Sport

Talbot Heath School is set to become the UK’s leading destination for young female swimmers. Building on the success of its renowned Tennis Academy and Swimming Academy, the school in Bournemouth, Dorset is now launching its own Talbot Heath Swimming Club. We have fantastic facilities including: a heated swimming pool, fitness suite, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor netball courts, tennis courts, full size astro turf and a generous field used for a variety of sporting events. Through the range of experiences that PE at Talbot Heath offers, pupils learn how to be effective in competitive, creative and challenging situations.

The Talbot Heath/West Hants High Performance Tennis Academy is designed to allow girls to combine tennis training and academic education into one integrated curriculum. Pupils are offered places if they show outstanding ability in their sport and pass the entrance examination. Talbot Heath is the number 2 Tennis School for Girls in the UK.

Our principal aim as a PE department is to inspire, engage and motivate all pupils to enjoy leading healthy active lifestyles. We also look to provide varied sporting opportunities to pupils of all ages so that they experience something they might like to continue or play into adulthood. By the very nature of the subject, PE plays an important role in the personal and social development of pupils as well as ensuring the pupils have a chance to play, compete and excel in a multitude of disciplines.

The core games of netball, hockey, football, rounders, tennis and athletics are available to all ages, throughout the Junior and Senior school. The pupils also experience badminton, gymnastics, fitness, indoor rowing, swimming and dance.

In senior  school, pupils are also introduced to basketball, lacrosse, table tennis, tag rugby, trampolining and pilates/yoga. As well as timetabled lessons,extra-curricular PE  clubs are run to enable pupils to pursue their interest in particular sporting activities or simply to keep active. In these clubs, students  are given more specialised coaching and an emphasis is placed on tactics and strategies as well as fitness and game play. Teams are entered in competitions at local level and frequently reach County, Regional and National Finals. This gives them competitive situations to challenge themselves, and experiences of success at higher levels. We are very proud of our pupils sporting successes who compete Internationally in numerous sports.

Fitness for Wellbeing – Upper 4
In U4, pupils have the opportunity to have two additional Fitness for wellbeing lessons over a two week timetable. In these lessons pupils will experience talks on the importance of sleep and breast health. They will participate in wellbeing walks, self defence tasters, pilates lessons and become confident using the fitness suite.

It is of further importance to us that we provide opportunities for others who enjoy playing sport at their own level and therefore we encourage girls to attend practice regularly and make some fixtures for A, B and C teams.

We have fantastic facilities including: a heated swimming pool, fitness suite, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor netball courts, tennis courts, full size astro turf and a generous field used for a variety of sporting events. Through the range of experiences that PE at Talbot Heath offers, pupils learn how to be effective in competitive, creative and challenging situations.

6th form PE Enrichment
In 6th form pupils engage in a PE enrichment programme in which they opt in to a range of different activities which offer some time away from their academic studies to focusing on their wellbeing and socialising with their peers.  Some examples may include basketball, use of the fitness suite, swimming, wellbeing walks, rounders, tennis or dodgeball.

Sports Leaders Award – Year 12
Pupils have the opportunity to sign up for the Level 3 Sports Leaders Award in year 12. This nationally recognised qualification with 16 UCAS points. It is a great course which develops pupils’ ability to communicate, work as a group and problem solve.