Embley Sixth Form Prospectus

Scholarships
Sport
Our scholars perform to
a high standard in one or
more sports, represent
the school in a range of
competitive sports within
the school programme and
display an excellent standard
of personal health and
fitness. Sports scholars are
expected to play for Embley
at weekends throughout the
year when they are selected
for a team.
We award three levels
of Sport scholarship –
Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Candidates should be able
to demonstrate significant
talent in their chosen sport
or physical activity and will
play at county level or be
capable of achieving a similar
standard.
Candidates will be invited to
attend an assessment where
tasks will be set to assess
agility, balance, coordination
and speed in the following
skill areas:
• Invasion games (e.g.
hockey, rugby, netball).
• Target games (e.g. cricket
or rounders).
• Net wall games (e.g. tennis).
• Sports specific fitness
testing (e.g. athletics).
A shortlist of candidates will
then be invited to interview
with our Director of Sport.
Applying for a scholarship
To support all scholarship
applications, each candidate
should complete and return
a scholarship application
form. Applications must
also include a brief personal
statement, written by the
candidate, to explain why he/
she should be considered for
the scholarship.
Scholarship assessments take
place in the January before
September entry. Please
speak to our Admissions
team to find out more and to
request an application form.