Wednesday 10 March 2010
Sports
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 Miss Cowley teach PE from the Reception Class right through to GCSE level at S10/11, 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 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, swimmijng 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.

 

Monday pm
Year 3 and Year 4
Swimming
Tuesday pm
Year 3 and Year 4
Games afternoon
Wednesday pm
Year 5 to Year 8
Games afternoon
Thursday pm
Year 9 to Year 11
Games afternoon
Friday pm
Year 5 to Year 9
Games afternoon

 

 

Sports on offer
Winter 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, J3 - J6
Friday      -  Senior School, S7 - S9
 
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 click on the links below
>>Junior School games kit
>>Senior School games kit
>>General School kit

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 .