The Norfolk School Games is still here! During this term you will be having regular contact with your SGO about how to keep your pupils active.
Welcome
The Norfolk School Games is the largest school sport event to ever be held in Norfolk. Since 2012 the annual event has provided opportunities for our pupils across the county to compete in many different sports at different levels. Each year more and more pupils take part with an estimated 18,000 young people accessing 14 different sports across 150 events this year alone. The Games are part of the national School Games initiative which aims to inspire more young people to take part in competitive school sport.
Our vision for the Norfolk School Games is to continue to make a meaningful difference to the lives of the young people who can benefit the most.
Our mission is to keep competitive sport and physical activity at the heart of schools, providing engaging opportunities for young people to develop as characters, realise their potential and continue their pathway to an active, healthy, happy and prosperous life.
The Norfolk School Games is organised by Active Norfolk and the eight School Sport Partnerships (SSPs) in the county and sponsored by the SportsPark.
Virtual Gymnastics
/in News /by Anna KnibbOur final celebration article is all about the virtual gymnastics challenge that was open for pupils in years 1 and 2. The challenge required pupils to create their own floor routine using a selection of body management and floor exercise skills from the Key Steps 1 gymnastics pack. Examples of movements included a stretched jump, […]
Virtual Dance
/in News /by Anna KnibbThe next of our school games articles is all about dance and was open to all secondary schools. This challenge required pupils to work together as a team to either create a ‘tik tok’ style challenge, follow our steps to create their own dance or choreograph a completely new dance. Routines were recorded and submitted […]
Norfolk School Games Virtual Cross Country
/in News /by Anna KnibbAnother popular event in our school games calendar is the cross country which normally takes place in the beautiful setting of Holkham Hall in North Norfolk. Last term’s cross country virtual challenge was open to both primary and secondary schools and it was fantastic to see so many schools enter this one. The challenge was […]
Norfolk School Games Virtual Golf
/in News /by Anna KnibbThis week we are looking back at our primary event, golf. Tri golf is another competition that we run in our summer programme and it was great to see so many schools get involved with this one virtually! Any primary school classes could enter this one and were split into groups of 5. The aim […]
Norfolk School Games Virtual Athletics
/in News /by Anna KnibbThe second of our school games virtual articles is all about the athletics competitions. Sportshall athletics is always a big hit and one of the most popular events that we run in our Norfolk School Games calendar; holding it virtually seemed to be equally as popular this year! The competition was open to both primary […]
A round up of the Virtual School Games 2020
/in News /by Anna KnibbDid your school take part in our virtual Norfolk School Games challenges last term? If you did, then keep an eye on our website and social media platforms over the next few weeks. We’ll be looking back over each of the competitions that took place and celebrating those schools who took part. This week’s article […]
Have you entered the virtual school games?
/in News /by Anna KnibbAs we enter another lockdown, it’s more important now than ever to ensure that children are receiving the recommended amount of exercise. During the last lockdown, it was reported that the number of children who said they were doing the recommended 60 minutes of activity a day had dropped from 47% to 29%. Pupils have […]
A look back at the Virtual Summer Games
/in News /by Anna KnibbAs another summer games has come to an end, we have been looking back on the last few months of competitions. Whilst it’s not been like our usual summer games, it certainly hasn’t been any less exciting! With the outbreak of Coronavirus in March forcing schools to close, we couldn’t let pupils miss out on […]
RAINBOW RUN
/in News /by Anna KnibbTo close our summer of virtual events we will be finishing with a Rainbow Run. We want as many people as possible taking part all on the same day….the 19th June. Anyone can take part; children, young people, friends, families, school staff, parents and carers. All you need to do is grab all of your […]
Virtual Netball Challenge
/in News /by Anna KnibbChallenge 6 is Netball! Here’s Laura explaining the challenges for this one: You have until the 15th June to submit your entries. Please include your name, school and year group.