Schools, organisations and families are all being invited to take part in the National School Sport Week and pledge to hold a ‘Together Again’ sports day between 19 and 25 June.
The event aims to help children to reconnect and recover from having their lives disrupted by the global pandemic through getting active.
Youth Sport Trust chief executive Ali Oliver believes that sport has a ‘crucial role’ to play in promoting children’s wellbeing.
‘With the planned lifting of restrictions, we hope this June will see a summer of refocussed Together Again school sports days, celebrating togetherness and helping young people to recover from a year like no other,’ she said.
‘Sports days don’t have to be about being the best, strongest or quickest, they are a celebration of bringing us together and learning key skills like communication, empathy, teamwork and resilience.
‘To support every child to recover from the effects of the pandemic, National School Sport Week will be a truly collective national effort with schools, sporting organisations, and families up and down the country playing their part.’
To sign up to National School Sport Week and receive free resources including a guide to staging an inclusive sports day go to: www.youthsporttrust.org/national-school-sport-week.
