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School Games

The School Games programme aims to provide every child in Year 3 to 13 across all education settings with a positive experience where the young person’s motivation, competence and confidence are at the centre of all provision.

The School Games programme has evolved, concentrating on the least active and those who need it most.

Active Schools Children and young people

The emphasis will be placed around school engagement and most notably:

’60 Active Minutes’ as an entitlement for every child as part of a universal offer for all schools
Help targeted young people to support their physical literacy, emotional, social and physical wellbeing, including through events and competitions
Have a clear focus on transition points
Provide high-quality leadership and volunteering experiences
Raise the profile of School Games through schools to parents and wider stakeholders.

Read our 2022/23 School Games Investment Report

Local School Games event categories

In South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, we’ve created three simple categories of events to help schools understand which are the most appropriate for different children and young people.

These categories help us all identify the right young people so everyone has a positive School Games experience.

Inspire and Engage events have an emphasis on participation and will encourage those taking part to continue to be physically active.

The most important thing is that everyone has a positive experience when taking part. This could be learning new skills or socialising with others.

Develop and Play events have an emphasis on personal development. They support children and young people to learn and develop new skills, and improve their understanding of the activity.

Compete events are an opportunity for children and young people to perform against their peers. These competitions may include an opportunity to progress to county-wide and national events.

Video: What is the School Games in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire?

How can my school get involved?

To get involved in your local School Games offer, please contact your local School Games Organiser.

School Games Organisers are there to support schools in providing an impactful programme that addresses local need. This is achieved through coordinating appropriate activity opportunities for all young people in year 3 to 13, recruiting and training young leaders, and to support the development of club opportunities.

Sheffield
Lauren Donnelly	Arches SGO Area	LDonnelly@forgevalley.sheffield.sch.uk
Kim Horton	All Saints Catholic High School SGO Area	kimhorton.links@gmail.com
Andy Staley	Westfield School SGO Area	astaley@chorustrust.org
Kyle Wright	Forge Scgo Area	kwright.forgessp@gmail.com
Rotherham
Ross Inglis	Rotherham SGO Area	ringlis@wickersleypt.org
David Walker	Rotherham SGO Area	dwalker@wickersleypt.org
Barnsley
Sophie Ibberson	Barnsley College SGO Area	s.ibberson@barnsley.ac.uk
Angie Buckley	Horizon SGO Area	aBuckley@horizoncc.co.uk
Doncaster
Josh Bateman	Doncaster SGO Area	Joshb@activefusion.org.uk
Patrick Stothard	Doncaster SGO Area	patrick@activefusion.org.uk

Bradford
Zahid Nasseri	South Bradford SGO Area	zna@cb.catrust.uk
Billy Summers	North Bradford SGO Area	B.Summers@hansonacademy.org.uk
Paul Weston	West Bradford SGO Area	pweston@dixonsaa.com
Anthony Joyce	Aire valley SGO	anthony.joyce@kangasports.co.uk
Claire Millbank	Keighley George	cmk@ck.catrust.uk
Calderdale
Callum McNulty	Calderdale SGO Area	cmcnulty@halifax.trinitymat.org
Charlotte Ponosnby	Calderdale SGO Area	c.ponsonby@brooksbank.tlt.school
Kirklees	Area
John Holroyd	ST John Fisher SGO Area	j-holroyd@stjohnfisher.org.uk
Seth Foster	Holmfirth SGO Area	seth.penninessp@gmail.com
Laura Coulson	Newsome SGO Area	lcoulson.skpace@gmail.com
Shaun Fox	South Kirklees SGO Area	shaun@legacysport.co.uk
Leeds
Chrisi Bennett	North East Leeds SGO Area	chrisi.lwsp@leedsrhinosfoundation.org
Matt Herschall-Smith	West Leeds SGO Area	matt.lwsp@leedsrhinosfoundation.org
Helena Harvey	North West Leeds SGO Area	Helena.lwsp@leedsrhinosfoundation.org
Erin Nelson	East Leeds SGO Area	Erin.Nelson@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk
Paul Anderson	South Leeds SGO Area	paul.lwsp@leedsrhinosfoundation.org
Wakefield
Vacant (contact Lindsay)
Lindsay Anfield	The Five Towns SGO Area	the5townsssp@hotmail.co.uk