Football 2015-16 Season - Cup Fixtures

Arthur Terry has a great record in both league and cup football competitions!  When the 2015-16 season starts in September our teams will once again be aiming to reach the cup final stages and add silverware to the sports trophy cabinet.  The draws for both the Birmingham Schools Cup and District Schools Cup competitions have been made; the opponents for each of our teams in the respective competitions are listed below.

NB: Fixtures will be arranged in September. Please check our sports blog as well as the following link for updates regarding all football fixtures and results updates!

http://www.footiemag.net/


Erdington, Saltley & Sutton Coldfield Schools [AES] District Cup
U12       
R1           Arthur Terry A vs N.B.A
R1           Arthur Terry B vs. Greenwood Academy
U13
R1           Arthur Terry vs N.B.A
U14       
R1           Washwood Heath vs Arthur Terry
U15       
R2           Arthur Terry vs Hodge Hill           
U16       
R1           Arthur Terry vs Saltley
U18       
R1           Arthur Terry vs George Dixon

Birmingham Schools Sports Federation [BSSF] Cup
U12       
R2           Arthur Terry vs Perry Beaches Academy
U13       
R2           Kings Norton Boys vs Arthur Terry
U14
R1           Arthur Terry vs Cockshut Hill
U15       
R2           St John Wall vs Arthur Terry
U16
R1           Arthur Terry vs Handsworth G.S

Wallace-Steele selected for England Under 14 development squad!

We are delighted to announce that a year 7 student at Arthur Terry School has been selected to join the England Under 14 Basketball development squad!

Pharell Wallace-Steele (pictured below) has earned himself a place in a development squad of 20!

The squad are due to meet during the summer holidays to train. All at Arthur Terry wish Pharrel the very best on luck and congratulate him on his selection...a superb achievement!

Pharell Wallace-Steele (YA8)

Arthur Terry PE Students Record Best Results Ever!

We are pleased to announce that last year's Year 11 GCSE PE cohort achieved the best results the department has ever seen!

The 2015 cohort of 44 students completed the course culminating in the 80-mark exam paper back in June. 100% of the students passed the course, with an incredible 91% of students achieving an A-C! (21% above the national average for last year's GCSE)

20% of the cohort managed to achieve an A*-A, again beating the national average of 19% in this particular measure. 

Some of our highest achievers included:

Amelia Berry - A*

Cameron Collins - A*

Rebecca Gill-Parsons - A*

Joseph Haigney - A*

Phoebe Perks - A*

Georgia Davis - A

Joel Kirsten - A

Molly Shuttleworth - A

Jessica Tarr - A

Rebecca Gill-Parsons (pictured) and Joseph Haigney built on their success at the Arthur Terry Sports Awards 2015 by both achieving an A* in their GCSE PE!

The PE department would like to congratulate all of the GCSE PE students on their fantastic results and we hope to build on this years' success with our current Year 11 cohort!

WELL DONE TO YOU ALL!

Netball team off to a flying start!!

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District Football Success!

A selection of Arthur Terry students have had an excellent year in District Football!

The students represented Aston, Erdington and Saltley District FA throughout the season and all achieved well as part of their respective squads. The pitcures below summarise the students' achievements. 

(Background L to R) Aidan Jeynes, Joe Maguire, Jake Lamb.
(Foreground L to R) Joe Delaney, Jonathan Grigg, Ajay Pammenter, Jack Nation. 

Aidan Jeynes and Joe Maguire represented the Under 15's, winning the West Midlands League Title and the Divisional Cup, where the final was played at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC!

Joe Delaney, Jonathan Grigg and Ajay Pammenter were all part of the successful Under 13 team who were crowned Warwickshire Champions!

Jake Lamb and Jack Nation represented the Under 12 team, who were crowned West Midlands Champions and Warwickshire Champions!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT AND WELL DONE ON A FANTASTIC SEASON!

York Crowned Athletics Champions on Sports Day 2015!

It was that time of year again last Friday (10th July) where hundreds of Arthur Terry students descended on Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club (Wyndley) to compete for their houses in a range of track and field events on sports day!

2014 saw York take the crown of sports day champions, so the weight of expectation was on them once again to deliver. 

