PE Health and Health Faculty News

(11th November 2026)

NEWS

Mr Cartledge Head of PE and Health

 

CROSS-COUNTRY 

WATFORD DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS  

Mr Cartledge/Miss Sunpongco

Date : Wednesday 5th November 2026

Following on from the Inter House Cross Country events held at school the teams were selected for the Watford District Championships held at Royal Masonic School. 37 students from BMS took part across the various age categories Year 7, Year 8/9 combined and Year 10/11 combined. Some fiercely contested races brought some very impressive performances from runners across the District. Special mention goes to the Year 10/11 Boys combined team of Z King (10). F Gillett (10), F Francos (11), I Mwandira (11) and K Mistry (11) who managed to win the overall team race, a fantastic achievement beating St Clement Danes and Haberdashers into the runners-up spots. Z King’s overall individual 3rd position was the outstanding BMS performance of the day. E R O’Sullivan (Year 7) and F Francos (Y11) also achieved top 10 finishes. Well done to all those that took part.

 

BMS runners finishing in the top 30 in races were :

 

Year 7 Boys

L Foran 30th 

Year 7 Girls

E R O’Sullivan 10th

Year 8/9 Boys

D Hope 13th 

N Cunningham 27th 

Year 10/11 Boys

Z King 3rd

F Francois 9th

K Mistry 22nd

F Gillett 25th

I Mwandira 28th 

Year 10/11 Girls

E Gillett 12th

KS3 INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY

This year’s Inter House Cross-Country races saw the event take place in good conditions with the rain keeping away for all races. The effort levels in nearly all cases were really high with students applying themselves really well to score points for their houses. For those who find the event difficult we continue to reinforce the healthy lifestyles message and remind students they should be doing 7 hours of physical activity a week to maintain a normal level of fitness. 

The top 3 finishers in each race were as follows :

 

YEAR 7

	Yr 7 Boys (Gp A)	Yr 7 Girls (Gp A)	Yr 7 Boys (Gp B)	Yr 7 Girls (Gp B)
1st	L Foran OAK	E O’Sullivan OAK	N Ruddock WILLOW	I Marks MAPLE
2nd	C Barnes MAPLE	N Shinkwin OAK	R Shah SYCAMORE	D Pearce MAPLE
3rd	H Stewart WILLOW	I Murphy SYCAMORE	K Arthurs-Bedford ELM	I Keough ASH

 

YEAR 8

	Yr 8 Boys (Gp A)	Yr 8 Girls (Gp A)	Yr 8 Boys (Gp B)	Yr 8 Girls (Gp B)
1st	G O’Dea ELM	C Elliot ASH	F Neal MAPLE	M Gibson OAK
2nd	O Harper BEECH	S Fintinariu ELM	N Jordan SYCAMORE	S Ollosson OAK
3rd	S Scott BEECH	J Kerrnaja ELM	T Smith WILLOW	H Smith SYCAMORE

 

YEAR 9

	Yr 9 Boys (F)	Yr 9 Girls (F)	Yr 9 Boys (S)	Yr 9 Girls (S)
1st	J Osundiya BEECH	N Mowle MAPLE	D Hope SYCAMORE	E Moore ASH
2nd	Z Gavriel WILLOW	M Sullivin SYCAMORE	N Cunningham ASH	A Bateman MAPLE
3rd	A Hodgson SYCAMORE	N Rana OAK	F Slazak WILLOW	E Bain MAPLE

 

FOOTBALL

Year 8A Boys v St Clement Danes  (District League) AWAY  Mr Harris

Date: Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Result: Lost 5 – 1

Scorers: T. Millson

Squad: B. Augustine, G. Mulholland, A. Mair, S. Parmar, S. Scott, F. Neal, T. Millson, E. Muslu, J. Pearson, O. Harper, G. O’Dea, P. France

Comment: A really difficult afternoon for the Year 8 football team. Students faced a strong SCD side. A slow start in the game caused us to be 3 – 0 within the first 15 minutes. After this poor start, we got back into the game and managed to get a goal back, taking the score to 3 – 1. This showed excellent resilience in this game, fighting towards the end and unfortunately through a second-half flurry of good goals which resulted in top corner finishes. We lost the game 5 – 1.

 

Year 7A Boys v Ashlyns  (County Cup) AWAY  Mr Moxon

Date: Friday 6th November 2026

Result: Lost 8-1

Scorers: K. Arthurs-Bedford

Squad: O. Permeti, R. Shah, E. Mwandira, K. Arthurs-Bedford, J. Shearman, L. Buznea, B. Reynolds, L. Foran, H. Stewart, C. Barnes, N. Ruddock, I. Khan Jaji

Commended performances:  L. Buznea,  N. Ruddock

Comment: As a group we knew we were in for a tough afternoon as we travelled to Ashlyns for a County Cup second round tie. The boys held their own for a long period of the first half and looked solid defensively albeit whilst being put under plenty of pressure, before the deadlock was broken by a freak deflected own goal giving Ashlyns the lead. This caused us to come out and start taking a few more risks as we aimed to progress up the pitch, however put ourselves under heavy pressure and the goals began to flow. K. Arthurs-Bedford found the bottom right corner with a tidy finish to put us on the scoresheet, however not enough to get us back into the game. In good spirits we wished Ashlyns the best of luck in the next round as we await our County Plate opponents, looking to finish the season strongly. 

