Our Friday afternoon assemblies this week had a medal winning theme with the visit of swimmer Katy Sexton. Katy represented England at the Commonwealth Games, and Great Britain in four World Championships and the Sydney and Athens Olympics between 1997 and 2012. Swimming the 200m backstroke, Katy became Great Britain’s first ever female World Champion swimmer in 2003. As well as sharing her medals, Katy also displayed the MBE for services to swimming that she was awarded in the 2004 New Year Honours list.

Katy spoke to the pupils about the importance of motivation and resilience, the latter attribute being one of our key Learning Circle behaviours at St Peter’s. During the assemblies, Mrs Stewart, who leads PE in school, also announced the winners of this half-term’s inter-house sports competition and launched the ‘Road to Paris’ initiative to increase pupils’ awareness and interest in this summer’s Paris Olympiad.

All the pupils attended school in non-uniform today as part of our fundraising efforts to support the Meerkats Child Bereavement support service at the Rowan’s Hospice.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher