Gold Medal Winners commemorative programme 2013

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INSPIRE - Lasting Legacy Programme
Largest Sport Competition in the UK
Local Qualifiers for Kent School Games
PR I D E V a lu e s A wa rd
Ke n t Sc h o o l Ga me s
Sc h o o l Ga me s
Go ld Me d a l Win n e r s
Go ld Me d a l Win n e r s
KS G Qu a li f ie r s
The PRIDE Values Award Programme
recognise the commitment and enthusiasm
of our young people in demonstrating one or
more of the Olympic and Paralympic Values.
The Kent School Games is developed
through a partnership involving School
Games Organisers, Specialist Sports
Colleges and governing bodies of sport; all
managed by KCC Sport, Leisure and
Olympics Service and Advisory Service
Kent.
The School Games is an exciting new four
level sporting competition for school children
in England. The Games are designed to
build on the magic of 2012 to enable every
school and child to participate in competitive
sport, including meaningful opportunities for
disabled youngsters.
With 87 Finals events in 36 sports, held
between February and the end of June at 15
venues across the County. All 30,000
participants and each school who took part
received certificates and there were more
than 2,000 medallists overall.
1. More young people competing
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Personal Excellence

Respect & Friendship
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Inspiration

Determination & Courage

Equality
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2. More regular competition
3. Access for all young people - disability
4. A vehicle through which to deliver PE and
Sport outcomes for young people
‘INSPIRE A GENERATION’
Dear Gold Medal Winner
The Olympic and Paralympic Games were about so much more than just sporting excellence. Pierre de Coubertin
the founder of the Modern Olympic Movement, saw in the Games an ideal opportunity to develop a set of universal
values that could be applied to Education and Society as a whole as well as sport itself.
It is this philosophy that has underpinned the Kent ‘INSPIRE Lasting Legacy’ Educational Programme. INSPIRE will
build upon the opportunities and events created from the Olympic and Paralympic projects during London 2012 and
ensure that children across Gravesham live, work and play through the PRIDE Values.
Personal Excellence, Respect & Friendship, Inspiration, Determination & Courage, Equality
Take Pride CIC lead the INSPIRE Programme for all Gravesham Schools and work with a Planning Group which
comprises representatives from Gravesham head teachers and Sue Tunnicliffe, Senior Improvement Advisor for
Dartford & Gravesham, in conjunction with Danny O’Donovan (School Sport Olympic Learning Consultant).
The INSPIRE programme provides our young people with learning experiences across five areas Sport, Culture,
Education, Values and Role Models. Tonight’s celebration evening acts as the launch for this year’s exciting
calendar of events by recognising both sporting excellence and young people who are truly living the PRIDE values.
We consider the PRIDE values are for life not just for London 2012 ( to borrow the famous quote). We hope that you
and our other young people will continue to live by these values and that your enthusiasm for sport and life in general
will form part of Gravesham’s INSPIRE Lasting Legacy.
Congratulations to you all, we wish you all every success for the future.
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Ellie Simmonds, Paralympic Swimmer Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Cecil Road students
Tomas was born with a paralysed foot and ankle
(congenital peripheral neuropathy) and developed Type 1
diabetes when he was eighteen months old. He is due to
have a complex operation to lengthen his leg during the
summer holidays.
Tomas is an inspiration to both adults and children. He is
fully involved in all aspects of school life and always takes
part in sports events competing against able-bodied
children.
TOMAS
He never complains despite often having disturbed nights,
attending numerous hospital appointments and coping with
the day to day demands of living with diabetes. Tomas’s
determination and strength of character make him an
equal amongst his peers.
The staff at Cecil Road School really feel that Tomas
would be a worthy recipient of this award for his resilience
in any situation.
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Gabby Down, Wheelchair Fencing Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Chantry School students
Bradley was diagnosed with benign hyper-mobility syndrome in the
summer of 2011. This means he lives with symptoms, such as joint pain,
fatigue and joint dislocation in his everyday life. During winter, the cold
weather accentuates the pain and the summer, the heat will increase his
fatigue. Despite this, he carries out a normal life like any other
child - playing chase, four-square, riding his bike, swimming etc. He
always takes part in PE.
At home, he has a regular exercise routine to practise stretches and
manoeuvres to help strengthen his muscles. At school, he participates in
a small group and he always puts in 100%. Bradley never complains
about his pain and tiredness. When he broke his arm in the Easter
holiday, all his routines went out the window. This has had severe
implications - his muscles weaken quickly, so there was increased risk of
dislocations and it also caused a severe hernia because of it, thus giving
him problems. Not once did he ever moan about his situation. Bradley
just continues his life as normal 10 year old boy.
BRADLEY
On top of this, Bradley has dyslexia. He struggles with his reading, but
when the book is read to him, he has excellent comprehension skills. In
his writing, you will have problems reading and understanding his work.
