What are the School Games?

The School Games is an exciting nationwide initiative designed to continue the magic of 2012 through School Sport Competition. Locally, Turkish Airlines have been the supporting partner to the Birmingham School Games since Summer 2015.

The School Games programme is a celebration of competitive school sport and culture by creating a year-round calendar of competition for all young people in years 3 to 13 across the city that will inspire them to get involved in competitive school sport.

It also provides opportunities to get involved, not just as participants, but also in other areas such as event organisation, officiating, volunteering and cultural activities.

The School Games initiative is made up of four levels of activity:

• Level 1 – Intra-school competition - sports competition for all students in each school
• Level 2 – Local cluster inter-school competitions
• Level 3 – Bi-annual city-wide multi-sport festivals as a culmination of year-round school sport competition known locally as the Birmingham School Games Festivals
• Level 4 – A National multi-sports festival

Key Figures

Academic Year 2016/17 Winter Games

• 2040 Young People participated
• 1061 Boys participated
• 979 Girls participated
• 222 SEND participants
• 166 Volunteers
• 54 Primary Schools involved
• 57 Secondary Schools involved

How to Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved in the games:

- volunteering

- competing

- cultural competitions

You can find out more about the School Games by visiting www.yourschoolgames.com

For information on how to get involved in competitions locally please contact your School Games Organiser using the details below.

Alternatively, you can contact Sara Harnett at Sport Birmingham for general information or details about the Turkish Airlines Birmingham School Games.

School Games Organiser's