CALLINGTON Community College's PE team has been awarded the Youth Sports Trust's prestigious 'Gold' award sports status.

The college has been a specialist sports college since 2000 and has been granted the award for providing excellent provision and opportunities for all learners through teaching, breadth of study and an ever evolving curriculum.

Director of sport at the college Kate Harrison said: 'It is phenomenal working with such dedicated teachers and PE staff, all who have contributed in such positively different ways.

'The department has been highly regarded amongst PE training colleges as well as the Youth Sports Trust.

'There is real team spirit here and it is a total pleasure to accept this award as a faculty for all the hard work and commitment over the last few years that has gone into making us what we are and strive for.'

Kate said the vision for the future was to expand more adult-centred learning and apprenticeships which were closely linked to partners within the surrounding catchment areas as well as developing more courses, provision and space.