• National Event: a major multi-sport event for the most talented young people of school age. The event will provide a showcase for our best sporting talent. In 2012, this will include the use of some venues in the Olympic Park.

The School Games strive to ensure more young people than ever before are able to become engaged and enthused to participate in high quality, meaningful competition within and across schools, supporting them in achieving their personal best. Through the 4 levels of the School Games, young people have the opportunity to:

• Get involved

• Have fun

• Challenge themselves

• Progress

• And ultimately compete against the very best talent.

Young ‘gold’ and ‘silver’ sports ambassadors

At Sherburn High School we have 4 young ambassadors in place whose role is to promote the Olympic Games and the values, and to increase participation in the primary schools and secondary school. They have been working on an action plan…some of their ideas are…. to give presentations in assemblies to promote the Games, to award certificates for demonstrating the Olympic values in competition, to train primary school children to be ‘bronze’ ambassadors. Organise a mini Olympics for the primary schools.

Rachel Cale (School Sport Coordinator)