What are the School Games Mark Awards?

The School Games Mark is a Government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Schools in England are able to assess themselves across bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels of the Mark. All schools in England who are registered on www.yourschoolgames.com can apply for a School Games Mark via their school dashboard.

Why should our school apply?

• OfSTED use the Mark award as part of their inspection framework.
• You can proudly display your certificate, pennant and plaque (Gold & Platinum level only) at your school.
• You can use it as a development tool to aid the PE teacher or Headteacher at your school.
• You can add the logo to letterheads and email signatures to show your outstanding commitment to school sport.

How do I apply?

The School Games Mark criteria changes slightly each academic year. Further information is below. The School Games Mark is completed on the Your School Games website: https://www.yourschoolgames.com/

If you do not have an account, please do the following:

1. Go to https://www.yourschoolgames.com/
2. Scroll down to ‘find your school’ and type your school’s name in.
3. Your school’s name should appear on a drop-down menu, click your school, making sure it is your school’s postcode.
4. This will open your school page. Scroll down to ‘Is this your school?’ and click ‘register as a new member of staff’.
5. Fill in your details and accept the terms and conditions.
6. Your account will then be accepted by the Stevenage Sporting Futures Team.

Should schools require any support to complete their School Games Mark, please contact Connor: cmoran@stevenagesportingfutures.co.uk

SCHOOL GAMES MARK IS BACK FOR 2022-23!

School Games Mark 2022-23 Criteria

Following a period of consultation, the School Games team have decided they will be reinstating the award levels of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum but they have done this giving full consideration to not adding more pressure to already hard-pressed schools. You can view the criteria by clicking above.

To allow sufficient time for schools to understand the revised questions and collate data, the application window will be opening on Wednesday 03 May 2023, closing on Wednesday 26 July 2023.

School Games Mark 2022-23 – School Guidance Coming soon!

School Games Mark 2022-23 – Special School Guidance Coming soon!

The number of questions has been simplified for this year, which will be confined to Yes/No answers where possible. A reminder that the School Games Mark does not include any KS1 provision.

Stevenage Hall of Fame

Listed below are the School Games Mark Awards achieved by schools in Stevenage since 2012-13. The School Games Mark was suspended in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to COVID-19.