INTRODUCTION

Mrs N Maclean Director of Sport (ndm@latymer-upper.org) Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to the Latymer Upper School Sports Programme Guide. I hope you find the content on the following pages useful in terms of providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date information regarding all aspects of Sport at Latymer.

Sport plays a major part in both the curricular and cocurricular life of our students and we boast a proud history and tradition of sporting success; catering for complete beginners through to performance athletes. Fitness and physical activity are central to a healthy lifestyle and students concentrate and learn better if they are also busy on the sports field, court or river.

Co-curricular sport is very popular at Latymer and highly valued by both staff and students. A broad range of activities is on offer and the department runs an extensive programme of recreational clubs and competitive squads, led by experienced and talented staff. We have excellent facilities both on and off-site and we look to maximise each student’s potential by aiming at the best and most extensive opportunities we can. We aim to be one of the leading co-education day schools in England and your assistance and commitment to achieving this aim is highly valued.

As in all things at Latymer, we aim to offer opportunity, excellence, breadth and equality. We believe that equality is about recognising and removing the barriers faced by people involved, or wanting to be involved, in sport. Each person is valued and recognised not only for their own contributions to their team but to Latymer sport as a whole.