Extra Curricular Clubs

Students in Bebington High Sports College are provided with the opportunities to transfer their leadership skills further through the delivery of extra-curricular clubs at their local primary schools.

Liaison between Bebington High and its local feeder primary schools enables 6th former leaders to identify where their strengths lie and create a primary link that supports both the primary needs of staff to run more extra-curricular clubs and the opportunity for the 6th formers to gain and achieve the volunteering hours required to pass their Community Sports Leadership Award.

From the moment students arrive at Bebington High Sports College they are offered the opportunity to gain confidence and train to become leaders, through the leadership programme which runs at the school. Students are encouraged to climb the five steps of the “Leadership ladder”, whilst at school, each step getting more advanced until they become full leaders, upon entry into the 6th form students are enrolled on to the CSL award.

Liaison between Bebington High and its local feeder primary schools enables 6th former leaders to identify where their strengths lie and create a primary link that supports both the primary needs of staff to run more extra-curricular clubs and the opportunity for the 6th formers to gain and achieve the volunteering hours required to pass their Community Sports Leadership Award.

At present two female leaders from Bebington High are teaching football at Brackenwood primary, one male leader is teaching football at Church Drive primary, whilst another teaches Tag Rugby at both Brackenwood and St Andrews. Fifteen more leaders are due to start teaching clubs, respectively in running, basketball, netball, dance and multi-skills from 25th January 2010. After delivering a six week session, leaders will then repeat the sessions at another primary school, therefore creating almost a carousel of sports clubs providing local primaries with specialist expertise.

Students gain enormous satisfaction from the experience, as the experience develops many aspects of leadership skills and qualities such as organisation, communication and confidence. Session plans are produced and checked by Miss Shaw of Bebington High prior to delivery to ensure the sessions have the relevant activities and progressions within their clubs for young children to develop and improve in performance levels.

ebington High Sports College have high aspirations for their students and believe that the leadership ladder helps students with the skills which will in turn prepare them for their future adult life.