Heacham Junior School Awarded Best Attendance for Grand Slam 2010
Photos by Rob Topliss
Heacham Junior School received an award for best attendance at this year’s Grand Slam programme. The awards were held in Hunstanton Town Hall and Hunstanton Mayor, Christine Earnshaw attended to congratulate the children. The children had just completed a ten week Playing for Success (PfS) programme in the Grand Slam Learning Centre based at Premier Racquets & Fitness in Sedgeford. Children from Blenheim Park, Flitcham, Sedgeford and Sandringham & West Newton Primary Schools also took part in the programme and qualified for awards.
Adam Edwards, Grand Slam Centre Manager said: “This was our inaugural presentation event at the Town Hall with all five schools who have attended Grand Slam this term receiving their prizes at the same time. There was a positive response from children and parents to this grand event with over 170 people in attendance, including the Mayor who presented Sandringham & West Newton Primary with the Best Team Spirit and Heacham Junior Best Attendance awards.”
Mr Edwards went on to explain that through the medium of tennis as a stimulus the children develop their literacy, numeracy, ICT, tennis and fundamental movement skills during nine three hour sessions after school.
Sandringham & West Newton Primary - Best Team Spirit Award 2010
Their hard work culminated in this rewards ceremony with prizes for children making the best improvement in tennis, best sports person, school with the best attendance and school demonstrating the best team spirit throughout the programme. Mr Edwards suggested that the programme may even uncover the next Tim Henman or Andy Murray.
The Grand Slam is one of Norfolk County Council (NCC) Children’s Services Study Centres, which is part funded by the Council and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. With four other centres in Norwich City Football Club, North Walsham Rugby Club, King’s Lynn Stars Speedway and Cliff Park High School in Gorleston, Norfolk has an extensive field of Extended Services available to schools.
Since opening in September 2007 over four hundred children from nineteen different schools have attended our after school PfS programme. The centre also delivers courses in the daytime for schools and adult groups. A group of nine adults have just completed a free ten week ‘writing skills for beginners’ course delivered by NCC Adult Education.
With funding secured for another year the centre is looking to make this learning resource an invaluable part of the community that everybody can access.
For more details about the centre and courses available contact Adam Edwards on 01485 579385 or 07818 457223, email adam.edwards@norfolk.gov.uk or visit the Grand Slam website www.grandslamlearningcentre.co.uk.
Sedgeford Primary - Grand Slam Awards 2010
Flitcham Primary - Grand Slam Awards 2010
Blenheim Park Primary - Grand Slam Awards 2010
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