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Sport plays a large part in Westbourne life.
We encourage all pupils to live an active lifestyle which we
hope will follow them into adulthood. Mr Elvidge and
Mrs Mirfin teach PE from the Reception Class
right through to GCSE level at Year
10/11, providing every pupil from Year 3 to Year
9 with the opportunity to participate in competitive
fixtures. Expert coaching of all pupils, irrespective of their
perceived sporting ability, and access to the best facilities in
the city for all students is the underlying philosophy or sporting
opportunities at Westbourne. (Please see Sports
Grounds).
Sports Trips
Sports trips have included tours to Holland,
Venice, Barcelona, Malta, Lanzarote, the Isle of Wight and
throughout England.
Sport for All
All pupils are encouraged to meet their potential
through a variety of sports. We offer every pupil the chance
to represent school teams at A, B and C levels. Indoor
sports such as swimming, table tennis, badminton, six-a-side
football and netball are offered throughout the winter
term.
Rewards
Pupils individual achievements are recognised and
acknowledged in the form of stickers, certificates, medals, player
of the week trophies and postcards home
House Events
Westbourne is divided into four Houses:Mercer,
Holmes, Johnson and Whitfield. Pupils from Year 3 to 8 take
part in house sporting events including hockey, football, rounders,
rugby, cricket, athletics, swimming and the annual
Westbourne Wheeze race! Every pupil represents their
house in each event.
Extra Curricular Clubs
There are extracurricular clubs
throughout the week for both girls and boys, including
gymnastics, a running club, skiing, climbing, football, tae
kwon do and short tennis.
Gifted and Talented
We push our talented boys and girls to
trial at County and National level. Many of
our footballers are signed to local professional clubs; we have
hockey players representing South Yorkshire as well
as pupils representing their country in sports such as
swimming and diving.
School Sporting Competitions
We invite schools from far and wide to
participate in the many Westbourne sporting competitions
including rugby, hockey, football, cricket and rounders.
PE and Games Afternoons
All year groups participate in games afternoons,
with Reception to Year 9 having PE lessons in the
mornings.
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Monday pm
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Year 3 and Year 4
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Swimming
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Tuesday pm
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Year 3 and Year 4
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Games afternoon
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Wednesday pm
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Year 5 to Year 8
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Games afternoon
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Thursday pm
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Year 9 to Year 11
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Games afternoon
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Friday pm
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Year 5 to Year 9
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Games afternoon
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Sports on offer
Autumn Term - Hockey, Rugby,
Football, Badminton, Table tennis, Swimming, Scuba Diving, Cross
Country, Basketball, Trampolining
Spring Term - Netball, Football,
Badminton, Table tennis, Swimming, Dance, Gymnastics
Summer Term - Rounders, Cricket,
Athletics, Water Sports, Tennis
Sports Assemblies
Thursday - Junior School, Year 3 -
6
Friday - Senior
School, Year 7 - 11
The content includes - match updates from team Captains,
selecting girls and boys of the week, working in Houses, learning
about diet/nutrition, learning about various sports,
Parental
Links
Parents have the opportunity to attend house events and
fixtures
Sports Kit
Senior School - Black and White Kit
Junior School - Blue, Green and White Kit
Please see UNIFORM section of website for details and
order forms
Cross Curricular
Opportunities Our Sports Department works alongside other
subject areas: ICT - use of computers and LCD
screens in lessons and assemblies; Science - learning
about how and why the human body works during exercise including
heart rate recording .
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