Members of the Sports Council are keen to promote teamwork, healthy lifestyles and, most of all, fun while improving PE skills. They help in various ways around school, including organising equipment, supporting events and helping younger children at lunchtimes. Here at Lowerhouse Junior School, we feel that sport is very important. Being active and healthy plays a huge part in our day-to-day life. The sports council is therefore crucial to the development of sport in our school. They also talk about how they will need to start practising how to describe what they are learning in P.E e.g. specific skills, so that they become more fluent.

The Sports Council provides a link between the PE staff and the rest of the school. They can give feedback ideas, help to sort out clubs, playground activities and really be the voice of sport in the school. The sports council have and will continue to help us receive the School Games Gold Active Award!  It's been an exciting year of sport ahead at Lowerhouse Junior School.

Sports Council Roles and Responsibilities

Pupil Voice – You are the voice of sport for the children of Lowerhouse Junior School.
Promote fitness and well-being.
Generate ideas for school/playground improvement.
Role models for all pupils – show perfect sportsmanship in PE lessons, extra-curricular activities and sporting competitions.
Ensure all equipment is tidily stored and maintained.
Lead/demonstrate during sports days and in-house competitions.

School Games Mark Gold Award 2025/2026 (May 2026)

We’re thrilled to announce that Lowerhouse Juniors has achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2025/2026 academic year, marking our second consecutive year of this incredible achievement! A massive well done to our dedicated Sports Council for their hard work in providing and promoting fantastic sporting opportunities across our school.

Yr3/4 Athletics Competition Event (30th April 2026)

Huge congratulations to our amazing Year 5 and Year 6 Sports Council for their outstanding effort in organising and running the Year 3/4 Athletics event! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ They did a fantastic job hosting various schools in the area, arranging events, scores, and races seamlessly. Their hard work truly shone through! Well done to everyone involved for making it such a success!

Table Tennis Lunchtime Club (April 2026)

Our amazing Sports Council continues to work with Mr Pope to provide activities during lunchtime for children. They have started their table tennis club, and it is great to see children active during lunchtimes. Well done everyone!

 

Speed Stacking Event (2nd February 2026)

What an incredible day of Speed Stacking! All our children took part in various activities and races, led by our Sports Council. A huge thank you to Burnley School Sport Partnership for organising this fantastic opportunity!