MP PRAISES SCHOOL'S SPORTING
SUCCESS
15th January 2025
Stephen Timms, Member of Parliament
for East Ham, visited Lathom Junior School last Friday (January 11th),
to present the children and teachers of the school with an 'Active Mark Gold'
Award from Sport England. The award was given to the school in recognition of
its commitment to providing sporting opportunities for all its pupils. The presentation
took place at a special school assembly, where Mr Timms gave the award to Mr
McNeil, one of the many teachers who provide extra-curricular sports classes
at the school.
The Active Mark Gold Award was given to the school for its "outstanding commitment
to promoting the benefits of physical activity and school sport". Although a
considerable number of schools were given Active Mark Awards by Sport England,
the Gold Award was much harder to get, and Lathom Junior School was one of only
40 schools across the country to receive this distinction. Lathom School works
very closely with Langdon School, and many Lathom pupils receive sports coaching
from visiting Langdon teachers
As part of the application procedure
for the Award, five of the schools' pupils had to give a presentation on what
Sport meant to them, and they re-did this presentation for Mr Timms and their
classmates at last week's assembly. In presenting the award, Mr Timms praised
their presentation, saying "I think these pupils have given a very good summary
of the reasons why sport is important in schools - it helps to keep you healthy,
it teaches you the importance of teamwork and it can give you a real sense of
achievement".
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