Sports Leadership Academy
The school's Physical Education department was presented with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the equivalent to an MBE for organisations - in June 2010 by HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, accompanied by Olympic badminton player Donna Kellogg, for its 'Sports Leadership Academy', co-ordinated by Jayne Allen. Sports Leaders UK later announced the school's academy was to be the first ever academy to reach 'World Leader' status for leadership and voulenteering.
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