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we do to everything at the school benefiting, but every pupil in the
– we offer the best we can and school has to complete two
ensure fair access for all.” hours of PE each week and this
Nautilus was selected as the equipment has opened up the
equipment partner for this project. world of lifelong exercise to
“Harris School has been a those who simply don’t enjoy
specialist sports college for sport,” said Fred.
almost six years and physical The facility is open all year
education is very important to us. round to the local community
Over the past few years the who have joined up as full
number of students studying for members, choosing the Harris
GCSE’s, BTEC’s or Sports School facility over local
Leadership Awards has established clubs.
increased tremendously and to Residents are allowed
aid their studies we wanted to complete access when the
offer them the best possible school is not using the gym and
School / community project
facilities we could,” said Fred all income goes into the
Rex, Director of Sport. operation of the facility. They
“shows what can be done”
The sports centre was officially now have over 120 members,
opened in January 2008, but over 50% of which are parents.
The new fitness centre at background, installed a fitness pupils had access prior to this “Running after school clubs is
specialist sports college Harris facility to underline the enabling them to get used to the unpaid work and to help
Community School in Rugby is community philosophy of the equipment and to see how it fitted encourage teachers to do so we
being hailed as a perfect school through being available to into school life. are now able to offer those that
example on how leisure the public. “The response from the do free use of the gym, which
facilities can be widened out to Vince Merrett, Sports Centre student body has been they would otherwise have to
benefit the community. The Manager said: “We took the same incredible. Not only are those pay for, which is a great perk!”
school, with a strong faith approach to our fitness facility as students on relevant courses said Vince.
Dance craze at Fleming
Sixth forms offered
Park gets the kids moving
lifesaving skills
DC Leisure’s refurbished Fleming fitness workouts ensuring an all-
Park Leisure Centre has invested over body workout while their DC Leisure’s Parish Wharf and choking. We hope to continue
in the latest dance craze to minds are distracted by a game.” Strode Leisure Centres in North the partnership that has been
encourage local children to take Jo Cook, Marketing Manager Somerset are giving local sixth form formed and give sixth form
more exercise. at Fleming Park Leisure Centre, students the opportunity to gain students more opportunities.”
ZigZag interactive fitness says: “We will be working to lifesaving skills and the National Gordano School offers its
solutions has kitted out the site, offer dance sessions for as Pool Lifeguard Qualification for the students studying AS and A
in Eastleigh, Hampshire, with 12 many school children as we third year running. levels up to 30 extra-curricular
of its Xer-Dance platforms, the can. As well as providing Students from Gordano, St options including lifesaving skills.
most advanced fitness-based sessions within the centre, we Katherine’s and Clevedon Sixth “The course has been extremely
dance system available in the UK. hope to take the mats into local Form Colleges have enrolled on popular with our students and
The wireless system can run schools for one-off sessions and the courses and to date the Royal has been running now for three
three levels of difficulty for courses.” Life Saving Society (RLSS) have years. The students are
simultaneously, allowing all Fleming Park’s facilities include a awarded 22 NPLQs to sixth form transported to Strode Leisure
dancers to feel comfortable with recently refurbished 6,000 sq ft students within North Somerset. Centre to use their facilities and
their ability and have fun at the Kinetika gym, 25m, six-lane main Jo Talbot, Group Lifeguard Co- learn lifesaving skills with the
same time, whilst catering for all pool and teaching pool, health ordinator at DC Leisure, said: opportunity to gain another
age ranges and music tastes. suite with sauna and steam rooms, “We recognised in 2006 the award in addition to their
Julia Birt, Sport and Recreation sports hall for badminton, tennis, unique opportunities we could academic qualifications,” says
Manager at Eastleigh Borough basketball, volleyball and football, offer to the community and local Gill Gunnell, Sixth Form
Council says: “It is important for three studios for aerobics and sixth forms were keen to get Administrator at Gordano
our leisure facilities to provide ballet, four squash courts, an 18- involved. Our trainers while School.
activities outside traditional hole golf course, four outdoor teaching students for A total of 22 students have
sports and the dance mats are tennis courts, two indoor assessments also educate them enrolled on the course to date
going down a storm across the tennis/football courts, a floodlit ATP, in basic first aid, how to treat and a further 12 have signed
country. Fleming Park can now three all weather pitches for five-a- medical conditions, essential up for the course running over
offer local children a variety of side, a crèche and a soft play area. resuscitation and dealing with 12 weeks.
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