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The Cooper School recognises the importance of building and maintaining close and effective links with all of our feeder primary schools.  As a Specialist Science College we actively share resources on a regular basis including designated Science Weeks where our teachers work closely with primary colleagues in the planning, preparation and delivery of a quality and enjoyable educational experience for youngsters. Primary children visit our site to use facilities in our new science laboratories; we purchase equipment for our primary schools and share existing resources.
The Cooper Family Sportshall Athletics Programme 2010   KS4 students from The Cooper School have been busy running a programme of athletics activities for Year 5 and 6 children from The Cooper Family of Primary Schools. The 15 Year 10 students led a taster session in which the younger children were able to learn about and practise the Sportshall Athletics events. Following on from this, the KS4 Leaders ran two competitions for the young athletes. Around 100 children from Langford Village, Glory Farm, Launton and Finmere Primary Schools took part in this year’s programme.   As ever, the competitions, held in the sportshall at The Cooper School, were hotly contested and great fun.The first, on 5 February 2010, in which the majority of the young athletes taking part were representing their School for the first time at an inter-school sports event, was won by Launton School. The second, on 10 February 2010, was won by Langford Village School. Lesley Newell from Bicester Athletics Club was on hand to offer advice to the young athletes and leaders and to present the trophies and certificates.   The Sportshall Athletics activities organised by The Cooper School are part of a programme of Sportshall Athletics events, provided by the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership, which has received Big Lottery Funding.The winning teams have qualified for the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership Finals.
Cooper Family BISI (Badminton) Festival 2009   The Cooper Family BISI (Badminton) Festival for children in Years 3 & 4, organised by the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership, took place on 2 December 2009. The Cooper School Sports Hall was a hive of activity as more than 100 children from Charlton-on-Otmoor, Longfields and Glory Farm Primary Schools participated enthusiastically in a series of activity stations designed to improve badminton related skills. The Festival was the culmination of a series of coaching sessions provided for the children, in their Primary Schools, by Louise Gardner, the Badminton coach of the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership. The activity stations were run by 18Year 10 students from The Cooper School, who offered coaching tips and encouraged the younger children to improve their performance.   The Festival proved to be very successful and provided an ideal opportunity for the children to put their skills, developed in the coaching sessions, to the test in a competitive but fun environment.
Bicester Area Quicksticks Hockey Festival 2009
		The inaugural Bicester Area Quicksticks Hockey Festival for children in Years 5 and 6 took place at The Cooper School on 25 November 2009. The event was organised by Bicester Hockey Club in conjunction with the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership. 137 children representing Schools from across Bicester and the outlying villages participated in the Festival. There were 18 teams in the competition from St. Edburg’s, Five Acres, Langford Village, Fringford, Glory Farm, Bure Park, Launton, Southwold, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Brookside and Finmere Primary Schools. Junior and Senior members of Bicester Hockey Club and young leaders from The Cooper School umpired the matches and acted as scorekeepers.   Many of the youngsters involved in the event have been receiving hockey coaching in their schools, provided by Andy Walkey from Bicester Hockey Club, and the Festival provided an ideal opportunity for them to put their skills to the test in a competitive but fun environment. After a series of exciting group matches, Bure Park emerged as Festival winners, defeating Brookside 4-2 in the Final. All of the children received certificates, provided by the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership, which were presented by Mal Leather, the President of Bicester Hockey Club.
COOPER FAMILY MULTI-SKILLS FESTIVAL 2009   More than 100 KS1 children participated in the Cooper Family of Primary Schools Multi-Skills Festival held at The Cooper School on November 20. The event was organised by The Cooper School on behalf of the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership and was run by Year 9 Sports Leaders from The Cooper School. The 25 Leaders organised warm ups for the younger children, showed them the activities, helped them to improve their performance and ran competitions.   Twelve teams from Langford Village, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Fringford, Launton and Longfields Primary Schools participated in a circuit of activities designed to develop different aspects of skill. For nearly half of the children, this was their first experience of inter-school sport. The event proved to be highly successful and great fun for all.
COOPER FAMILY TAG RUGBY FESTIVAL 2009/10 137 Year 5 & 6 children participated in the Cooper Family of Primary Schools Tag Rugby Festival held at The Cooper School on 16 October 2009. The event was organised by Cooper School on behalf of the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership and was run by KS4 Sports Leaders from The Cooper School. The seventeen Year 11 students were central to the delivery of the event, leading warm up activities for the younger children and refereeing the matches.  Fourteen teams from Langford Village, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Glory Farm, Fringford, Finmere, Launton and Longfields Primary Schools played in a series of competitive and skilful games. The event was won by Langford Village School, having defeated Charlton-on-Otmoor School in an exciting and closely contested Final. The Festival proved to be a highly successful event and great fun for all.
The Cooper Family Summer Athletics Festival 2009 The annual Summer Athletics Festival for The Cooper Family of Primary Schools took place at The Cooper School on 30 June 2009, during National School Sport Week. 140 children in Years 3 and 4 from Langford Village, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Launton, Fringford, Glory Farm, Finmere  and Longfields Schools took part enthusiastically in the event. For nearly half of the participants, this was their first “taste” of inter-school sport. The Festival, organised by The Cooper School on behalf of the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership, was run by 24 Year 8 students from The Cooper School. The Sports Leaders led warm up activities for the teams before running competitions for the younger children in a range of track and field events which included the 50m, 200m, 600m, long jump, speed bounce, “howler” throw and relays. The winning team, which was from Langford Village School, has qualified for the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership Final which will take place on July 8. The highly successful Festival provided challenge and competition in a fun environment. Lesley Newell and Steve Flynn from Bicester Athletics Club were on hand at the Festival to offer support to the student leaders and encouragement and advice to the young athletes.
The Cooper Family Kwik Cricket Festival 2009 The annual Kwik Cricket Festival for The Cooper School Family of Primary Schools took place at Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club at Chesterton on 5 June 2009. The event, organised by The Cooper School on behalf of The North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership, saw more than 150 Year 5 and 6 children participating enthusiastically in the tournaments. The Primary School children have been receiving cricket coaching during curriculum time, provided by the Community Sports Coaches from Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club, and the Festival provided the perfect opportunity for the skills learnt to be put into practice in a competitive but fun environment. Year 10 students from The Cooper School took responsibility for umpiring the matches and also ran warm up activities for the younger children prior to the competition. 8 girls’ teams and 8 boys’ teams from Longfields, Langford Village, Glory Farm, Finmere, Fringford, Charlton-on-Otmoor and Launton Primary Schools played in the Festival, with Launton winning the girls’ competition and Charlton-on-Otmoor the boys’ event. The winning teams have qualified for the County Kwik Cricket Finals to take place later this month. Darryl Woods, the Youth Development Officer at Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club, was on hand to offer advice and encouragement to the youngsters and to present the certificates and trophies.