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Gifted and Talented Programme

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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.

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Bethia Morcombe

Year 8 

Colchester

Development Squad

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Oliver Gower

Year 7 

Ipswich Town FC

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Elia Jones

Year 7 

Team GB Gymnastics

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Harrison Nott

Year 7 

Essex County Squash

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Charlie Purdy 

Year 7 

Arsenal FC

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Hermione Andrews

Year 7 

Team GB Gymnastics

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Emma Degiogio

Year 8 

Blackwater Triathlete

Club

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Jacob Green

Year 8 

Essex Regional Sailing

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Lucy Wells

Year 8

Essex Hockey Development Squad

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Char Jones

Year 8

Colchester United & Essex County Football

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Riley Foakes

Year 8

Colchester United Development

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Jack Friedlein

Year 9

Swimming

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Stan Smith

Year 9

Essex County Level 

Golf

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Daniel Beal

Year 9

Team GB Karate

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Rory Dixon

Year 9

Team GB sailing 

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Tom Aldis

Year 10

National Level Taekwondo

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Charlie Randall 

Year 10

County Level and Saracens Rugby

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Jessica Pugh

Year 10

National Level Javelin

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Izzy Judge

Year 10

Team GB Speed 

Skating

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William Farmer

Year 10

Essex County Level 

Hockey

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Edward Farmer

Year 10

Essex County Level

Hockey

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Oscar Bassett

Year 10

Essex County Level

Cricket

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Finley MacAllen

Year 10

Essex County Level 

Hockey

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Ben Frost

Year 10

Great Britain Artistic 

Free Roller Skating

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Charlotte Hasler

Year 11

National Level

Gymnast

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Rebecca Wells

Year 11

Regional Level 

Hockey

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Luca Batley

Year 11

Essex County Level 

Squash

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Lola Brand

Year 10

National Level 

Gymnast

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Sophie Cottam

Year 11

Essex County Level 

Runner

Ella Smallcombe

Year 12 

National Powerlifting

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Marley Read

Year 12

National Level Golf

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Cooper Rushen

Year 7 

British Motocross 

Champion

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Katie Middleton

Year 8

Chelmsford Athletics

Club

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Will Randall

Year 9 

Essex County Level

Golf

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Harry Marshall

Year 9 

County Level Athletics

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Lille-Anne Chapman

Year 10

County Level Rugby

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