It has been wonderful to see our full school fixture list start back up again after being hit so hard during Covid restrictions. Sport and physical activity play an enormous part in Prep School life, with an emphasis on inclusion, participation, support and enjoyment, together with competitive levels of performance. Skill development, progress and opportunity are all central to the pupils’ sports provision. Timetabled lessons include a wide range of sports: rugby, netball, football, hockey, tennis, cricket, athletics, volleyball, badminton, basketball, handball, gymnastics, health-related fitness, swimming and general ball skills. In addition, opportunities have included cross country events, rowing, a cycle race and swimming lessons and galas. Outdoor Education has also been a very popular addition this year and we look forward to seeing this grow and develop even further next year. It has been good to restart our interschool sports fixtures, with a full set of matches being played in each term. Following national and regional trends, our girls’ football and cricket really continued to grow. It has been excellent to see the children and staff really embrace normal school life and the return to fixtures has been most welcome, being greeted with enormous enthusiasm. There have been numerous inter-House competitions throughout the year,
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including all of the major sports, as well as several sports-based challenges and competitions. The House cross-country again showed wonderful support and sportsmanship. Congratulations to Kit, Heidi, Arthur, Marah, Alfie and LilaMai who all won their respective races. A special mention must go to Arlo in Reception, who finished 5th in the U7 race.
