SPORT
Sport is a positive and social part of Infant School life. Building on the foundations of a ‘Sport for All’ ethos established in the Hive Pre-School, our Physical Education, Games and Swimming Programmes encourage every child to participate, develop confidence and discover a love of being active.
Our sports provision offers carefully structured progression, specialist teaching, excellent facilities and opportunities for children to discover and develop their individual sporting strengths.
We are ambitious in our plans, growing sporting opportunities with local partnerships including Bristol Sport and The University of Bristol as well as our own Tennis Programme that propels sport to the next level. Our Pembroke Education group enables us to offer enhanced sporting opportunities, with the ambition to increase participation, enjoyment and excellence in sport. By linking facilities, expertise, and staffing where they add value, pupils can benefit from wider opportunities to explore new sports, develop teamwork through joint training sessions, attend festivals and fixtures, and pursue personal goals. This collaboration currently has plans to develop additional sports facilities for our pupils to benefit from
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)
Children receive weekly, curriculum-based PE lessons taught by specialist teachers. Lessons develop fundamental movement patterns, balance, agility and broad physical literacy, establishing the foundations for confidence, resilience, problem-solving and enjoyment. These skills provide an important foundation for pupils’ continued sporting development.
Children make use of our on-site facilities, including the gymnasium, climbing wall, outdoor MUGA, studio spaces and the Astroturf School Lawn.
GAMES LESSONS
In Year 2, structured Games lessons introduce children to a range of team sports, including:
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Games lessons are divided into development and performance pathways, enabling pupils who wish to progress competitively to do so while ensuring that sport remains accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
For Games, in Year 2 upwards, children travel to Coombe Dingle, our off-site sports facility, where professional pitches and surfaces provide the space and environment to develop their tactical understanding of the termly sports
SWIMMING LESSONS
Swimming lessons in our on-site 25 metre pool take place on a weekly basis, providing all Infant School children with the opportunity to access our Learn to Swim programme, which forms a major part of the Infant School sports provision. It teaches water safety, technique development and early race skills. Our on-site swimming pool gives children access to structured lessons that teach confidence and excellence, helping us to deliberately keep them ahead of national expectations.
We prime our Infant School children during their swimming lessons to progress to the Bristol Henleaze Swimming Club from Year 4 upwards. This unique partnership gives pupils access to their outstanding professional coaches and develops their skills to swim competitively or enjoy recreational swimming.
TENNIS LESSONS
Weekly curriculum sessions introduce Infant School children to fundamental tennis skills, with dedicated performance opportunities, priming them for access to additional co-curricular sessions as part of our Enrichment Programme from Year 3 upwards.
PARTNERSHIPS AND LINKS
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We prime our Infant School children during their on-site swimming lessons, to progress to the Henleaze Performance Swimming Club from Year 4 upwards. This unique partnership gives pupils access to their outstanding professional coaches and develops their skills to swim competitively or enjoy recreational swimming. |
| University of Bristol SPORTS FACILITIES - COOMBE DINGLE |
| Clifton High School's links with the University of Bristol allow us to use their facilities at Coombe Dingle. The professional pitches and courts enable our pupils to play sports in an environment that helps develop their match skills through a safe training platform. |
| BRISTOL SPORT |
| Clifton High School's links with Bristol Sport provide our young athletes with an association with a dynamic, reputable beacon of sporting success and professionalism. These include Bristol Bears Rugby and Bristol Flyers Basketball. |
