It's time to get involved - register for the School Games
It's official, 2012 is here and so is the new and improved School Games website!
The website is full of useful information, downloads and resources for schools and organisers to help make the School Games an amazing experience for all young people.
Free tickets to the Olympic Park finals
Register now and you can apply for free tickets to the Sainsbury's 2012 School Games finals! This exciting event is the pinnacle of the School Games for the best school-aged athletes in the UK and will take place in London from 6-9 May 2012. The last day of sports events will take place in the Olympic Park on 9 May. Your school could be there cheering on the UK's best young athletes in the Olympic Stadium, Velodrome and Aquatics Centre! Tickets are free to schools registered for the School Games.
Don't miss out! If you are a school and have already registered, you will have been sent an email to activate your new account. It's easy to do and won't take up much time. If you are not registered, what are you waiting for? Register your school now.
Over £128m of National Lottery and Government funding is being invested to support the School Games. This includes: up to £35.5m of National Lottery funding from Sport England between 2010-15; £28.4m exchequer funding from the Department of Health and Sport England to fund 450 School Games Organisers and Change 4 Life Clubs; £65m exchequer funding from the Department for Education to release a PE teacher for one day a week in all secondary schools. The Youth Sport Trust has been commissioned by Sport England to deliver all levels of the School Games up to 2013, including the finals in 2012.