Gold for Upottery

We have achieved ‘Gold’ for the Sainsbury’s School Games Mark 2016-17! This reflects the fantastic commitment to sport that our pupils, parents and staff show in their PE lessons and extra-curricular activities. It is recognition of our commitment, engagement and delivery of competitive school sport and physical activity. It's a tough set of criteria to meet and only a small percentage of schools are awarded Gold.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the parents and volunteer drivers who assist with transport to fixtures, run after school clubs and support our children; as without you we would not be able to attend the amount of events that we do and achieve such a high level of success. Well done everyone, let’s keep it up for 2017-18!

What is the School Games Mark?

The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 after the London Olympics to reward schools for their commitment to the development of physical activity and competitive sport across their school and into the community.

Each School Games Mark application is divided into four sets of questions. They cover the following basic topics...

• Participation - how many young people at your school are being engaged in sporting activity?
• Competition - how many different sports are being played and how many competitions are being entered?
• Workforce - how many pupils are involved in leadership activities alongside taking part in competitions?
• Clubs - how many local links does your school have with clubs or establishments from the area?