Welcome As a co-educational school, we recognise that our pupils will arrive from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and different levels of motivation for sport and exercise. We aim to provide a range of sporting experiences and opportunities; inspiring, nurturing, encouraging and challenging pupils to seek engagement with, and enjoyment from, sport and physical activity, in order to develop their abilities to the full. Now, more than ever, sport is valued far beyond its physical benefits, and students form inter-personal qualities and life skills alongside communication and leadership abilities within our programme of traditional and contemporary sports, which is enhanced and supported by a wide range of alternative options and delivered through our four separate programmes - Core Sport, Physical Education, Other Half Sport and Athletic Development. Crucially, engaging in sport offers profound mental benefits, acting as a powerful tool for stress reduction and improved emotional wellbeing. We also hope to instill in our pupils the motivation to find a lifelong activity that they can pursue for its sustained physical, mental, and social wellbeing benefits long after they leave Abingdon. Sport plays a central role in the journey of Abingdon pupils in various different forms, whilst also providing the platform in which pupils form some of their fondest memories throughout their time at school. These programmes, together with further information on the sporting structures, systems and expectations at Abingdon are outlined within the following pages. I very much look forward to welcoming you to Abingdon. Mark Hanslip Director of Sport 2 Participation, Performance, Elite
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