Sport at Merchant Taylors'

PE and games commitment

All pupils play games unless they are exempt on medical grounds or for other special reasons If for any reason a pupil cannot participate in a lesson due to injury or illness they must have a note from home or a parent / guardian must provide details via email to an appropriate member of staff

Representing the School

If pupils need to miss school matches for an important family occasion, then we will allow them to do so, given sufficient notice If pupils are playing the same sport at county or equivalent level outside School and fixtures clash, they will be allowed to miss school matches

If pupils are playing different sports outside School, again at county or equivalent level, the question of representation will be discussed It is most unlikely that all fixtures will clash, but where there are clashes the matter will be resolved by discussion involving give and take on both sides

We currently have well over fifty pupils who have representative honours at county level or above in a large number of sports, and in all cases the pupils concerned are managing to meet their school and outside commitments There may be occasions when pupils want time off academic studies to pursue their sporting interests and again, depending upon the level at which a pupil is performing and their academic commitments, we will come to an agreement with parents about what is appropriate