“Every one’s a winner!”

During a week of mixed weather in the wettest June for some years, the PE Department somehow managed to defy the worst efforts of the north coast conditions and stage a series of four sports afternoons. We’ve all heard the words at the start of this article, but they certainly took on a new meaning this year.

Unlike previous years where there was a crowd of spectators on the single Sports Day, last year’s idea of spreading the event over a few days was repeated. Participation was the key, with everyone in PE kit for the day!

More pupils than ever found themselves taking part in a specially-arranged series of sporting activities in the school grounds. This included hockey, football, a variety of athletics events and cross-country (around the perimeter of the school grounds – some pupils found themselves in unfamiliar territory!).

Competition was fierce in all events, with individuals striving to excel in their chosen events. The football was switched to the tennis courts area for safety reasons, but this only served to spur the teams on to greater efforts.... all that new tarmac certainly paid off.

Each sports afternoon featured a different year group, with pupils divided into the four School Houses they were allocated to at the start of the year. Competition was tight but fair, with Ramore House emerging as overall winners at the end of the week.

An added bonus this year was provided by our GCSE Media Studies pupils. They filmed, edited and presented their own unique version of the whole week in a special Assembly where the sports awards were handed out. Some of the pupils and staff were seen on film performing some very strange dance moves! Isn’t CGI a wonderful thing!