Overview
Our vision is to provide an inclusive and nurturing environment that inspires our pupils to be resilient and independent learners, who develop a lifelong passion for physical activity. We aim to promote the five Wellington core values of courage, respect, integrity, kindness, and responsibility through participation in sport.
Participation in our Wellington Lions programmes also supports the development of the following characteristics through participation in sports:
Physical Education
All students participate in Physical Education at an age-appropriate level from Nursery to Year 13 with our specialist Physical Education Teachers. The PE curriculum covers a wide variety of physical activities, utilising our staff expertise and our excellent facilities. Instruction emphasises both personal development and skill acquisition, with an understanding that students must move to learn and learn to move. Sport plays an integral role in the co-curriculum offered at Wellington.
Sports and Physical activities in the CCA Programme
Within the CCA Programme we passionately believe that ‘sport is for all’ and through our recreational sports and physical activities we aim to provide every pupil with a sense of fulfilment and pride in each of their sporting accomplishments. Our ethos is focused upon mass participation, providing a range of opportunities, and establishing appropriate structures, both recreational and competitive, to support the highest level of engagement and achievement possible for each student.
Competitive Sports Programmes
Our Competitive Sports Programmes attempt to provide for as many sports as can reasonably be supported and is central to the organizations of which the school is a member. Our competitive sports programme feeds into local, regional, and international conferences, including CISSA, SISAC, SSSA, ACAMIS, FOBISIA and SSL. These organizations cover a multitude of sports open to all ages and genders and we run competitive teams at different age groups across the school. Our sporting schedule is seasonal, as dictated by our sporting associations, but we also run strong, year-long football and swimming programmes, headed by full-time Performance coaches.
Year-Long programmes – Football and Swimming
Our year-long programmes are our ‘flagship’ programmes and are overseen by our Head of Football and Head of Aquatics.
Both programmes are inclusive and are structured to meet the needs of all of our pupils across the school. They cater for the whole school and also are part of our elite pathway, where we create opportunities for our high-potential performers access to professional academies in Europe, USA and Australia, as well as supporting ambitions to perform at the collegiate level in the USA.
