TOP Marks A Shaw Thing

An inspirational project to encourage young children in remote areas of Nepal to enjoy sport and running exercises has culminated with a showcase athletics event in a regional stadium involving 250 pupils from seven schools in remote areas of the country. Developed and delivered by Emily Shaw (18), a former pupil of Bryanston School near Blandford, the Right2Run project has proved to be a great success and has led to a further extension of the programme in 2023 with the involvement of six additional schools.

A former English Schools

3000m Champion and England international cross-country runner, Emily used her gap-year and her passion for running to develop the Right2Run project in collaboration with Right4Children, a charity that works to improve the lives and living standards of disadvantaged

Nepalese children and their families.

The project has provided direct support to pupils at remote government schools and has led to the introduction of weekly running sessions covering teamwork skills, running drills and fun games. Feedback from the children, their teachers and their parents has exceeded all expectations, with everyone acknowledging the mental and physical benefits of including sport in the daily routine of each child.

The inter-school Right2Run competition held at the Rangasala Stadium in Pokhara was the highlight of the project. This day of races was an experience for the young athletes and their parents and showed how a sport like running can provide new opportunities rather than be a distraction from academic studies. Emily secured the active

Village, primary, pre prep, private or state we want to know your school news, email: info@countrychild.co.uk participation of Mira Rai, an international and award-winning trail runner, as guest of honour for the event who also helped to start the races and present the winning children with their prizes. She has also agreed to remain involved with the expanded Right2Run programme through 2023.

Excellent Education A

thriving independent school in Liphook has been deemed ‘excellent’ in all areas.

The perfect praise for Highfield and Brookham Schools follows a thorough review by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, with the school passing regulatory compliance and educational quality inspections with flying colours.

The inspectors drilled deep into the workings of the pre-prep and prep schools, including early years provision; observing lessons, talking to pupils and teachers, examining examples of children’s work, and sampling the school’s extra-curricular offerings. The inspection team also surveyed parents, staff and pupils via pre-inspection questionnaires.

For the educational quality inspection, schools are graded ‘excellent’, ‘good’, ‘sound’ or ‘unsatisfactory’ for the quality of pupils’ academic and other achievement and the quality of the pupils’ personal development, with Highfield and Brookham again impressing the inspectors.

The inspectors added that the overall achievement of the pupils was excellent and “represents successful fulfilment of the school’s aims to provide an all-round education, nurturing a love of learning and equipping them well for whatever life throws at them”. Both schools were praised for their support and encouragement of children with special educational needs and disabilities and those with English as an additional language.

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