

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