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Victoria success at Poole Athletics Club Awards Ceremony

Many congratulations to students Holly, James, Daniel, Barney, Alex and George who, through their hard work and dedication have all won trophies at this year’s annual Poole Athletics Club awards ceremony. The awards recognise outstanding performance and endeavour in the various disciplines that the club is involved with and highlights improvement and dedication.

National Boccia Day 2021

Yesterday saw Victoria participating in National Boccia Day. We are celebrating this amazing sport throughout the week with competitions and drop-in games. We were so inspired by David Smith and our Paralympic team at Tokyo. We kicked things off with some training to fine tune our skills before the games began.

The FA comes to Victoria

We were very pleased to welcome Clare Daniels to Victoria School yesterday. Clare is the National Innovation Manager at the F.A. (Football Association) and as part of her remit she creates programmes and projects for a range of ages from young children to adults to inspire and enable them to play and enjoy football. Clare […]

Victoria’s London Marathon Fortnight

Yesterday saw the start of Victoria’s London Marathon fortnight. The Marathon was due to be held in April but was postponed and is now taking place on 4th October. Over the next two weeks we will be celebrating this annual race and the aim is for our students to each complete 2.6 miles distance. We […]

The Great British Week of Sport – Day 5

Friday was the last day of The Great British Week of Sport, and it saw us also celebrating National Boccia Day (A little early as it was actually on Sunday). Boccia is a firm favourite at Victoria because of its inclusivity and also because it’s a great team game and fun to play. As well […]

The Great British Week of Sport – Day 4

Thursday was Day Four of The Great British Week of Sport and our younger students were exploring sport through play. No fixed activities means that the students can explore the equipment in their own time and participate at their own level. To enable PE to be accessible for all of our students many activities and […]

The Great British Week of Sport – Day 3

Yesterday was National Fitness Day and in PE sessions our students were given a choice of activities to participate in. After lockdown our focus in PE has been to reintroduce our students to activity sessions and to help them re-establish friendships and team working. Wiggles and stretches all count to being active and class Corfe […]

The Great British Week of Sport – Day 2

It’s ‘The Great British Week of Sport’ and today’s message is the unifying power of sport and outdoor activity. Arne class played some team boccia this morning, working really well together, while Lulworth class took part in some sport specific sensory PE sessions in the sports hall (George and Mia both scored some great goals!) […]

The Great British Week of Sport – Day One

Yesterday was Mindful Monday in ‘The Great British Week of Sport’ and in our PE sessions we have been using music, boccia and table top games to get our students in the right frame of mind for the working week. Green Island class started the day with some gentle aerobic activities and it was also […]

The Great British Week of Sport

The inaugural Great British week of Sport kicked off on Saturday and we are delighted to be participating in this event. We are looking forward to showcasing our students being active whilst participating in sport. The Great British Week of Sport highlights the benefits of an active lifestyle, promoting and celebrating physical activity and sport […]