Millfield Sport
Ethos
"Sport is a great vehicle for learning about yourself, learning about others, and learning about society. Sport can be a great release, allowing pupils to go back into the class room and work that bit harder on the things that motivate them. Our aim is for sport to influence every pupil that passes through Millfield in this way, to help shape them as they go on to be successful in sport, or any other area."
Dr Graeme Maw, Director of Sport
Millfield Sport plays a central role in the School's mission to support and nurture individual pupils with diverse needs. Using sport and activities as the vehicle, Millfield Sport develops pupils' confidence and resilience through physical, technical and mental stimulus, and exposure to teamwork and leadership opportunities.
This is reflected in the Millfield Pathway, which highlights the characteristics targeted through various periods of a pupil's journey. From openness, respect, inclusivity and enjoyment, to long-term health, self and social awareness and leadership, Millfield Sport develops more than just a pupil's play.
At the core of our Games Programme is a team-sports ethos, promoting physical health and social interaction, and providing every pupil with the opportunity to represent the School. Pupils' Games choices progress from controlled choice - in which every pupil can comfortably engage in a major sport while sampling other sports and activities - to a broad landscape of over 30 sports and activities in more Senior years. This is an unrivalled offer, delivered by enthusiastic and skilled tutors and coaches.
Of course, in conjunction with this Programme and through personal commitment and determination, many of our pupils excel at sport. We are very proud of our record as a preeminent School for sport, with multiple National Championships and world class graduates each year. Again with reference to the Millfield Pathway, Millfield Sport supports its performance athletes first and foremost through expert coaching, and with appropriate physical and personal development, and challenging competition. Millfield is home to nearly 50 international representatives at any one time.
Millfield is famed for its facilities, and along with our unique blend of coaching, education and outstanding pastoral care, these enable us to offer an environment increasingly recognised by World Class partners. Millfield Sport is delighted to be supported by several Olympic Governing Bodies, and to have personal relationships with professional clubs and all the UK's leading sports universities.
Overall, we believe that Millfield Sport makes the maximum contribution to the development of leaders and individuals with outstanding futures in sport, industry politics and elsewhere.