 

Year 10 Boys Inter House Football

Date : Thursday 5th November 2026

Winners : ELM/MAPLE combined (O Phillips, E Rumney, Z Butler, W Reynolds)

The first Inter House 5-a-side football tournament of the term saw entries from Elm, Maple, Sycamore and Beech CDC groups. It was an exciting hour of football with all boys working hard for their teams in some closely contested games. The final match saw both the combined ELM/MAPLE team and the SYCAMORE team both in with a chance of winning. A dominant performance from the combined team saw them run out 3-0 winners to clinch the outright win with goals from E Rumney, W Reynolds and z Butler. E Rumney was the outright tournament top scorer with 4 goals. Well done to all those that took part.

 

Final positions : 

1st ELM/MAPLE

2nd BEECH

3rd SYCAMORE

Girls Football

Talent ID Event – Year 7 and Year 8 

Squad: S.Henry, M.Gibson, C.Elliot, A.Karakushi, S.Fintinariu, A.Benson, G. Oakes, E.O’Sullivan, I.Murphy and M.Mahboobian

 

BMS The girls had the opportunity to attend the Talent ID Festival in conjunction with Barclays Girls Football, Herts FA and the FA’s Talent Education Team. The event was held at the county grounds of Hertfordshire FA. All students had the opportunity to display great team work and excellent football playing in a 3 vs 3 environment against 6 other schools in the county. The students enjoyed the exposure to competitive football in a different setting. Well done for being a part girls!

GIRLS FOOTBALL

U13 Girls v St Clement Danes  (District League) AWAY  Mrs Cooper

Date: Tuesday 10th November 2026

Result: Lost 5-0

Commended performance: M.Gibson voted by the opposition for a fantastic performance in goal in the second half.

Squad: S.Henry, M.Gibson, C.Elliot, A.Karakushi, S.Fintinariu, A.Benson, G.Oakes, T.Walker-Hosier, E.O’Sullivan, I.Murphy

 

Comment: Definitely a score line that did not reflect the game…This was a game where much of the play was in the middle of the pitch and but for some more clinical shooting the scoreline might have been much closer. BMS started well and dominated the opening exchanges before a through ball put the SCD striker clear in front of the goal and she finished well. Sadly 2 more goals came for SCD before the half time break and despite some solid work throughout the team the girls could not find the breakthrough.

With a reshuffle at half time, BMS looked much more solid defensively in the second half and played with more composure going forwards. M.Gibson in goal made some fantastic saves but frustratingly this was matched by the opposition GK. Sadly the BMS team could not find a goal to get themselves back into the game but they should be proud of their efforts and battling performance.

 

NETBALL

Year 8 Girls v Reach Free  (District League) Home  Mrs Cooper 

Date: Monday 9th November 2026

Result: Draw 12-12

Squad: G.Cole, A.Karakushi, N.Guyadeene, C.Elliot, A.Gray, L.Bosawa, P.Yogarajan

Commended Performances: A.Karakushi nominated by the opposition.

 

Comment: WOW! What a game… This was an end to end fixture for the year 8 squad where they took the lead, lost the lead, retook it and were clawed back again before the final whistle blew just as they had the chance to snatch victory! A fast paced energetic game where both teams worked hard to try to secure the victory and it was probably fitting that the final result was a draw. With lots of encouragement between them the girls showed great team spirit and definitely looked like they had enjoyed the game. Thanks to V.Hill for her coaching and support.

 

A reminder NETBALL practice takes place on a TUESDAY after school everyone is welcome – Fixture lists are on the notice boards in and outside of the changing rooms.

 

PE kit

It is essential that students have the full correct PE kit for all lessons. This includes shinpads and black /yellow socks when participating in football lessons and also a pair of white sports socks for all other activities. Students will be reminded when activities change. Students not bringing the correct kit will instantly receive consequence points.

Girls should be wearing plain black shorts which are longer than the length of their PE shirt or hoody. Leggings should be black sports leggings and not see through.  Black tracksuit bottoms are also permitted.

ALL jewellery should be removed prior to the start of the lesson, including earrings, and hair should be tied up.

 

For any parental enquiries about any aspects of PE contact the Head of PE and Health Faculty Ashley Cartledge cartledgea@busheymeads.org.uk . For any specific issues related to Girls PE and girls fixtures contact Sarah Cooper coopers@busheymeads.org.uk.