When it is scribed - he writes amazing stories, using wonderful
vocabulary. When he writes for a longer period, his joints will ache and
due to his condition, his handwriting is poor because of his muscle
weakness. Once again, he just gets on with it. In February, Year 5's
literacy project was to write a Greek myth and create a book. Bradley put
all his effort into this. His myth was scribed then typed up using dotted
handwriting typeset. He then persevered to write up and complete his
book. Bradley is a determined and inspirational boy, who just lives life to
the full.
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Winning Flag Design for Personal Excellence
by Raji, St Joseph's Preparatory School for the Olympic & Paralympics Values Flag Competition
MYLES
Myles is an outstanding young athlete. He is polite and
well mannered, and always tries his best in lessons.
He is eager to help set up and tidy away.
Myles has shown an interest in every sport that is
taught and applies great determination and enthusiasm
in games. He shows leadership qualities and is able to
help others on his team by encouraging them and
demonstrating how they can improve their technique
and skills.
I am sure Myles’ passion and drive to succeed will
continue to thrive in KS2, building on the skills he has
already worked hard to achieve. Myles is a talented
young man with the world at his feet – the only
question will be......which sport will he choose?
DAVID
David was only a Year 4 pupil when he was entered into the Kent
Championships and raced against pupils from Year 6.
Remarkably he won the race, and as a result was selected to
represent Kent and run at the Nationals which took place in
Birmingham; a fantastic achievement for someone so young.
David is an enthusiastic member of all the school teams and has
contributed to their success in Sportshall Athletics, Cross Country,
Quicksticks, Kwik Cricket and Primary School Athletics.
The
Quicksticks team were the winners of the Gravesham’s School
Games qualifying tournament and went on to represent Gravesham
at the West Kent Hub Games. After a hard fought tournament
against teams from across West Kent, David helped his team to
become Gold Medal Winners. David is clearly a very talented
sportsman and hopefully will continue to enjoy success.
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Winning Flag Design for Equality
by Charlotte St Joseph's Preparatory School for the Olympic & Paralympics Values Flag Competition
Keira has shown determination and courage this year in her
quest to learn to swim. At the start of Year 1 Keira was
extremely nervous of the pool and needed to be held at all
times just to get her in the water. A few tears were shed but
gradually her confidence began to shine through.
Coming back as a bubbly Year 2 child Keira set about
learning to swim, well - that was if I could get her to stop
talking!! The trust she showed me allowed her to try new
things knowing I was there to support her.
KEIRA
Getting into the water began to get easier for her and it
wasn't long before she started jumping in off the step
herself!!
Supported with the arm bands Keira began to
kick her legs and swim across the pool. The first time she
did it her classmates cheered her on and the roar when she
finished still gives me goosebumps! She now puts her face
in the water, and can swim on her back using every muscle
she has.
The finale to her fantastic year ended at the school
swimming gala. Ready.....steady......go.....and she was
off. The whole of KS1 children were chanting her name as
she swam across and the smile she gave when she'd
finished said it all - I did it!!
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Winning Flag Design for Inspiration
by Miguela, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School for the Olympic & Paralympics Values Flag Competition
Ben has been playing with a football since he was 2 years old. He started going
to a Brazilian soccer school called Socatots every Saturday morning until he
was 4 years old.
He then attended the local Sports Centre and played for the Pro Futures soccer
system. This gave him the opportunity to trial for the local Ebbsfleet team. Ben
played for Ebbsfleet for 2 years. In his last season he scored 29 goals for
Ebbsfleet playing in the SelKent (South East London & Kent) League.
Ben participated in an open trials session run by Millwall two and a half years
ago. Over 100 boys turned up for the trials and Ben was one of 10 that made it
through. Since then Ben has trained twice a week and played games against the
top clubs in the country. Ben has got through multiple cuts and seen lots of boys
come and go over the last two and half years.
BEN
Millwall sent a scout out to watch two of his weekend games when playing for
Ebbsfleet. Ben was given a Letter Of Intent by Millwall in January and on the 1 st
day of the Football Association signing window in April Ben was offered a full
academy contract. In May Ben went to the official signing with the club Captain
of the 1st team, Head of the Millwall Academy system and the Head of Coaching.
The season is now well underway and Millwall have already played games
against, Arsenal, West Ham, Charlton, Fulham and Reading. The team are
doing well and Ben has already scored 7 goals.
Within school Ben has always worked hard in lessons and demonstrates his
skills well. He is a helpful child who uses his skills to help his friends. My only
hope is he remembers his time at school when he's famous!!!
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Sarah Stevenson, Taekwondo Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Holy Trinity School students
Karen teaches Key Stage 1 Sport and Physical Education.
London 2012 inspired her to provide a variety of new
sporting activities for her pupils. She wholeheartedly
embraced the PRIDE Values and encouraged her pupils to
live, work and play within them.
Further inspired by the Paralympic Games Karen decided
to broaden her pupils sporting experience by teaching
them Boccia, New Age Kurling and Goalball. Karen
worked closely with Richard Gardner from Ifield School to
arrange a series of friendly fixtures.
