Updates from the Folkestone School Games and Folkestone and Hythe Barclay’s Girls’ Football Partnership in Kent
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New participants and new schools taking part in new sports and activities to spark new passion for sport and play ⚡️
Congratulations to 39 schools in the Folkestone and Hythe District who have achieved the School Games Mark 2025/26 now enjoy your summer break! ⭐️
Our first EE Disability FA Cup Schools Festival was last week at The Marsh Academy! Students learned about 6 different formats of disability football formats and tried partially sighted passing, deaf football, blind penalties and our own version of powerchair football! 💪⚽️
A hot last Gladiators Festival today but with regular breaks and plenty of hydration and ventilation we still came up with our own version of Rocket League! 🚀 🏐
Very proud of our Harvey Grammar School leaders who completed the British Dodgeball Activator course and officiated at the Yr9/10 Dodgeball in April 💪
Awesome to see our gymnastics competition growing year on year ⭐️ Providing the opportunity to compete at a community club facility whether they are seasoned gymnasts or just stating out 💥 🤸 💥
School Games Organisers’ funding runs out in July 2026…please support us to continue by writing to your local MP. We are Government funded by @dcmsgovuk and @dhscgovuk. We cannot lose the positive impact the School Games makes to whole school and community outcomes
Teamwork makes the dream work! So awesome to have 5 mainstream and 1 special school take part in our latest Inclusive Sports Festival 💪
We are proud to support teachers deliver the GO Lead programme to create a workforce to support new girls football opportunities for girls in schools! #girlsfootballinschools #madeforthisgame #barclaysfootball
91 girls from 12 schools + 66 matches + 17 female sports leaders = ⬆️ self belief, motivation to play and achieve! 💪 #madeforthisgame #girlsfootballinschools 🔥
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The Women’s T20 World Cup is coming to England!
Join Schools Cricket Day on 23 Apr for all things cricket!
There are lots of ways schools can get involved and the ECB will be providing a host of exciting resources to support with delivery on the day.
Register via the QR code
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@YouthSportTrust has launch their latest Class of 35 report.
The report, first launched in 2015, and repeated in 2020, looking at children's attitudes towards sport and play and predicts future trends which may impact the children who are set to leave the school system in 2035.
The latest report finds that by 2035, if current trends continue, screen time will soar, activity will drop, and obesity and diabetes will rise.
Read more: youthsporttrust.org/news-lis…
Yr5/6 Girls started their indoor football league today in style! Levelling up and breaking barriers 💪 ⚽️ 🎅 #girlsfootballinschools #madeforthisgame
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🌟 Join Inclusion Live – a week of FREE webinars to help you create inclusive PE, sport & physical activity for young people with SEND.
📅 26–30 Jan | Expert speakers, practical tips
👉 Book now: Inclusion Live Week - Youth Sport Trust
#InclusionLive #SEND #InclusiveSport
The first Gladiators of the year was a huge hit! Biggest range of education providers so far taking part ⭐️ Thank you to The Harvey Grammar School for their leaders who lead sitting volleyball, Kinball, Wheelchair Basketball, Table Cricket, Polybat and Deaf Futsal! 🏐 🏀 ⚽️ ♿️
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Save the date! 🗓️
Primary PE & Physical Activity Conference – 26 March 2026
🎯 Complete our survey & enter into the prize draw to win 1 of 3 £100 Sports Directory vouchers!
Link below:
forms.office.com/e/vVn4VpRA6…