Boys and girls from Years 7, 8 and 9 competed on the day and represented their house in their chosen events, with some students filling their individual quota and taking part in three events!

Track Events: 100m, 200m, 800m, pursuit relay, 4x100m relay and obstacle relay. 

Field Events: Shot putt, vortex throw, long jump and accuracy throw.

FINAL STANDINGS! (points totals to be added shortly). 

1st place - York - 603 pts

2nd place - Gloucester - 549 pts

3rd place - Hereford - 519 pts

4th place - Lincoln - 502 pts

Below you can see some pictures from the day! Well done to York on the successful defence of your sports day crown!

Taking shade on what was a very warm day!

Students lining up in preparation for the 4x100m relay event!

800m runners. 

Students even had a chance to grab an ice cream in between their events!

SCORES FROM THE AFTERNOON COMPETITIONS FOR YEAR 7 AND 8 WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY!

Arthur Terry in School Games Success!

Wednesday 8th July saw us take four teams over to King Edwards School (Edgbaston) to attend the finals of the Birmingham School Games Finals, and what a successful day it was!

We had girls teams from Year 7/8 in Rounders, Netball and Cricket as well as our Year 9 Softball team competing in their own respective competitions against some of the best schools in Birmingham. Each competition varied in terms of teams taking part, but there were at least 7-9 other teams competing in each competition, so the odds were not in our favor! 

The students were absolutely exceptional in how they performed and also how they represented the school during the day. The absence of minibuses meant we took the 45 students involved to the event via train!

I am delighted to report that our Netball, Cricket and Rounders team's all achieved Silver medals (2nd place), with our Year 9 Softball team achieving Bronze medals (3rd place). ALL TEAMS achieved a top-three spot. Despite having no Gold medalists the teams did exceptionally well, crowned in the top three of all Birmingham schools in each area!

Weather was perfect for a full day of sports competitions! Here the Softball competition (foreground) and Cricket competition (background). 

Year 9 Softball Team - Bronze Medalists - (Back) Nathan Blundell, Conor Roberts-Kennedy, James Bevington, Joe Newey, Jake Ellis, Ethan Sinclair, Jack Carwardine, Matt Cotter, George Pegg, Will Edler. (Front) Sam Grimshaw, Jake Dunn. 

Our students, pictured with their medals after a very successful Birmingham School Games Finals!

CELEBRATION TIME!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE EVENT AND WELL DONE ON YOUR SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS!

Sports Awards 2014/15

Monday 6th July saw the PE Department at Arthur Terry host the third of its' annual Sports Awards events. The event, which took place in the main hall gives us an opportunity to recognise and reward those students who have made an outstanding contribution in Physical Education throughout the year, be it practically or at GCSE/A-Level. 

The event has been met with extremely positive comments from both students and parents and continues to move from strength to strength each year. Headteacher Mr Gill was in attendance to present the awards alongside various members of the Physical Education department speaking about each students prior to collecting their awards. 

Below you can see a selection of our award winners, along with a list summarising all of our winners on the evening. 

Sportsman of the Year - Year 7 - Oliver Clayton - winner of the award for outstanding performance across the curriculum and success in a range of extra-curricular activities. 

Sportswoman of the Year - Year 7 - Sophie Westlake - a star in the making! Sophie's attitude and effort in PE lessons has been faultless. She represents Warwickshire in Cricket and has represented the school in Cricket, Rounders and Athletics!

Sportswoman of the Year - Year 8 - Elley Cridde - Elley is exceptionally talented in so many areas. She has an outstanding attitude towards Physical Education. She has represented her County in Netball and Indoor Athletics where she has competed in the UK Athletics finals in Manchester. She has represented the school in a host of areas incl. Netball, Football, Rounders and Athletics

Sportsman of the Year - Year 9 - Joe Maguire - Joe is a very able sportsman across a range of areas. He has captained the year 9 football team this year, leading by example. Joe is also a district representative in Football, recently winning a Cup Final held at Wolverhampton Wanderers stadium. He is also an exceptional sprinter!

Our awards also allow us to recognise the achievements of our students in theoretical aspects of Physical Education. There are awards for our GCSE and A-level students which recognise high levels of progress or excellence in these areas. Again, a sample of our award winners is shown below. 

