The first six weeks of netball at SGS have been exciting, especially as it is also my first six weeks in the role.

It has been great to get to know all the pupils and see the connections between the squads start to develop. There has been over 150 pupils attend training, 93 of those pupils have represented school in our 64 netball fixtures so far this half-term. We have had some closely contested Cup fixtures across the Sisters N Sport and ISNC competitions, we had an impressive performance against Queen Ethelburga’s in the U15 ISNC competition, winning 52-8 away from home. The newly formed U12 squad have showed great promise, continuing to show great improvements game on game, they narrowly lost by 2 goals to Withington in the Sisters N Sport Cup competition. I can’t wait to see their progression as the school year continues.

The girls commitment to training, fixtures and additional extra sessions such as strength and conditioning and shooting practice has been brilliant and we are starting to reap these rewards in our fixtures. Please encourage your daughter to continue to engage attend all her netball sessions so we can continue to improve and compete.

Miss Rachel Towell
​Head of Netball