Engaging your local MP through National School Sports Week

National School Sports Week 2026 is coming soon – and provides a great opportunity to highlight to MPs why PE, sport and play are so important for children and young people. 

Most MPs spend Fridays in their local constituency. If you’re delivering an event or activity on Friday 10 July during National School Sports Week, why not invite your local MP to attend?

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Plan your activity

If you already have plans in place, you’re all set. If not, and you’re looking for inspiration, why not register to take part in this year's National School Sports Week and access resources.

As part of your discussions, consider: 

  • What will you be asking MPs to see and who they’ll be able to speak with 

  • What information they’ll need, such as addresses, parking, attendees  

  • How you can bring the power of PE, sport and play to life and demonstrate your impact 

2. Contact your MP

If you’re not sure who that is, you can find out by entering your school’s postcode. 

You’ll then be able to find an email address you can use to contact your MP directly. 

To help, we’ve created the template email below for you to use and tailor as you see fit:

Dear [insert name] MP,

I am [insert role] at [insert school] and I am writing to invite you to join us at an event in your constituency on Friday 10 July in support of National School Sports Week 2026. 

National School Sports Week is an annual campaign led by the Youth Sport Trust, a charity dedicated to ensuring all children can access the life-changing benefits of play and sport. National School Sports Week 2026 invites schools, families and communities across the UK to get moving together, inspired by a landmark year of global sport and the everyday moments of encouragement that happen in playgrounds, classrooms and communities.  

You can find out more about National School Sports Week here. 

I would like to invite you to join us at [insert school, details including timings and overview of activity, including anything media/social media plans you have]. 

I hope you can join us to show your support for the campaign and to demonstrate your commitment to ensuring every child has an active start in life. Thank you for taking the time to consider this request. Please let me know if any further information would be helpful, and I look forward to hearing from you in due course. 

Yours sincerely, 

3. Keep us posted 

Finally, we’d love to hear about any engagement you secure so we can support. To keep us updated or if you have any questions we can support with, please contact Youth Sport Trust’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs at [email protected] 

Thank you for working with us to promote National School Sports Week 2026!