School Games National Summit 2025

This year, the Summit will maintain its focus on our three key pledges: tackling inequalities, embedding youth voice and promoting physical literacy. The day will involve sharing best practice examples, highlighting innovative solutions, and lessons learned from across School Games. It will also include an NGB/NDSO Jamboree to bring to life how competition and events can meet the diverse needs of young people. The sessions will demonstrate the impact of a variety of approaches to address the pledges and develop the skills and expertise through which to do so. The three strands of session content are:

• How we can tackle inequalities and ensure we are reaching those who need us most?
• Youth voice and the importance of involving young people in creating their offer
• Understanding physical literacy and innovative ways to create positive experiences.

Book your place now for the National Summit 2025

If you have any queries or issues with booking onto the event, please contact the Regional Support team for support.

Workshop/Session Programme

The workshop programme within each strand uses Bloom's taxonomy to meet the varying experiences, knowledge, understanding, and learning styles across the network. You are free to select any session but we have recommended sessions we feel will be most suitable based on the ‘I can’ statement that best matches your current knowledge and experience (please refer to tables in each strand of the programme).

School Games Outcomes

We have positioned the workshops against the School Games outcomes to help you identify the sessions most appropriate for your needs. The School Games Outcomes are:

• 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
• 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
• Have a clear focus on secondary school engagement and transition points
• Support the personal development of targeted young people through youth voice and leadership
• 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.

Venue

This year’s National Summit will take place at: Telford International Centre, International Way, Telford TF3 4JH.

TIC's central location means it's accessible from anywhere in the UK. There are over 1,500 car parking spaces on-site, all within easy walking distance of the venue.

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• By rail: Situated over a mile from Telford Central Station, TIC is a 15 minute walk or two minute taxi drive away. There are regular services from Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.
• By air: The International Centre is less than an hour by road from Birmingham International airport. There are rail connections from Birmingham International Station.

A full range of accommodation options is available.

SGO Non-Attendance

The National Summit is an important part of the annual calendar and sets the direction of travel for the next year. We are required to formally report on attendance for the event. For SGOs, this is a contractual condition and will count toward your professional development expectation. If any extenuating circumstances mean you are unable to join us, please ensure you complete the following actions:

In advance

Email the Regional Support team to notify us if you are unable to attend. You will need to provide the reason for not attending. If you have notified your Development Coach or Development Manager, you will also need to notify us in writing.

On the day

If an incident outside your control prevents you from attending Summit, please contact us at your earliest convenience to provide details for our records. Even if you have notified a colleague, you will need to put this in writing to your regional inbox.