School Games

2011 saw the launch of 'School Games'. The School Games is the government's strategy for school sport and a key legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is designed to complement existing school competition and other initiatives and encourage as many young people to participate in sport.

Across the Wesport area, we already have a great foundation of school competition to build the School Games on. We will be looking at the current competition calendars of all Primary and Secondary schools and ensuring we complement these by offering additional opportunities and clear pathways for talent ID and links into community sport.

The School Games operates locally at 3 Levels.

• Level 1: Intra competition, within the school leading into a school festival
• Level 2: Inter competition, school teams competing against other local schools
• Level 3: Wesport wide multi-sport School Games Festival. Opportunity for schools across the Wesport area to compete in the County finals of certain competitions and also take part in some open entry events. (for more local information on Level 3, please see the feature on the left hand side)

Each county area has to set up a Local Organising Committee (LOC) which will strategically lead on the School Games and ensure the Level 3 Multi-Sport festival is delivered successfully. Feeding into this committee is an operational group which will agree the sports/formats/year groups of the Level 3 event and ensuring that the Level 2 competition calendars feed in. There will also be opportunities for young people to get involved as Young Leaders and officials as well as ensuring there is a cultural element to the festivals at all levels.

We are keen for any local businesses who wish to sponsor the event, to get in touch and we can discuss the packages available. Please e-mail sponsorship@wesport.org.uk

If you have any questions on the School Games, in particular Level 3,  please contact Lisa Wood on 07796 937413 lisa4.wood@uwe.ac.uk.

If you need more information on the Level 2 competition in each area, please contact your local School Games Organiser. Their contact details can be found on the left hand side.