Westbury Leigh Primary School launched its new running initiative in school on Monday 3rd October.
In an attempt to increase participation levels, the pupils are being encouraged to attend Southwick parkrun on Saturday mornings with their parents to run the free, timed 5km event which is organised by volunteers.
Alongside this, Friday is to become ‘Running Day’ at the school where all pupils will take part in a 600m run with timed opportunities once per month.
PE coordinator Luke Oakes said, “We launched the initiative this weekend with 10 members of staff attending parkrun including some first timers. The plan is to now encourage more pupils to attend as a result of a strong staff presence – especially on the final Saturday of each month which coincides with the junior 2Km timed run.
“We have also seen evidence of ‘Running Day’ being a success in other schools and feel it will be a great addition to what we already provide our pupils.”
