sports leaders news

Mrs Allen, School Sports Co-ordinator

Y12 sports leaders

Last Friday our year 12 level 3 sports leaders had their second planning session with Active Schools manager Chris Bethell.

This session saw the students break into pairs and take on differing roles in preparation for the Commonwealth Games Legacy event to be held in June. The year 12 leaders have control of this event and will be directing leaders from Anthony Gell during the event.

Y11 sports leaders

Year 11 level 2 sports leaders took part in their final verification session. They very ably led year 5 pupils from Lea Primary in Kwik Cricket activities.

Very well done to Harry B, Jamie L , Roma H, Eleanor H, Sophie H, Jasmine J, Lydia L and Georgina L. Mrs Hill from Lea Primary said the students were excellent, very confident and well organised.

Our IV assessor was Mr Shirtcliffe who commented on how much progress had been made from the November IV session 1 to now. Our students can be very proud of their achievements.

Mrs Allen is now looking forward to taking this group in the sixth form for their level 3 qualification.

Sports Leaders ‘Learner of the Year’

We can announce that Amy D in year 13 has been shortlisted for Sports Leaders UK ‘Learner of the Year 2022’.

Amy must now submit a video to the awards panel by the end of May, outlining her journey and the impact sports leaders has had upon her life. Then we sit and wait…. but we want to congratulate Amy who has gone over and above the requirements for the level 3 qualification, leading many hours coaching in the community for both football and cricket.

FA Girls

On Monday the year 8 and 9 FA Girls group had their ‘reflect’ session MS Teams meeting with our FA ambassador, Montell Douglas, GB Sprinter and GB Bobsleigh.

They can be praised for the way they conducted themselves and they have done brilliantly in sessions with KS3 girls playing football since January.

Well done to Keeley, Taylah, Ruby, Charlotte, Sophie, Chloe in year 7 and Charlotte and Lily in year 8.

Beyond the Baseline

Jade Windley, GB tennis player, was in school again on Tuesday to lead session 2 of the Beyond the Baseline Tennis programme.

Our Young tennis leaders were planning tennis activities for Lea Primary School who will come to Highfields on Tuesday 7 June.

Jade commented on how well the leaders had conducted themselves.

Kwik Cricket

Stuart Rudkin from Darley Dale Cricket Club was in school on Tuesday training our sports leaders on how to officiate the new kwik cricket event, Dynamos Cricket.

The group did well picking up the techniques required and they will be in action at the Highfields Cluster Primary School Tournament next week at Darley Dale Cricket Club.

Highfields Cluster Golfway

On Thursday our sports leaders acted as officials at the Highfields Cluster Golfway event. The leaders had been trained by Alice Lowe of the British Golf Foundation earlier this month. Alice was again in attendance at this event to oversee their progress as leaders.

Results were: 1st – Lea 2nd – Winster B 3rd – Tansley 4th – South Darley 5th – Winster A

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Sixth form final verification

Today our year 12 and 13 level 3 sports leaders had their final verification session to complete their level 3 award – details in next week’s newsletter.

British Orienteering

This afternoon our sports leaders received training at Starkholmes from Judith Holt, CEO of British Orienteering.

The leaders were training to run activities at Whitworth Park on Wednesday 25 May, World Orienteering Day 2022, and also for our own Highfields Cluster events on Thursday 7 July at Starkholmes – more in in next week’s newsletter.