KAREN
The link proved to be highly successful with pupils from
both St Joseph’s and Ifield feeling enriched by the whole
experience. Karen has helped to create a lasting legacy
link with Ifield and both schools have pledged to continue
working together and have already planned a Triathlon,
Goalball and Boccia experience this year for their pupils.
Karen’s enthusiasm for every new challenge is infectious
and makes her a fantastic role model for everyone she
works with.
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Winning Flag Design for Determination & Courage
by Lauren, Shorne School for the Olympic & Paralympics Values Flag Competition
Thomas was out of school for eight months before
coming to Ifield. Since joining the school he has made
outstanding progress both academically and socially.
He has faced many personal challenges but despite
these he has persevered and overcome many of his
difficulties to exceed expectations.
Thomas is now working towards a BTEC accreditation
with the Challenger Troop and he has a Bronze Award
for Duke of Edinburgh. He plays an integral part in the
Ifield School Woodlands. We are proud to have him as
part of Ifield and honoured to have him at our school.
Thomas truly demonstrates the PRIDE Values of:
THOMAS
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Personal Excellence
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Inspiration
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Determination
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Equality
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Jonathon Brownlee, Triathlon Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Mayfield Grammar School
MAYFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRAVESEND
When she joined Mayfield Grammar School, Sarah was offered the opportunity
to become a Bronze Young Ambassador. This role gave her a chance to
promote the 2012 Olympic Games and deliver the Olympic and Paralympic
values in her school and community.
She began working with a team of girls, who are now good friends, and together
they organised charity and fun events for the students in our school, which gave
them opportunities to be confident and make new friends. It also helped to stop
any potential bullying in school. For the next year she continued this work,
mixing teachers and students, organising events and introducing new activities
and alternative subjects to people who wouldn’t normally try them.
Through a lot of hard work and dedication Sarah was nominated to become a
Gold Ambassador and was privileged to go to the Brit Oval and meet many
inspirational people. She came back motivated and eager to get active.
For the past two years Sarah has expanded her role, mentoring a group of
dedicated girls. She has managed to organise over 20 events that have been
for over 120 students each time. This has included everything from quizzes and
assemblies to ‘mini Olympics’ and fun days with other schools in Gravesham.
SARAH
Being a Gold Ambassador has given Sarah lots of opportunities to improve her
community through volunteering and fund raising for charities such as VSU and
the Ellenor Hospice’s Chyps Appeal. She hopes to be able to continue her
work as a Young Ambassador as it has boosted her confidence and she has
gained so much since starting it. She has many more ideas that are still to
happen and has a personal aim to stop the prejudice that still exists towards
disabled children. Sarah is looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead in
the future. She is an excellent Gold Ambassador both in and out of school, she
has made a real difference to the extra-curricular provision we have for our
students. Her sunny manner, enthusiasm and tremendous organisational skills
mean that she is easily able to inspire others.
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Luke Campbell, Boxer Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Cobham Primary School students
MAYFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRAVESEND
Priya enjoys doing sport and it has been very much a part
of her life since a young age. She has been involved in
gymnastics since the age of five and she is currently
competing at Silver level representing her club at Kent and
regional level.
On Saturdays, she teaches younger children gymnastics.
She enjoys doing this very much as she was once in their
position. She also does cheerleading for Meapa and they
are currently training for the Nationals. She competes in
two different teams – Junior Level 2, and Senior Level 3.
Priya loves doing cheerleading and it has helped her team
work skills a lot. She has also represented the school in
many sports such as tag rugby, contact rugby, football,
netball, basketball, cricket, rounders and athletics. She
also attends extra-curricular clubs in all sports during and
after school. Sport is her favourite part of school life.
PRIYA
Priya has recently joined Medway Athletics Club where she
is excelling in the Pentathlon. Priya is an outstanding
student who possesses an incredible amount of natural
sporting talent.
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Winning Flag Design for Respect & Friendship
by Morgan, Shorne Primary School for the Olympic & Paralympics Values Flag Competition
MAYFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRAVESEND
Alice is a very committed sportswoman who takes part in a wide range
of activities both in and out of school.
She is a talented netballer, having played since an early age. She
plays netball up to four times a week. Alice has represented Kent in
Netball as an under 12, under 14 and more recently securing a
position in the under 17 squad.
Alice has been a Gold Ambassador for sports leaders and through this
experience has learnt and developed many skills, including
organisational and communication skills. She has worked positively
with primary schools students to ensure the legacy of the Olympic
Games continues. This has given her the opportunity to work with an
Olympic Volleyball player and also act as a ball girl for the England
Netball team against Barbados.
ALICE
Alice loves sport and takes part in a number of activities offered by the
school. She has been a member of the school Tag Rugby team, and
as a result has had the opportunity to play at Twickenham,
representing the South East; a once in a lifetime experience.
She also takes part in horse riding and Dance outside Badminton,
Football, Netball, Rounders, Basketball and Rugby, where she has
taken on the roll as captain for many of the teams she participated in.
Alice is a very talented, committed and delightful student who inspires
everyone around her.
