We are delighted to announce that we, Marshgate, have achieved the School Games Gold Level Mark Award for the 2021/22 academic year.
 
The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in
2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward and recognise school’s engagement (provision and uptake) in the School Games against a national benchmark and to celebrate keeping young people active, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.
 
A snapshot of some our physical activity and school sport achievements this year include:
- Over 140 children representing the school in 2021/22 in Inter school sport competition.
- Over 240 children taking part in competitive intra school competition. 
- Sport Leader program in Year 6 who ran a multi skills festival for Year 1 and assisted in the delivery of our lunchtime clubs. 
- Marshgate's first ever Gaelic Football team, adding a new sport to the large array on provision. 
- The PE project for those who identified themselves as less active.
 
We are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of physical activity and school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our events possible.  We are committed to using the School Games to try and engage those young people who haven’t previously been active or represented our school and to try and ensure that all our students have a positive experience and want to try out new activities beyond school too in our community.  We believe in the power of physical activity and school sport as a school and give opportunities to those young people that need it most either as a participant, leader, official or volunteer.
 
As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas linked to the five School Games outcomes and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year.
 
We look forward to applying once again in 2023!

 

Mr Healy 

Sports Co-ordinator