Schools called to participate in the UK's biggest school sporting event
Friday, 12 February 2010
Schools across the UK are being called to register for Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010. Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week, delivered in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, uses the power of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to inspire more children to do more sport.
Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week is the UK’s biggest school sporting event with more than 10,500 primary and secondary schools and three million young people taking part in 2009 - equating to over 40% of the schools in England and Wales. This year’s week will run from 28 June to 2 July in England and Wales. In Scotland, Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week takes place for the first time on 7 to 11 June.
Lloyds TSB and the Youth Sport Trust is working with teachers, schools and Young Ambassadors to deliver the Department for Children, Schools and Families objective (PE and Sport Strategy for Young People, PESSYP) of ensuring school aged children participate in five hours of sport and physical activity a week. The initiative is also contributing to building a pathway to sport in the community beyond school through increased school club links.
Schools will be planning their activity in the lead up to and during the week to help build a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Games. The activity will focus on encouraging pupils to try a new Olympic or Paralympic sport and to demonstrate the Olympic and Paralympic values. Schools will be helping pupils make Sports Pledges, staging Opening and Closing Ceremonies during the week, and holding inter and intra-schools competitions.
Steve Grainger, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, said:
“Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week is a fantastic way to demonstrate how the excitement around the Olympic and Paralympic Games can be adopted in schools to engage young people, motivate them and inspire them to take part in more PE and sport. Last year more than ten thousand schools took part in this week long celebration and I’d encourage all schools to sign up and help make Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010 even bigger and better.”
Schools that register to participate in Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010 will be provided with a teacher planning pack and other resources to help plan their activity before and during the week, including a DVD with inspirational Olympic and Paralympic Games footage and action from last year’s Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week; Sports Pledge leaflets for every pupil to get involved; certificates and stickers to help reward and recognise pupils’ efforts; and posters to help promote the week within the school.
The Youth Sport Trust is delighted to see that the success of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week has been recognised by the Hollis Sponsorship Awards 2010 and has been shortlisted for an award in the Grassroots category.