

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 2024-25

Billy Parrish
Golf
County

Callum Marshall
Sailing
GB Squad

Freddie Purdy
Football
Ipswich Academy

Ella Bennett
Inline Speed Skating
National

Scarlett Davis
Football
Colchester Utd GDC

Elin Chapman
Boxing
National Schools
Boxing Champion 2024

Albert Crates
Hockey
Essex

Oliver Gower
Football
Ipswich

Harrison Nott
Squash
Essex

Charlie Purdy
Football
Arsenal

Cooper Rushden
Motorcross
British Champion

Ruben Wreford
Football
Ipswich Academy


Oliver Keeble
Sailing - Optimis Team East Development Squad
Sienna Lyas
County / Conquerors GD/GK


Ryan Larkin
English Open Silver/Bronze 2024
Max Mason
Hockey County - Essex

Cameron Hough
Rugby - Saracens

Oliver Clark
Swimming
Essex time - Maldon Sharks

Giselle Henderson
Cheerleading - England Representative

Jude Fairchild
Athletics-Javelin
Essex

Rebecca Vale
Inline Speed Skating
National Champion Summer 2022

Ben Welsford
Padel Tennis
Regional

Raff Webber
Rugby - Saracens

Tom Doherty
Rugby - Saracens

Katarina Jones
Trampolining
National

Percy Goldstone
Swimming - County 200m Free

Harry Kirby
Hockey - Essex

Kayda Burdett
Football - County