School Games Impact Awards Celebration Evening

School Games Impact Awards Evening

The School Games Impact Awards will take place on the evening of Tuesday 10 June and is an opportunity to honour the nominated individuals, schools, and partners who have gone above and beyond to inspire, innovate, and create positive change.

The evening's running order is as follows:

Opening Performance from Iris, SSPA Events

Welcome Address from the Youth Sport Trust, followed by Awards part one

• Engaging Schools Award
• Positive Experiences for Targeted Young People Award
• Secondary School Engagement and Transition Award

Starters, followed by Awards part two

• Personal Development and Youth Voice Award
• Engaging Stakeholders Award
• School Innovation and Impact Award

Main course, followed by Awards part three

• Young Person Impact Award
• Youth Sport Trust and SailGP Impact League Schools Award

Desserts, followed by our after-dinner keynote speaker, Ladi Ajayi

The bar will remain open until 10:15pm, and the evening will close by 10:30pm.

Look out for Mat the Magician, who will entertain guests with close-up magic performances throughout the evening. Don’t miss him - he’s gone by 8:30pm!

After-Dinner Speaker - Ladi Ajayi

We are excited to announce Ladi Ajayi will join the School Games Impact Awards ceremony dinner for 2025 as the keynote speaker.

Ladi Ajayi is a seasoned leader in sport, physical activity, and youth and community engagement. He has over 30 years of experience across local government, the voluntary sector, and national sport bodies. He is the Founder of Blacklight Consultancy, where he leads work on co-production, EDI, and systems transformation.

Ladi has shaped landmark programmes such as Active Sport and led pivotal research, including ‘Tackling Racism and Racial Inequalities in Sport (TRARIIS)’. He has held senior roles with AKD Solutions and the London Borough of Hackney, and currently serves on the boards of Black Collective of Media in Sport and BADU CIC. As Chair of UK Coaching’s Diversity Expert Group, Ladi champions inclusive practice across the sport sector.

In 2023, he and his daughter captured the hearts of viewers nationwide during their inspirational journey across Canada on BBC’s ‘Race Across the World’ Season 3.