GCSE Progress Award - Year 9 - Rajan Singh - Rajan has shown a constant desire to improve and act upon feedback provided by his GCSE PE teachers. Rajan recognises the challenge the GCSE PE presents and has shown an excellent level of resilience in his learning. 

GCSE Excellence Award - Year 11 - Rebecca Gill-Parsons - 'Becky' is an extremely talented individual. Her practical prowess has stood her in good stead for her GCSE course. Alongside this however, Becky has shown a superb understanding of the theoretical content that forms the GCSE PE course. She is a role-model to others and has shown excellence in all areas of the GCSE course. 

A-Level Excellence Award - Robert Leslie - Robert arrived at Arthur Terry this year from Bishop Vesey's School. Robert has taken extremely well to the theoretical aspects of the A-level course. He has performed at a consistently high level in all assessments over the course of the year and we are very hopeful he will secure a top grade when he receives his AS results. Robert has excelled in Anatomy and Physiology in particular. 

Below is a summary of all our Award winners. I would like to congratulate each and every student on their awards and we were delighted that so many of you could join us to celebrate. WELL DONE!

Award Title	Boys	Girls
Sportsperson of the year -Y7	Oliver Clayton	Sophie Westlake
Sportsperson of the year -Y8	Sam Palmer	Ellie Criddle
Sportsperson of the year -Y9	Joseph Maguire	Amie Oseman
Sportsperson of the year -Y10	Harry Swift	Emily Farmer
Sportsperson of the year -Y11	Scott McCombe	Molly Shuttleworth
GCSE Excellence – Y9	William Smith
GCSE Progress – Y9	Rajan Singh
GCSE Excellence – Y10	Kyriacos Iezekiel
GCSE Progress – Y10	Chloe Harrison
GCSE Excellence – Y11	Rebecca Gill-Parsons
GCSE Progress – Y11	Joe Haigney
A-level Excellence – Y12	Robert Leslie
A-level Progress – Y12	Sam Lang
National Sporting Honours	Joshua Eeles
Sports Leadership Gold Award	Rhys Walker

Year 9 Softball Team Runners Up in Sutton Schools Competition

History very much repeated itself in this years Sutton Schools Softball competition. Last year's competition saw the Year 9 team finish as Runners Up, and this year was no different!

The team made it's way to Bishop Walsh having put in a decent amount of practice in the lead up to the event. 

Arthur Terry found themselves in a group of three with North Birmingham Academy and Plantsbrook. Sadly, North Birmingham Academy did not attend meaning two matches would be played against Plantsbrook in the group to determine who would progress to the final. 

The two teams could not be separated after two matches, with the scores tied at an incredible 31-31! The match went to the sudden-death equivalent in Softball where Arthur Terry were victorious. 

This saw the team progress to a final against Highclare, who had crushed Fairfax School in their own respective group decider. 

The final proved to be a step too far for the Arthur Terry boys, who were beaten 14-11, with Highclare progressing to the school games finals later in the summer. Well done to them. 

The Arthur Terry team consisted of:

Joe Newey

Goerge Pegg

Nathan Blundell (C)

Jack Carwardine

Matthew Cotter

Ethan Sinclair

Jay Sennett

Jake Ellis

Jake Dunn

William Edler

The team played extremely well for what was their first competitive Softball competition as a team. Well done to them!

Sutton Schools Athletics Championships!

On Wednesday 10th June students from the Arthur Terry School descended on Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club to compete in the Sutton and Erdington Athletics Championships!

On what was a fantastic day of weather, the students performed exceptionally well. Much like all those who attended, Arthur Terry had taken six teams to compete, with boys and girls teams from Years 7, 8 and 9. The students who took part are shown below. 

Whilst the day appeared to be a successful one, with many victories and an excellent level of competition, we will not know how successful the students have been until we receive the final results through. As soon as these are received they will be posted!

All students involved conducted themselves in an excellent manner and we keep our fingers crossed for the results that will shortly arrive!

