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Paralympic swimmer Rachael Latham paid a special visit to Grange CE Primary School.

Rachael, who competed in Beijing 2008, led the whole school in a fun fitness circuits and also gave an assembly to everyone about her career and achievements. She spoke about how by giving 100% effort, children could also achieve their potential.

Lisa Phillips, the school’s PE co-ordinator, said: “All the children also had the opportunity to ask the athlete questions.”

The event helped raise money for Grange Primary to buy new PE equipment to use all year round.

Rion Pierre inspired children and staff on a visit at Emsworth Primary School as he told the story of his life leading to his athletic achievements as a GB sprinter. As a youngster, Pierre was a good footballer and was signed by Chelsea – before changing sport and discovering his talent as a sprinter.

The children were amazed by his medal achievements and wanted to know what it was like to run against Usain Bolt. Pierre talked about the importance of perseverance and resilience in his career and then challenged some of the children and staff to a race.

The event also helped to raise money for new sports equipment for the school.

Paralympian sprinter Ben Rushgrove put children at Walwayne Court School in Trowbridge through their paces by leading them through a fun-filled fitness circuit.

Ben, who has cerebral palsy and runs in the T36 classification, won a silver medal in the T36 100m at the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and a bronze in the 200m at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Dave Finlay, the PE co-ordinator at Walwayne Court School, said: “It was a brilliant day and the atmosphere was fantastic. The children really enjoyed the circuits and hopefully we managed to raise lots of money. Ben started off with the older children in the hall and then we had the other year groups get involved. Ben would often join in with them and there was lots of cheering as the count down towards the end of each circuit started. After the circuit training, Ben gave an assembly to the school and spoke about winning his medals and his disability. His motto is ‘be the best you can be’ and that links with the school’s own message.”

The sponsored event has helped to raise money for new sports equipment for the school to use all year round. Read more…

Paralympian Ben Rushgrove visited Leaden Hall School for a fun-packed fitness circuit and inspirational assembly.

Ben is a sprinter with cerebral palsy, who has set a world record for T36 classification 200m, and has won silver and bronze Paralympic medals.

At Leaden Hall he led a stimulating assembly where his enthusiasm was overwhelming, and he then passed his Olympic medals around so every child got to hold one. The girls and staff then took part in a sponsored exercise event with Ben teaching them seven different exercises, from burpees to jumping lunges.

The scheme, run by Great Athletes, encourages young people to live a healthy life and enjoy physical activity to gain a sense of achievement and boost self-esteem. The sponsorship money raised is split to provide sports equipment for schools and to support international athletes.

Head of Sports, Jaci Langhorn, said: “It was such an inspirational day for our up and coming athletes here at Leaden Hall. Ben is a fantastic ambassador for sport and we were so lucky to meet him.”

The Year 5 and 6 girls had the opportunity to put his advice into practice when they took part in the cross country relay at Clayesmore. Out of 40 participating teams, Leaden Hall’s A team finished in third place.

The pupils at Comberton Primary were extremely excited to have Grant Turner, a GB swimming Olympic athlete visit their school. All the children got sponsored to take part in a fitness circuit with Grant to complete four exercises: spotty dogs, mountain climber, press ups and star jumps. They all worked really hard and really enjoyed themselves. Connor Pook said, “It was energising,” while Leah Ballard said, “It was challenging, but great fun!”

After all the children took part, Grant delivered an assembly to the children where he talked about his career and how he came to be an elite athlete. The children asked some thoughtful questions and discovered a lot about his lifestyle. He also spoke about how important it is to put 110% effort into everything we do so we achieve our dreams. Archie Middleton said that the talk was “inspirational”.

The money raised from the sponsored circuit will be split between the school and the charity Great Athletes who help up and coming athlete’s achieve their dreams. Comberton Primary will be spending their money on new sports equipment and also donating the rest to the Teenage Cancer Trust who are currently supporting an ex pupil of Comberton Primary. Read more…

British gymnast Danny Lawrence, who has competed in European and World championships as well as the Commonwealth Games, visited St Michael’s Nursery and Infant School in Aylsham.

He led fitness circuits for 93 children aged four-seven before performing a floor routine in front of the school.

The money raised from the sponsored event will go towards new PE equipment for the school and sponsoring young British athletes.

Julie Barrett, PE subject leader, said: “We feel privileged about the visit. The children are excited.”

Every child in school took part in a fantastic and inspiring fitness challenge led by British and International Triple Jumper Kola Adedoyin.  Children performed four different activities which represented a small subset of the actual training exercises that such elite athletes would do in order to keep fit.  Kola and Sportivator Julian worked with the children to complete the fitness circuits, coaching and encouraging them as they went.

After break Kola led a whole school assembly where explained how he was first inspired to do sport while at primary school. His first main passions, as with many young boys, were football and basketball, but he soon realised he had the build and pace to become a triple jumper. He demonstrated several jumps and steps and then got children to have a go. Even some of the teachers were persuaded to try out some of the jumps! Read more…

Rion Pierre is a GB 100m sprinter who has represented Great Britain and England in Commonwealth Games and a variety of top class sprinting events. He attended Midfield Primary School, alongside Sportivator Jules, to oversee the whole school being put through their paces with an Olympic style circuit of activities! He then took time to answer questions from the pupils in assembly as well as racing some of the children – and some of the staff!

The children had raised money for the event, with proud family members or friends sponsoring them for completing the activities on offer. At time of writing Midfield have raised an incredible £1040. This amazing contribution from everyone will achieve two things: Importantly it will allow the school to purchase new P.E equipment which will improve the quality of Physical Education and sports taught here. It will also be able to help fund Rion`s training regime in the hope that he can qualify for the Olympics in Rio next year!

“Rion’s positive attitude, work ethic, dedication and ability to overcome adversity have impacted greatly on us all and have taught us the benefits of an active lifestyle and healthy diet. We will strive to continue this at Midfield long into the future, starting with a dedicated Health week commencing on the 9th February 2015.” Read more…

Rion Pierre, who has represented Great Britain at the European Championships, has inspired pupils at The Folkestone Primary Academy with a special visit.

Rion, who has competed in a range of track events, led youngsters around a circuit and encouraged them to exercise more by showing them how to do star jumps, squats, push-ups and ski jumps. The 27-year-old – who was previously a Chelsea youth player before being stabbed – spoke about his career and his diet, as well as having to overcome a number of challenges.

Academy senior leader Emily Opstad said: “This was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. The pupils really engaged with the morning’s circuit activities and listened to the inspiring story Rion told in the assembly.”

The Hawkinge Gazette are also talking about it!

Wyvil School had a very special visit from track and field athlete Kola Adedoyin who competes in the Triple Jump for our ‘Great Athletes’ event.

The whole school participated in an athlete led fitness circuit followed by an exciting assembly where Kola shared his experiences as an athlete. The sponsored event raised money for new PE equipment for the school. Read more…