Impact Awards Case Studies

From schools, SGOs, and Active Partnerships, we have compiled all shortlisted Impact Awards entries here as bite-sized case studies to help inspire you on ways to drive the impact the School Games network can have on young people and their community.

The Impact Awards are designed to showcase the changemakers; those making a positive difference in young people’s lives, and those who can inspire others to do the same. We have been overwhelmed reading about the positive change that is happening in schools around the country and to all those who have made an impact.

The shortlisted individuals for the 2023/24 Impact Awards are:

Engaging Schools

  • Summer term 2023: Andy Tennyson (North Yorkshire)
  • Autumn term 2023: Alexandra Repton (Stourport) and Tracey Freer (Chadsgrove)
  • Spring term 2024: Jimmy McGinn ( Archbishop Beck, Cardinal Heenan (1) & Enterprise South Liverpool Academy SGO Area)

Engaging Stakeholders

  • Summer term 2023: Mick Troop (West Yorkshire) and Dan Moody (Dorset)
  • Autumn term 2023: Hannah Newell (Blackpool)
  • Spring term 2024: Emma Lea (Active Partnership - Yorkshire Sport)

Personal Development and Youth Engagement

  • Summer term 2023: Helen Tonks (SGO, Birmingham)
  • Autumn term 2023: Nick Gillard (Exeter)
  • Spring term 2024: Abby Miles ( St Bedes Bristol SGO Area)

Positive Experiences for Targeted Young People

  • Summer term 2023: Helen Tyson (SGO, Burnley) and Sue Allsopp (SGO, Bexley)
  • Autumn term 2023: Craig Vickers and Jessica Simons (Greater Manchester)
  • Spring term 2024: Danny Kingham and Stuart Davoile ( Westwood & Whitley SGO Area)

School Innovation and Impact

  • Summer term 2023: Rebekah Johnson (Teacher, Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, West Sussex)
  • Autumn term 2023: Steve Wilkinson and Berwick Academy (Berwick-upon-Tweed)
  • Spring term 2024: Isabelle Riley (School – Shrubland Primary School)

Secondary School Engagement and Transition

  • Summer term 2023: Marie Ewing (SGO, Middlesbrough)
  • Autumn term 2023: Sharon Walls and Cathy Robinson (Lowton / Wigan)
  • Spring term 2024: No shortlist

Young Person Impact

  • Summer term 2023: Cathy Robinson (SGO, Wigan)
  • Autumn term 2023: Shane German (North Somerset)
  • Spring term 2024: James Watson (Healthfield Junior School)

Best Failure

  • Spring term 2024: Becky Lee-Turner & the Northumberland SGOs

You can read all of the shortlisted case studies, along with the shortlisted case studies since 2021/22, via the links to the right-hand side of this page.

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