Mr Holliday

Year 9 Girls win Sutton Rounders Tournament

On Wednesday 20^th May, on a warm afternoon, the Year 9 Girls Rounders team ventured to Fairfax for the Sutton Coldfield School tournament. The team included:
·         Sara Archer
·         Tatianna Osborne
·         Sophie Goodby
·         Sophie Davies
·         Holly Griffiths
·         Holly Lawson
·         Elizabeth Moran
·         Yasmin Wood
·         Fabrianna Brown
·         Amie Oseman
·         Cicily Jervis
·         Sarah Stamps-Butt

.       Elisha Myatt

They played 4 games in the tournament winning each one by at least 1 rounder. The girls played some fantastic rounders, with excellent fielding and bowling being backed up by some outstanding batting skills. 

Year 11's Shootout Heartbreak in District Final!

Following Thursday's success against John Willmott, the year 11's had a quick turnaround for their Birmingham super cup final which was played at Bodymoor Heath, Aston Villa's training ground.

Arthur Terry took the lead early through Michael Benson but were pegged back immediately after kick off. The game ebbed and flowed with Arthur Terry creating more chances before Chris Ellis and James Briggs made it 3-1 at half time.

Arthur Terry scored early into the second half through Jake Noone and then pressed the self destruct button conceding 3 soft goals in 15 second half minutes. 4-4 at the end of normal time.

Both teams pressed for a winner in extra time but neither team could find one. On to penalties. Unfortunately Terry missed their first penalty and Handsworth made no mistake in converting their 5 spot kicks. 

Well done to Handsworth Grammar school on their success. 

 

Year 11's reach Bodymoor Heath!!

Year 11's booked their place at Bodymoor Heath with a strong 2-1 win against favourites John Willmott on Thursday evening. 

Arthur Terry started poorly and built into the game as it progressed. Willmott saw quite a lot of the ball and a defensive error was kept out at close range by Kieran Swabey in goal. As Arthur Terry started to press higher up the pitch the contest evened out. Terry created a few good opening down both wings and after Michael Benson won the ball in the centre of the field, Henry Harris outmuscled the centre back and cooly slotted the ball past the keeper. Willmott kept pressing but the back 4 kept a clean sheet until half time.

Half Time: 1-0

As the second half kicked off Arthur Terry made their intentions clear by pressing further up the pitch causing Willmott to make mistakes. A foul in the middle of the park allowed a set piece to be delivered by Jeeves and after a defensive mix up a well struck volley by Jake Noone arrowed into the top corner. Cue pandemonium and a mass pile on involving the whole team. From this point on Willmott were knocking on the door but we're kept at bay by a fantastic double save by Kieran. Eventually Willmott's pressure paid off and they finally scored with about 10 minutes left. From this point Arthur Terry defended resolutely and ensured their passage to the final on Monday evening.

Full time: 2-1


A strong defensive display from Alfie, Scott, Jamie, Ollie and Jacob was backed up by the terrific Kieran in Goal. The midfield battled well with a stand out performance from Michael Benson who headed everything he possibly could! The strikers chased and pressured for the whole game and set the tone for the rest of the team. All in all a very good team performance topped off with a goal worthy of winning any game by Jake.

Well done lads.

Roll on Monday! 

Boys U15 Football team reach the District Cup Final!!

Huge congratulations to the Y10 football team who have once again reached the ESS District cup final!  This is a title that they have won on two previous occasions in 2012 and 2014, and will be hoping to win again when the final is played on Wednesday 18th March at Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground.

NB: Final opponents will be the winners of Great Barr vs. Bishop Walsh

The boys secured their place in this season's final by defeating local Sutton school Plantsbrook 2-0, in a semi-final match that was played at Sutton Town FC's home ground at Coles Lane today.

Two second-half strikes from Josiah Francis got the goals, but vital contributions came from all over the pitch to help secure the win for the U15 team!  Robert Mooring made a superb debut in CM, making excellent tackles to stifle the opposition throughout the entire game!  Alex Thompson at RB was another man of the match contender, with his brilliant marauding forward runs and excellent defensive work.  As well as thwarting a penalty in the first-half, GK Dylan Mandaracas also produced two absolutely 'world-class' saves to keep a clean sheet and prevent a late rally from the opposition to get back into the game.

