Item: Minister visits to celebrate sporting success
Posted by: Alison Anderson
Dated: Fri 11th December 2009 3.19PM
Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe MP visited
Students explained how they are using NETHERHALLPRIDE, the schools London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games initiative, to participate in sport and inspire learning across the curriculum. The Minister enjoyed his visit to the school and commented ‘that the students were really inspiring and it was a pleasure to watch them in action’. He added that the quality of the leadership demonstrated was tremendous.
Gerry Sutcliffe tries his hand at a target throw under the guidance of Leader Ellie Crouch
The Minister was introduced to the school’s many talented athletes who expressed their enthusiasm for PE and school sport. When asked if they were looking forward to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games, students enthusiastically shared their belief in the vision of the games for an inclusive society. The Minister took part in a Question and Answer session with the students and answered a range of questions, outlining his commitment to equal opportunities and increasing the range of sports available to young people.
Year 8 girls proved to be very impressive when they demonstrated their football skills to the Minister in an inter-house competition. The Minister then presented the Player of the Match certificates to each team.
Lydia Sapsford receiving her Player of the Match Certificate
Year 10 students ably demonstrated their leadership skills through delivering an athletics festival for Year 4 students from Queen Edith’s Primary School which is one of Netherhall’s Sports College partner primary schools. The Queen Edith pupils took part in five athletics events and were scored in their ability to run, jump, throw, balance and bounce. The festival was led by SSCo’s from secondary schools within the Cambridge School Sports Partnership. Annie Graham, a Year 10 student at Netherhall and Young Ambassador for the Cambridge School Sports Partnership commented ‘It was great to meet the Minister for Sport. We were able to demonstrate some of the skills we have been developing in our PE and leadership lessons. It was good to put these skills into practice with Year 4 students’.
Queen Edith pupils enjoy a joke with year 10 leaders (left) and are taught the technique for jumping by Partnership Young Ambassador, Annie Graham (right)
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