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Personal Excellence - Olympic & Paralympic Values
MAYFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRAVESEND
This school year has been a great experience for Hannah. She has been committed to her
sports throughout. Last season Hannah played for Gillingham Ladies Centre of Excellence
which was fantastic, playing Saturday matches against teams such as Chelsea and Arsenal.
Also, at the end of the football season, she received a contract from the club, allowing her to
play for the team for an additional year, without trialling. This year Hannah has been chosen to
captain the Gillingham Ladies team where she shows strong leadership and outstanding ability
on the field.
As well as this, she very much enjoys Netball and has played for many years. Without
including Netball in school, she plays up to four times a week, including playing for Kent under
fourteens and she got into the potential satellite squad, (the top group!). Hannah has recently
been selected to represent Kent in the under 17 squad. A massive achievement at the age of
14.
Hannah loves sport and takes part in nearly every activity offered at school. Whilst our school
has a good football and netball team, our biggest success has been tag rugby, in which they
won many competitions resulting in being asked play at Twickenham, representing the South
East…, a once in a lifetime experience. Furthermore, as she is now old enough, she can play
contact rugby and in a recent competition, the team came second, meaning that they could
progress to the next stage.
HANNAH
Hannah is an excellent organiser and is frequently put in charge of sorting out the school
teams in football, netball, rounders, cricket, athletics and rugby. As well as this, there is a
special gifted and talented club in which she is part of at our school. This club is for all the
pupils that are talented and able in sport and it means she can try out lots of different and often
new sports, like judo or fencing which have become more popular following their success in the
Olympics.
Hannah is also a sport/youth ambassador and this year became gold ambassador. She was
chosen based on her skills and values, amongst them, sportsmanship and commitment. She
is part of a small group that are trying to build up the ambassadors from various primary
schools so that she can help to be a part of a lasting legacy. This means trying to get young
people involved in sports or creative arts as a follow up to the Olympics and a lead up to the
Commonwealth Games. Whilst volunteering, she communicates with adults as well as with
younger and older children. Hannah helps them to use different skills as they complete
different tasks such as trying new sports themselves or organising an event at their school.
Hannah is a very talented, committed and delightful student who inspires everyone around her.
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Respect & Friendship - Olympic & Paralympic Values
MAYFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRAVESEND
Charlotte has been selected to be a member of the
Young Ambassador Academy delivered by Take
Pride CIC. Charlotte’s leadership qualities within
school and her passion for sport and the values it
stands for made her a perfect choice as a Young
Ambassador and the unique role it plays..
Charlotte has been an inspiration and role model at
the Young Ambassador Workshops. Her natural
leadership qualities and interaction with the younger
sports leaders from local primary schools are a
pleasure to watch and it has been a delight to see
Charlotte develop her own confidence and
knowledge within her role.
CHARLOTTE
Charlotte is also instrumental in the organising of
sporting activities within her own school and is
willing to give up her own free time for the benefit
of others.
We are sure that Charlotte will go from strength to
strength in her role as a Young Ambassador and
continue to build on the skills she has already
acquired.
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Steve Brown, Wheelchair Rugby Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Northfleet School for Girls students
NORTHFLEET SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
The Dementia Ambassadors are a group of year 12/13 students who volunteered to work with service users with Dementia to
create life history books. The students visited the service users in their own homes, spent time getting to know them and
making copies of their treasured photographs. Through volunteering the students developed a better understanding of the
difficulties faced by people living with dementia and their families.
As well as completing the life history books the ambassadors have contributed to several events with the aim of raising
awareness about dementia within our community. These include; Health Promotion at a local primary school, Healthy Schools
Fayre, AGM’s for local charity, the Health and Social Care Expo and Service user Tea Party with special guest Angela Rippon.
Dementia Ambassadors:
Samantha Watson, Bethany Allen-Terry, Tillie Eastwood, Robert Fox, Anisha Mann, Bethany Moffitt, Daisy Norris,
Jas Poonian, Amareet Raktar, Priya Sahota, Georgia Lovell
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Central African Republic Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Meopham Secondary students
PAINTERS ASH PRIMARY SCHOOL
Maria has been an excellent PE co-ordinator for
Painters Ash Primary School. She has worked
tirelessly to implement Young Leaders and Games
Makers.
Young Leaders has been a roaring success at the
school and Maria has monitored and supported her
staff in order to make it sustainable and enjoyable
for her pupils.
Maria has worked closely with Take Pride to bring
new sports coaches into the school to support the
delivery of after school clubs and up skill the staff to
teach Physical Education.
MARIA
She has trained her sports teams and entered many
more festivals this year including Dodgeball, Boccia
and New Age Kurling.
Well done Maria!
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Allinson Williamson, Archery Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Raynehurst Primary School students
RAYNEHURST COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ann has embraced her new role as PE coordinator at Raynehurst, attending teacher
training and utilising all the resources
available to her. She has ensured that every
child has had equal opportunity to take part
and enjoy sporting experiences on all levels.
She has recognised and rewarded her
pupils, adopting the Olympic & Paralympic
values in all areas of the curriculum.
