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To find out more about joining The Perse Upper School, book a place at an open event via perse.co.uk and England hockey player Tess Howard (2017), England and Northampton Saints rugby star Alex Coles (2018) and England Lions and Gloucestershire cricketer Zaman Akhter (2017), it’s clear there’s no limit to what Perse School pupils can achieve when they have this passion driving them. together to achieve end goals. Sport also teaches discipline, organisation and resilience in terms of overcoming failure – training you to come back stronger next time if you don’t get the result you wanted. There’s leadership, responsibility, physical and mental wellbeing, and persistence too – the continuous effort, practice and desire to keep working hard and staying focused.” With alumni including Great Britain
Netball, cricket, hockey
and rugby (clockwise from top left) are just a few of the sports on offer
under-13 boys’ hockey, under-18 girls’ and boys’ indoor hockey and under-15 boys’ cross-country (the latter achieving a phenomenal third place). Pupils have even been selected for the England schools target rifle shooting team, thanks to training at The Perse’s purpose-built range. But it’s also evident in the inclusivity the sports programmes foster. “If you’re in year 7 or 8 and perhaps aren’t in the A or B team, but still really enjoy your sport, that’s what we want to have you here for –
we want people to come and enjoy playing their sports and developing their skills,” shares Peta. It’s not purely sporting skills Peta is referring to; she believes strongly that sports education – both in curricular and extracurricular formats – offers a plethora of wider benefits to pupils, which will even filter out into their academic achievements and adult lives. “Above all, it teaches them teamwork and collaboration skills, through working
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