Who We Are

The School Games outcomes

The five School Games outcomes ensure there is a clear direction and a collective ask to the School Games network to work towards the same priorities for young people in Years 3-13 across all education settings:

1. Advocate and position the delivery of the Chief Medical Officer's daily active minutes for all young people, as a universal offer to maintain and grow school engagement
   
2. Ensure all competition has a clear intent and creates positive experiences based on the motivation, competence, and confidence of the young people that need support the most
   
3. Have a clear focus on secondary school engagement and transition points
4. Support the personal development of targeted young people through youth engagement and leadership
   
5. Advocate and engage key stakeholders on the value of School Games to support local provision and improve the experience for young people and their families.

The team delivering the School Games

• Schools: our schools are integral to the successful delivery of the School Games and we currently have more than 18,700 School Games registered schools taking part in Intra and Inter-school events alongside County Finals every year. 
  
• School Games Organisers: there are more than 450 SGOs who work across the country to support schools in their local area. SGOs have several key roles: to coordinate appropriate competitive opportunities for all young people from Key Stage 2-4, to recruit, train, and deploy a suitable workforce, and to support the development of club opportunities for all young people. Schools can find out the contact details of their local SGO by registering with the School Games website or, if you already have an account, by clicking the 'Log in' button at the top of the page.
  
• Active Partnerships: these are groups of partners from across the county who help consider the county's strategic approach to the School Games and provide ongoing check and challenge. These groups will look and feel slightly different from county to county, and may be called something else locally.

Where we started 

The School Games started in 2006 as a single annual multi-sport competition - what is today known as the School Games National Finals. In 2010, the School Games was expanded to include more localised competitions, from major county level events to smaller competitions within the same school. As part of this work, the Youth Sport Trust were funded by Sport England to work alongside the National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs), assisting in the creation of a series of sport formats to help guide the future of school sport competitions. Over the years, the list of NGBs involved with the School Games has grown to 45, with everything from American Football to Wheelchair Basketball events currently taking place around the country. 

Since 2010, the School Games has offered 13.4 million participation opportunities for young people, and it is our vision that the Games will continue to make a clear and meaningful difference to the lives of young people for many years to come.