ANN
Ann is a confident subject leader who fully
supports her colleagues in delivering a
varied
and
fun
Physical
Education
programme.
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Richard Kruse, Fencing Lasting Legacy mosaic created by St John’s Primary School students
RIVERVIEW INFANT SCHOOL
BENJAMIN
Benjamin is an extremely friendly child who is
always smiling. He demonstrates great kindness
towards other children and will always be the
first to comfort anyone who is upset.
He loves writing and has demonstrated
wonderful determination making great progress
in this area. He is extremely polite towards
adults and always tries his best in everything he
does.
Well done Benjamin.
HANNAH
Throughout her time at Riverview Infant School Hannah
has always demonstrated a very positive attitude
towards all areas of learning and school life. When
presented with a new task she perseveres and always
smiles even when she is feeling challenged.
She is an extremely polite girl who demonstrates
excellent behaviour at all times. She has a very caring
nature and is always willing to help others. She has
developed excellent leadership skills and likes the
opportunity to take on positions of responsibility.
Well done Hannah.
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Tim Baillie, Canoe Slalom Lasting Legacy mosaic created by St Joseph’s Primary School students
RIVERVIEW INFANT SCHOOL
TOMMY
Tommy is always kind and thoughtful
towards others. He treats everyone with
respect and is a good friend to all
members of his class. He always tries
his best in everything he does and
demonstrates great determination to
improve his skills in all areas of school
life.
Well done Tommy.
GEMMA
Gemma is an inspiration to pupils and staff alike. In her role
as PE Co-ordinator she works tirelessly to ensure all pupils
have an opportunity to engage in sporting activities within and
outside the curriculum.
Inspired by Take Pride’s KS1 Leo’s PALs programme; Gemma
has created a bespoke programme for the school that enables
every child to feel part of a team and to develop them as
individuals and young leaders by living the PRIDE Values
across the curriculum. Gemma’s creative and innovative
approach to her role means that pupils have a fully enriched
learning experience.
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Sam Ingram, Judo Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Riverview Junior School students
RIVERVIEW JUNIOR SCHOOL
Aimee decided that she wanted to organise a sponsored swim for
herself and her friends. Saturday 20th July Aimee and friends headed
to Cygnet leisure centre to swim as many lengths as possible in 90
minutes.
Everyone did fantastically well and between the 13
participants they managed to swim a total of 825 lengths.
Aimee’s original target was to raise £200 but with everyone's generous
support Aimee has now raised over £1,500 and counting.
Aimee
wishes to give a huge thank you to all of the people that have made
donations so far.
Statement from Mrs Dymond:
By the end of the Summer, Aimee had collected £1734.50 in donations
- almost 900% growth of funds, something our national banks would
have been proud of!
AIMEE
Aimee is 10 years old and earlier this year her
Nanny Penny was diagnosed with breast cancer
and has been receiving treatment from the
cancer unit at Darent Valley Hospital.
She has always done so much for others and for
Aimee she wanted to do something for her. Her
nan had told her that the hospital is trying to
raise £76,000 to buy some new equipment for
the cancer unit, which is not available through
the NHS.
Aimee planned, organised and advertised this project completely on her
own while in Year 5. She prepared her information for the website,
organised and printed sponsor forms for friends and family, managed to
gain an interview with the fund-raising manager at Darent Valley
Hospital and persuaded Cygnets to allow her friends and family free
access for the Great Swim-In Evening, in a specially roped-off area,
and what a great time that was.
Aimee has never represented the school in sport but instead the school
has discovered a junior entrepreneur with kindness in her heart and a
determination and competitive spirit to equal that of any sportsman?
How else could she have swam 91 lengths in 90 minutes?!
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Tom Daley, Diving Lasting Legacy mosaic created by St Botolph’s School students
MAKSIM
Maksim is our Tennis Superstar ! He
has shown determination to be best he
can be in his chosen sport and this is
reflected in to his learning.
ANITA
Anita is always there for the children, families and staff and
keeps the heart of our school alive! She has offered the
children numerous sporting opportunities, as well as teaching
them life-skills and always nurturing their self esteem.
He shows great courage in his
learning, he is never afraid to try and if
it’s not right he is determined to find
out why.
Anita is an inspiring member of staff and is always able to
impart her knowledge on all members of the school
community. Throughout the changes our school has had over
the years Anita has shown determination and courage to face
the unknown and she has supported and led others in
embracing change positively.
He is an excellent role model in both
learning and sport, a true team player.
On behalf of everyone at Rosherville we would like to
nominate Anita as she truly is an amazing person to have at
our school.
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Jason Kenny, Cycling Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Rosherville Primary School students
JAHMAINE
Jahmaine has been a pleasure to teach
thus far. He is being nominated for a
Pride Award for demonstrating respect
and friendship in and outside the
classroom.
Jahmaine has offered help to his
friends and he actively participates and
demonstrates volunteerism in helping
the teacher and his classmates
implement the daily roles and routines.
KAITLIN
Kaitlin has shown great compassion
and has a heart of gold.. She takes
great care to be kind and welcoming to
new people. She helps adults and
pupils alike.