Note: The game was also doubled as a league match, which means that the Y10 team have now completed all of their league games for the season.  The table below shows that the U15 team currently hold first place and can only be caught by Great Barr (...who are the only team to be beat the Arthur Terry U15's in the league this season).   

Outstanding Performances from Arthur Terry Indoor Athletics Teams!

Arthur Terry School Girls Athletics Teams following their success at the Sutton Indoor Athletics Competition.

The week beginning Monday 19^thJanuary, Arthur Terry School hosted the Sutton Schools Indoor Athletics competition. The event is an opportunity for schools to qualify for the Birmingham competition held at the NIA a little later in the year.

On Tuesday 20^thJanuary, the boys event took place. With the late withdrawal of two teams, Arthur Terry would be competing against North Birmingham Academy, Fairfax, John Wilmott, Highclare and Bishop Vesey at the event.

 The Year 7 Athletics team were embarking upon their first competition since arriving at secondary school. The students did not disappoint! A combination of track events (Sprints, Longer Distance, Obstacle Relay and Sprint Relays) and Field Events (Speed Bounce, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put and Vertical Jump) saw the team finish in 1^stplace with 108 points, 22 points clear of second-placed Fairfax.

Year 7 Athletics Team: Kai Woods, Oliver Clayton, Benjamin Smith, Pharrell Wallace-Jones, Jack Nation, Joshua Edwards and Matthew Funge.

The same event saw the Year 8 competition also taking place. A hotly contested event was won by Fairfax Year 8’s (112 Points), closely followed by John Wilmott (108 Points) and Arthur Terry and Bishop Vesey (106 Points). The year 8 boys competition would turn out to be the closest run event of the week, with 6 points separating the top 4 teams!

Year 8 Athletics Team: Tom Greenway, Jack Canning, Harry Canning, Jack Hawkins, Tom Cooksey, Michael Atkins and Samuel Taylor.

On Thursday 22^ndJanuary, Arthur Terry this time played host to the Girls competition, again for Year 7 and 8. The event saw a full quota of teams arrive, consisting of Arthur Terry, Sutton Girls, Plantsbrook, John Wilmott, Bishop Walsh, North Birmingham Academy, Highclare and Fairfax.

The Arthur Terry Year 7 team similar to their male counterparts were taking place in their first Athletics competition, but this in no way deterred them! The team fought off some fierce competition to finish the event in first place with 138 points!! Arthur Terry performed formidably in both Track and Field events to be crowned champions! They finished ahead of Sutton Girls (126 Points) and John Wilmott (114 Points).

Year 7 Girls Athletics Team: Grace Williams, Isobel Millington, Lauren Bowman, Ella Wright, Jessica Dunn, Vicky Ecclestone and Aaliyah Lloyd.

The same night, the Year 8 event also took place. Some members of the Year 8 team had competed in the indoor event previously, so knew the level of competition that would face them. Similar to the Year 7 team, they took this all in their stride. Outstanding performance in both track and field events saw the Arthur Terry Year 8 team also crowned as champions with 132 points! They saw off fierce competition from John Wilmott (122 Points) and Sutton Girls (120 Points).

Year 8 Team: Maddie Richards, Mollie Merson, Miasie Merson, Elley Criddle and Regan Keating.

Both the boys and girls events were superbly contested. ALL students competed with heart and determination and made for excellent viewing for those who attended. Arthur Terry School can now look forward to having three teams attend the finals at the NIA a little later in the year!

West Midlands Schools Cross Country Success!

On a very cold morning on Sat 17th Jan, several students from Arthur Terry negated the hilly and 'frozen' course in Warley Woods, whilst representing the North Birmingham area in the West Midlands Schools Cross Country Championships.

Alex Jones ran in the Inter Boys (Y10/11) 5000m race - he ran extremely well finishing 4th overall and has subsequently qualified for English Schools competition.

 

Shaun Evans and Max Sellers (pictured above) both ran in the Senior boys (Y12/13) over 6000m - both students also ran excellent races with Shaun finishing 3rd and Max finishing a very respectable 7th. 

 
This means that Shaun has also qualified for the English Schools Stages, making it the 5th consecutive year - an absolutely tremendous personal achievement!!

Well done to all students that took part; we will look forward to hearing how Alex and Shaun get on in the next stage!