Schools

Sussex County School’s Championship Events

Every year, Tennis Sussex are pleased to sponsor Jane Nash’s Sussex County Schools Championship events which take place at Bede’s Senior School. These consist of 9 events held between March-June for different age groups, from 8 to 18 years.

All events involve 4 players per team (5 players are accepted on rotation). Players can play up, and can enter as many tournaments as their age allows. A maximum of one boys A team and one girls A team can enter per school for each event to increase the court time for players attending. For B and C teams who are keen to compete there are two festival cup days. Larger events will be doubles only. We welcome lots of schools every year but are always looking for more schools to get involved.

If you would like more information about these events and getting involved next year please contact Jane Nash at jane.nash@bedes.org or 07968 700250.

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FAGE LTA Youth Schools Year 7&8 and Year 9&10 Competition

Every year we run the Sussex LTA Youth Schools Competition for Year 7&8 and Year 9&10 from April to July. School teams who take part are placed into localised leagues where teams compete against other schools. Schools select whether their teams compete within Division 1 or Division 2, depending on ability. All schools who take part must be registered via www.LTA.org.uk/schools. Only 4 players are required per team and a fixture consists of 4 singles matches and 2 doubles matches. The winners Division 1 leagues progress through to the area knockout stages with the opportunity to progress further to regionals, and nationals. These are held September-November. The winners of Division 2 leagues receive certificates from the LTA.

If you would like more information on this competition and are interested in taking part please email nicola.barnes@tennissussex.com.

Sign Up to FAGE LTA Youth Schools

Free access to resources, teacher training, £250 voucher for your school to spend on equipment or coaching and exclusive offers such as the Wimbledon Schools Ballot. More information and sign up below.

Sign Up to LTA YOUTH SCHOOLS

LTA Youth Schools is designed specifically for schools to support the curriculum and wider school outcomes, our tennis for schools programme brings together inclusive PE lesson plans, personal development resources, teacher training and much more. It’s all been designed by teachers, for teachers, and it’s all free.

Take part and complete online training to receive a £250 reward voucher for your school. The voucher can be spent on school tennis equipment or 10 hours of team teaching with an LTA Accredited Coach.

What can you expect for Primary Schools

The Primary programme includes detailed inclusive PE lesson plans focused on developing fundamental movement skills, and accompanying videos showing the activities in action. Our primary school teacher training includes personal development assemblies and challenges, cross-curricular STEM resources, as well as intra and inter school competitions, including the School Games skills festivals.

View an example PE activity card below, along with a Personal Development team challenge presentation:

Open PE activity card example

Open Personal Development presentation

What can you expect for Secondary Schools

The Secondary school programme also includes detailed inclusive PE lesson plans, GCSE PE assessment drills, and accompanying videos. There are modified formats of the game: the high-energy fitness-based Cardio Tennis, and the fun games within sports hall Red Ball tennis, meaning tennis is accessible and engaging for everyone.

There are also a variety of employability materials including the Tennis Leaders Award, and mental health and wellbeing resources, plus intra and inter school competitions for all abilities. 

Check out an example of a PE activity card below, as well as one for Employability & Life Skills:

Open PE activity card example

Open Employability & Life Skills presentation