She respects people's
opinions and enjoys people’s company.
She has been a wonderful friend and
companion to new arrivals at our
school.
She is always willing to help and takes
pride in her learning.
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Friendship & Respect - Olympic & Paralympic Values
SAINT GEORGE’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
Molly is an amazing young lady who has dedicated her time and
effort to help raise awareness and money for the Stacy Mowle
Charity.
Stacy is 7 years old and a local Gravesend pupil. She was
diagnosed with Neuroblastoma (cancer) at the age of 4. She has
endured 18 months of very harsh medical treatment and by
December 2011 was given the all clear. Unfortunately by the
following Christmas the cancer had returned. Molly has been
actively involved in trying to raise the £500,000 for experimental
treatment abroad.
Over the last year Molly has:
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MOLLY
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Sold/selling wristbands in school (year 9 and 10)
Sat/sits with Stacy on weekends playing board games and
drawing etc when Stacey is well enough.
Molly has emailed companies requesting donations for raffles
and promoting an auction for The Stacy Summertime Ball.
Companies offered various prizes such as signed books and a
holiday to Thailand.
Raised awareness on twitter, including celebrities and
businessman.
Organised Stacey’s Ball (leaflets, tickets, raffle etc).
Raised £50 through her tutor group, Yellow 2.
Molly has done this all this whilst studying for her GCSEs! What
an inspiration Molly is to us all.
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Mhairi Spence, Modern Penthalon Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Thamesview students
SHEARS GREEN JUNIOR SCHOOL
DANIEL, CHARLIE, EMMA & ELLA
Since starting their sports ambassador role last year Charlie and Daniel have really promoted sport in school. With Ella
and Emma forming their sports crew, these four children have supported me throughout the year by setting up a play
leading rota, carrying out their play leading duties and created a play leading display.
Over four weeks they prepared an assembly which celebrated sporting talent in our school. They performed the
assembly in front of the whole school via two assemblies. To prepare for the assembly they had to design questions,
interview children and take pictures. They then had to create a PowerPoint assembly and present their findings. They
also used this assembly to celebrate play leading in school and encourage more children to attempt the assembly. They
have been great role models for the school and for sport.
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Alexandra Danson, Hockey Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Whitehill School students
SHEARS GREEN JUNIOR SCHOOL
STEVE
JENNIFER
At the start of the year Jennifer was giving the
responsibility to develop games in the playground. A
year on and the playground has transformed to a place
full of sporting and physical activities.
She has helped organise and support the play leaders
to implement many games from Four Square to
rounders matches as well as zones whereby children
can skip or work on multi skills. All the activities are
well organised and she suggests new ones that could
be implemented as well as resources needed. She
also takes on board the children’s ideas and is
committed to always trying to make the playground a
happier place!
Steve continues to be a committed and enthusiastic
PE Co-ordinator working tirelessly to ensure pupils at
Shears Green Junior have maximum opportunities to
participate in extra curricular activities and clubs.
As a result Steve has successfully applied and
achieved the Bronze Kitemark Award for the
Sainsbury’s School Games government initiative. It
recognises the work that schools have done during
the school year to promote the School Games and
actively take part.
Well done Steve!
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Anna Sharkey, Goalball Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Shorne Primary School students
SHORNE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (V.C) PRIMARY SCHOOL
BEN
Ben is a very polite and respectful pupil
who consistently tries his best at
everything he does.
He is considerate to others and
demonstrates a high level of skill
across all aspects of PE and is always
very supportive and encouraging
towards his team mates and peers.
HANNAH
Hannah has had a fantastic three years
at Shorne School so far. She his keen
to learn, always willing to help and has
a wonderful caring nature.
She perseveres and will ask for help
before giving up. She has a fantastic
attitude for her continuing learning at
Shorne School.
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Zoe Smith, Weightlifting Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Singlewell Primary School students
SINGLEWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
KATIE
Katie underwent a procedure on her scalp last
year which would have seen many children
absent from school for a very long time. Katie
came into school 3 days a week during this
uncomfortable procedure and did not let it get
her down.
She remained a happy, cheerful and positive
child throughout the time and was an
inspiration to her fellow classmates in how
to cope when facing adversity.
GRACIE
Gracie had a fantastic year last year in and out of the
classroom. She made good progress in her reading and
writing and her positive attitude was mirrored in her
sporting prowess.
She represented the school in the speed stacking festival
and four square championship as well as taking part in
her class football team and making the top swimming
group in only her first year of swimming.
She also won accolades at MEAPA gymnastics out of
school and is always keen to take an active role in all
activities.
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PRIDE Values - Personal Excellence, Respect & Friendship, Inspiration, Determination & Courage and Equality
THAMESVIEW SCHOOL
KARA
Kara can be considered as an inspirational individual.
Always a smile on her face, Kara does not let her
medical condition (Scoliosis), stand in her way of
anything. Kara has recovered well from a spinal
operation and spends much of her time taking part in
outdoor activities.
She is also involved in charity work outside of school.
