Sport Partnerships with Local Schools

The Oratory has provided local primary schools with regular sports festivals throughout the past year with both boys and girls tournaments in Tag Rugby, Football and Cross Country events. The aim of these events is to encourage the provision of sport in primary schools. We want to offer opportunities of competition in a safe and friendly environment and create opportunities of pupil leadership. The Oratory provides the use of pitches and equipment for tag rugby and football, full use of our grounds for the cross-country route and a minibus is offered for transport to and from the event. Refreshments and lunch are also provided.

Oratory pupils referee and offer a skills session for the tag rugby event. For the cross-country event, Oratory pupils were hare runners, course marshals and finishing stewards. There were approximately 25 pupils in total. These events have been a huge success, run on an annual basis and are ongoing.

 

Aims

To support the provision of sport in the wider curriculum in local primary schools by providing access to friendly tournaments, coaching, and use of our facilities and grounds

It is also a good opportunity to enhance the leadership skills and personal development of our own pupils.

Background

Events have been running for many years as a result of our Director of Sport and Assistant Head (Co-Curricular & Outreach) forming relationships with various schools. We view ourselves in a very privileged position being on a 100-acre site and see it as part of our ethos of public service to share these with the wider community.

Resources

• Support Staff members supervise the event along with Teaching Staff and Oratory pupils assisting with refereeing, coaching, marshalling, etc. 
• Schools are invited to use our pitches and the cross country course covers a large area of our grounds. 
• Refreshments are provided at no cost. Minibuses are also offered to participating schools at no cost.

Pupil Involvement

Oratory pupils (both boys and girls) from various age groups across the school are invited to help teachers with this event and engage with the children.

Frequency

These are all annual events and are ongoing.