Gifted and Talented Programme
Gifted and Talented in Sport Education Programme is a strategy designed to support up and coming Athletes at The Plume Academy. The students of The Academy Gifted and Talented scheme have been identified as someone who plays sport to a high level and will be mentored into understanding how to balance the demands of school, sport and home life.
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Key Stage 4 students will meet as a group on a regular basis (formally twice per term) to share experiences and ideas for coping and dealing with being a talented young person. Key Stage 3&4 students will also be assigned a staff mentor if needed, to provide one to one support if and when required (on an informal basis).
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In meetings students will outline their priorities for Sport and Education and look at how they will achieve these. Students will also look at managing training, the demands of school work and planning of their competition schedule so that you may achieve in both sport and education. In addition to this we also plan to run workshops, for example:
- Diet & Nutrition
-Coping with the demands of competition
-Sports Injuries
- Dealing with Dehydration
Who is it for?
Plume Academy aims to support talented young sports people. Performers at this level have huge commitments in terms of time spent training/competing and as result pressures can build causing significant issues that could be detrimental to their sport, their school and social lives.
Additional Support
The Gifted and Talented in Sport’ Education and Support Programme at The Plume Academy also aims to inspire students to keep pushing to achieve their goals and to realise there will be many challenges to overcome. To do this we will also aim to invite current and previous athletes to talk to students to give advice, support and encouragement.
Gifted & Talented Cohort 2023-24
Billy Parrish
Golf
County
Callum Marshall
Sailing
GB Squad
Freddie Purdy
Football
Ipswich Academy
Kayda Burdett
Football
County
Ella Bennett
Inline Speed Skating
National
Scarlett Davis
Football
Colchester Utd GDC
Elin Chapman
Boxing
National Schools
runner up 2023
Albert Crates
Hockey
Essex
Tala Wreford
Cheerleading
GB team trials
Oliver Gower
Football
Ipswich
Eila Jones
Gymnastics
GB team
Harrison Nott
Squash
Essex
Charlie Purdy
Football
Arsenal
Cooper Rushden
Motorcross
British Champion
Darcy Young
Football
Colchester Utd/
Ipswich EPDC
Ruben Wreford
Football
Ipswich Academy
Hermione Andrews
Football
Arsenal Academy
Harry Marshall
Athletics sprint
County
George Rouse
Boxing
County
Will Randall
Rugby League
London Broncos scholarship
Jack Fredlein
Swimming
County/Regional
Stan Smith
Golf
Essex
Sophia Gavriliovic
Athletics sprint
Regional/Essex
Rory Dixon
Sailing
GB
Pheobe Crew
Dance
National/Regional/
County
Oliver Clark
Swimming
Essex time - Maldon Sharks
Giselle Henderson
Cheer
Regional
Jude Fairchild
Athletics-Javelin
Essex
Rebecca Vale
Inline Speed Skating
National Champion summer 2022
Ben Welsford
Padel Tennis
Regional
Katarina Jones
Trampolining
National
Charlotte Hasler
Gymnastics
National
Arthur Ballard
Athletics
Essex - 3000m champion/Triathlete