Inside of school, she is a happy and approachable
student and she is willing to help anyone. Kara is also
a Senior Students and contributes within Thamesview
School.
CHARLOTTE
Charlotte is a very successful runner and runs for
Kent. Her dedication for the sport is infectious and her
ability to inspire others is equally as impressive.
Recently Charlotte was awarded the role of Head Girl
at Thamesview due to the impressive interview she
had with our Head Teacher and some of our
Governing body.
However I have nominated Charlotte due to her
running and dedication for the Sport. I recently
watched Charlotte run the ‘Cancer Research, Race for
Life’ where she ran an impressive 10K race in under
40 minutes.
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Determination & Courage - Olympic & Paralympic Values
THAMESVIEW SCHOOL
ASHLEY
Ashley is a physically disabled student. Ashley contracted
meningitis when he was a young child. This resulted in him
having his lower limbs amputated as well as losing some
function to his upper arms. Ashley also suffers from some mild
leaning difficulties.
This disability has clearly not inhibited Ashley at all. He has
attended a mainstream secondary school where he has been
fully included. He is a well liked pupil and very popular with staff
and his peers. At break and lunch you will find Ashley outside
on the basketball court playing with students of all abilities and
ages. Ashley does not see himself has being disabled.
His disability does not hold him back, he will attempt and get
involved in all activities. Ashley is an inspiration to the rest of
the school, that no matter what life dishes out to you go off and
make a success of your life.
BEN
Ben is a Senior Student and Chair for Student Council. He is
a willing student with lots of ideas and shows excellent
initiative to encourage others to join in to Community and
School life. Ben has been part of the committee planning a
Last Choir Standing event to be held at The Old Town Hall to
raise money for Children in Need. He shows confidence and
is an excellent role model for other students.
Ben has also volunteered to help at Monica’s Vintage Fairs,
he has already worked a Saturday at the Woodville Halls and
will be attending another one in September at the Dockyard.
Ben has participated in interviews for teacher vacancies
within the school and has always received excellent feedback
for his mature approach and clear informative response
allowing students to have a voice within the interview
procedure.
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Equality - Olympic & Paralympic Values
THAMESVIEW SCHOOL
LEVI
Levi is a 13 year old boy who has attended Thamesview
since Year 7. He was diagnosed with a Carcinoma of the
spine and brain and due to this diagnosis was suffering from
seizures. Levi was unable to attend school for some of Year 7
but during Year 8 although on Chemotherapy treatment he
did begin to attend 1 lesson a day 3 times a week for his
Math’s and PE lesson.
Levi is an active young man always smiling and never
complaining. He has been determined this year to be in
school full-time so he is on a reduced timetable for 3 days a
week attending all lessons. He has a lot of friends and always
joins in with activities despite his condition. Levi is a credit to
himself, the school and his family! And a true inspiration to
others.
FRASER
Fraser is Deputy Chair for Student
council he is a willing student with lots
of ideas and works well with others on
the student’s council.
Fraser has been part of the committee
planning a Last Choir Standing event to
be held at The Old Town Hall to raise
money for Children in Need. He shows
confidence and is an excellent role
model for other students
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Lanre picking up his award from GB Women’s Laurie Williams
THAMESVIEW SCHOOL
Lanre’s nomination is due to his excellence in SportWheelchair Basketball in which he plays with Team GB
and the London Titans. This requires Lanre to attend
regular training sessions across the country, including
competing in London School Games.
He was part of the winning team resulting in Adidas
sponsorship. He has attended the GB training camp at
Stoke Mandeville which included him learning how to
manage his disability, which in spite of being in a
wheelchair his determination has allowed him to
compete at a high level.
LANRE
This has resulted in Lanre being an inspirational and
well-respected figure at Thamesview, most recently
being appointed head boy after a rigorous application
and interview process.
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Zara Philips, Equestrian Lasting Legacy mosaic created by Westcourt Primary School students
WESTCOURT COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL
On behalf of Westcourt I would like to nominate
our 2 Sports Ambassadors Saran and Chloe.
Both girls had truly undertaken their role with such
passion and enthusiasm. They were committed to
supporting their peers and showed a great
responsibility in helping others who may not have
been as good as themselves to achieve and fulfill
a personal goal.
They volunteered to support the younger children
in after school clubs and helped plan and support
myself in Sports Day .
Both girls have represented the school at the West
Kent High 5 Netball and TAG Rugby Finals and
totally deserve this award for their respect,
discipline and inspirational attitude towards their
Young Ambassador role.
CHLOE & SARAN
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Creating a Lasting Legacy (London 2012 - Rio 2016)
WESTCOURT COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Lorraine has demonstrated what the Olympic Legacy
is all about. Her dedication to training school teams
in various sports led to their success in High 5 Netball
and TAG Rugby at the West Kent Hub Games Finals
this year.
She has introduced new sports to the school, invited
coaches in to enhance their provision further and has
adopted the ‘sport for all’ ethos, giving different
opportunities to all those who wish to take part.
