LEYTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

Sports

The excellent sports facilities at Leyton Sixth Form College are available to all our students and we run an extensive extra-curricular programme of sport and physical recreation.

Within the last few years the College has won the Essex College Soccer League three times and contested the final of the London Cricket Cup. We have been North London Colleges' Women's Basketball Champions and this year female students have competed in an international karate competition (two winning medals) and reached the last eight of the National Volleyball Championship.

Students from LSC have gone on to pursue a career in sport. Ex-LSC student Tresor LuaLua is making a career for himself in professional football. Tresor played for Colchester United and then signed for Newcastle United for £2.5 million. He has appeared for the Congo national team.

However, the programme is not about winning (although that is nice when it happens). It is about encouraging students to participate and enjoy themselves and also keep fit. Over 700 students participate in the sport and recreation programme each year.

More female students participate every year. Aerobics, football, karate and tae kwondo are becoming more popular and women-only sessions are held regularly in many activities. We also run a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.

The College has a partnership arrangement with the local leisure centre allowing students access to the facilities for minimal cost