Uphill Village Academy has been rewarded for its athletic opportunities and achievements by securing a School Games Silver Mark Award for the 2022/23 academic year.
The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community.
Uphill’s sporting achievements this year have transcended a wide range of sports and competitions.
The school has offered a wide range of sporting opportunities for all pupils with a variety of inter- and intra-school competitions. These have included cricket, football, cross country, boccia, curling, laser shooting and multi-skills events. In addition, pupils completed the Mini London Marathon.
Students are also able to engage in a wide and exciting range of afterschool clubs including cross-country, football, cricket and dodgeball – all of which proved extremely popular.
Teachers also encourage pupils to make a commitment to active minutes outside of PE lessons, including an ‘Uphill Runs the World’ competition in which each class competes to complete the most distance around the school’s all-weather track. Each class’s effort is then collated and goes towards the school’s total in a target to run the equivalent of a lap of the globe.
School leaders say they are extremely proud of pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made the competitions possible.
Uphill PE co-leads James Huntley and Grace Arnall said: “We are delighted with this achievement. We have an excellent PE offer here at Uphill and seek to provide every child with the knowledge, skills and opportunities to develop a love of sport and physical activity both now and in the future.”