LORRAINE
Lorraine has always shown a keen interest in
developing her skills and subject knowledge and this
has led to her being an excellent subject leader and
role model to the staff and pupils at Westcourt
Primary School.
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SAINSBURY’S WEST KENT GAMES FINALS 2013
TEAM FINALISTS
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
ELLA
Year 1& 2 KEY STEPS GYMNASTICS
Ella and her team mates competed in the
Gravesham School Games qualifiers winning
Gold overall. The team went on to represent
Gravesham in the West Kent Hub Games
Finals.
At the finals the team faced tough competition
but tried hard and performed extremely well.
The results were not available on the day so the
team left knowing only one thing which was
everyone had enjoyed the competition. When
the results came through St Joseph's team had
been awarded the Silver medal overall and Ella
had won individual Gold for the best all round
score!
Ella is a delightful young lady who always tries
her best in PE lessons - she is a joy to
teach! She practiced her floor routine over and
over to ensure she got it right, and it was this
determination and confidence that allowed her
to achieve this success! Well done Ella!
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Year 1 & 2 - INFANT AGILITY
 Shears Green Infant School
Year 3 & 4 - QUICKSTICKS
 St Joseph's Preparatory School
Year 5 & 6 - BASKETBALL
 St John’s Primary School
U16 BADMINTON (Boys)
 Gravesend Grammar School
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Year 1 & 2 - KEY STEPS GYMNASTICS
 St Joseph's Preparatory School
Year 3 & 4 - MINI TENNIS RED
 Holy Trinity Primary CE Primary School
Year 3 & 4 - SPEED STACKING
 Dover Road Community Primary School
Year 5 & 6 - HIGH 5 NETBALL
 Westcourt County Primary School
U15 Basketball (Girls)
 Mayfield Grammar School
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Year 5 & 6 - KEY STEPS GYMNASTICS
 Whitehill Primary School
Year 3 & 4 - KEY STEPS GYMNASTICS
 Shears Green Junior School
Year 3 & 4 - SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS
 St Joseph’s Preparatory School
Year 5 & 6- SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS
 Shears Green Junior School
Year 5 & 6 - TAG RUGBY
 Meopham Academy
 Westcourt County Primary School
U13 Basketball (Girls)
 Mayfield Grammar School
U14 Badminton (Boys)
 Gravesend Grammar School
Super 8s (Girls/Boys)
 Mayfield & Gravesend Grammar School
Chris Cook
The Early Years:
I would love nothing more than to tell you
that I was great at everything I touched
or did as a youngster, and I would love it
even more if I could say that I was
especially talented at swimming - but I
was neither.
At the age of 9 I sat on the floor watching
the Seoul Olympics, South Korea and
thought wow that would be amazing to
be an Olympic Swimmer. It was so far off
but that was the first start of my intrigue
in the Olympics. It was then a matter of
dedication and hard work to achieve that
goal.
The Here and Now:
After competing for Great Britain for
nearly 10 years Chris hung up the trunks
in 2009 and retired from international
swimming. After a career which saw him
rise to being Double Commonwealth
Champion, British Record holder,
Commonwealth Record holder, World
Medalist, European Medalist & Olympic
Finalist Chris now uses his experience
and knowledge to help others to achieve
their goals and dreams! Chris uses his
unique story to inspire people of all ages
and disciplines to follow their dreams
and ambitions, believing he has the
success tools to help anyone, yes
anyone to achieve their dreams."
Chris has created a wonderful school
pilot programme ‘INSPIRE to Achieve &
Celebrate’ which aims to inspire young
people to achieve their personal goals,
to celebrate their achievements and to
make a positive contribution to their
school and community. The programme
focuses on five main areas Dreams &
Goals, Aims & Aspirations, Comfort
Zones, Mind Body & Emotion, Coaching
& Mentoring and Role Models. Pupils
involved in the programme will explore
these five main areas over the coming
year and undertake and amazing journey
of self discovery.
Formerly known as The Gravesham School
Sports Partnership we officially formed as a
Community Interest Company trading under
the name of 'Take Pride‘ two years ago. The
new company was set up as a result of the
Government's decision to withdraw all
funding for school sport resulting in the
collapse of many school sports partnerships
across the country.
Take Pride continues to benefit children,
young people, local communities and
teachers with a unique programme that
recognises and supports the increased
demands on teachers time giving them the
tools, ideas and resources to deliver high
quality physical education across all National
Curriculum activity areas.
Our Team comprises of five team members
 Kerry and Deb are qualified Secondary
PE Teachers with over 40 years of
experience between them
 Julia is qualified with a Masters Degree
in Sports Development and has worked
with Youth Sport Trust and England
Netball
 Andrea is qualified Sports Leadership
Tutor, Sports Coach and Creative Lead
for the INSPIRE programme
 Linda is the Company Administrator and
Bikeability Co-ordinator
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Shanaze Reade, BMX Cycling mosaic created by Mayfield Grammar School students
Email: aki@meopham.kent.sch.uk
Mobile: 07791 805154
LEARNING THROUGH SPORT