What is the Vision?

The School Games will continue to make a clear and meaningful difference to the lives of even more children and young people. 

What is the Mission?

Creating positive experiences for children and young people in Cumbria to begin developing a lifelong relationship with physical activity and movement.

What is the School Games?

The culture of the School Games is very much adapting and moving forwards to align with the Sport England ‘Uniting the Movement’ strategy. The focus will be on ensuring the School Games is relevant to a wider audience of children and young people, creating opportunities to engage in positive activity to support their physical, emotional and mental wellbeing and development. 

Throughout the year Active Cumbria alongside the local School Games Organisers work together to organise events, festivals and competitions.  

Latest figures from the Active Lives Children’s survey (2022-2023) show that only 44.4% of children are regarded as being active (60 mins per day) and 31.9% are doing less than 30 minutes of activity each day. This is where the focus of the free to all School Games offer in Cumbria is aimed at, looking to engage a wider range of children and young people. Our target audience is for less active children and young people – those who don’t usually get chosen to represent their school at sporting events. All our events are designed to be fully inclusive to ensure children and young people with SEND are offered these opportunities. 

The Cumbria School Games Primary and Secondary Handbooks - more information on each event - Coming Soon!

Information & Resources

Contact Your School Games Organiser