Schools

Tennis Sussex are pleased to sponsor Jane Nash’s Sussex County Schools Championship event every year which take place at Bede’s Senior School. Nine events take place between March-June from ages 8 Years through to U18. We welcome lots of schools every year but are always looking for more schools to get involved.

If you would like more information about the Championship event please Email jane.nash@bedes.org

School championship form

Sign Up to LTA Youth Schools – Free access to training, £250 voucher for your school and much more.

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.

To access the free resources, teacher training and exclusive offers such as the Wimbledon Schools ballot, register via our LTA Youth Schools website below:

SIGN UP TO LTA YOUTH SCHOOLS

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

Resident Post Graduate Sports Internship

Eastbourne College seeks to appoint a recent graduate to provide support to the provision of tennis at the College. The right person will have a marvellous opportunity to work in a stimulating environment where colleagues, pupils, resources and buildings all strengthen the process of teaching and learning. Click here for more Information.