THE QATAR SHIRBURNIAN
SHERBORNE SENIOR SCHOOL
Other Sporting Achievements The PE Department has continued to encourage pupils to access competitive sporting opportunities in the wider community. A couple of examples of pupil successes this year are written about below.
Sports Leaders Following successful trials in the Sixth Form on the Level 2 course, this year marked the first time we delivered the Level 1 course for pupils in Years 10 & 11. The course itself is a mixture of theory and practical work based around developing a young person’s life skills through leadership. These comprise of communication, self- belief, teamwork, self-management and problem solving. Pupils are taught how to identify these key skills in themselves and others and through a carefully constructed series of tasks and activities, they have the opportunity to develop and enhance their existing skills as well as developing new ones along the way. We had 26 Year 11 pupils and 13 from Year 10 embark on this journey with us and what fabulous groups they were. It was an absolute pleasure watching their confidence grow as they tried their hand at planning and delivering small activities to their peers; they listened patiently and intently to feedback and then refined their work to make it even better. They were then able to put all they had learned into practise, culminating in a whole school sports day, leading our younger Shirburnians through a series of Interhouse events at the end of their course. Congratulations to all of those who took part. Their enthusiasm and willingness to try new things was wonderful to see and they undoubtedly ended the course knowing that the skills they continued to develop throughout will stand them in very good stead in the years to come. “Sports leaders allowed me to develop a deeper understanding of the range of abilities and perspectives that people experience. I’ve come out of it with more empathy and innovative skills than I’d started with, as well as increased awareness of the inclusivity of every day tasks and activities” By Haneen “I am able to lead, adapt and develop a wider perspective of every person’s uniqueness” By Abdelrahman “I am now able to instruct others and lead my own activities. I have enjoyed working with other people” By Aleena “Becoming a sports leader has helped me with my confidence, especially speaking in front of a group. It has been a great experience”. By Safeia, Year
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