Examination board OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) has accepted that air pistol shooting can be taken as part of its GCSE in Physical Education, following pressure from Charlie Hoyal, 15, a pupil at Ardingly College in West Sussex.
Would you like to speak to our readers? We offer sponsored articles and advertising to put you in front of our audience. Find out more.Charlie (above, practicing at Taylor?s Gun Club in East Grinstead) was supported in his application by the Countryside Alliance and the Scout Association, and told Shooting Times magazine that he was ?over the moon?.
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