Active Schools


South Charnwood School Sport & Physical Activity Network

The South Charnwood School Sport and Physical Activity Network works with the primary and secondary schools and wider partners throughout the area to develop high quality opportunities in PE, school sport and physical activity for all young people.

Our aim is to ensure all young people have an opportunity to develop a life-long commitment to sport and physical activity as part of a balanced healthy and active life-style.


Sport and Physical Activity Commissioning

The SSPAN are able to access dedicated funding from Public Health Leicestershire at Leicestershire County Council to deliver a Whole School Approach to Physical Education, School Sport, Physical Activity and Health & Wellbeing. SSPAN's work collaboratively to ensure that a consistent offer is presented to schools across Leicestershire.

Key Areas of work:

- Active Travel

- Targeted interventions for the least active young people

- Fundamental movement programme support

- Workforce development

- The Daily Boost


The School Games

What is the vision?

The School Games will continue to make a clear and meaningful difference to the lives of even more children and young people.

What is the mission?

Putting physical activity and competitive sport at the heart of schools and providing more young people with the opportunity to compete and achieve their personal best.

The Leicester-Shire & Rutland School Games is part of the national 'School Games Programme'. It aims to keep participation in sport and physical activity at the heart of school life and provide more young people with the opportunity to participate, compete and achieve their personal best.

It is open to all young people aged 6-18 years, of all abilities and backgrounds from every school across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland - therefore make sure your School gets involved!

Delivered locally by Active Together and the School Sport & Physical Activity Networks (SSPANs), the Leicester-Shire & Rutland School Games provides schools with the opportunity to enhance their existing work in school sport and create a year-round calendar of competition for all students.


Team Leicestershire

Team Leicestershire provides opportunities for young people who aspire towards further progression & success in sport & physical activity; either as an individual or as part of a team, through competition structures, talent pathways & performance programmes.

Be the best you can be!

Team Leicestershire school sport competitions provide the traditional competitive school sport offer across Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland.

It is open to every secondary school – both state and independent, and aims to ensure that as many young people as possible have the opportunity to participate in competitive school sport. Enabling young people to represent their school and compete in a variety of sports / competitions at a local level against neighbouring schools, with the opportunity to progress through to county finals.

Follow the hashtag #TeamLeicestershire on Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates!

Central Affiliation for Schools

Every secondary school in Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland has the opportunity to affiliate to Team Leicestershire, which in turn affiliates them to 9 of our major School Sport Associations and their school competition programmes.

The affiliation also gives every school bespoke access to our online 'School Fixtures' Programme, where school staff can easily manage all fixtures and results.

The website can also be accessed by pupils and parents to view fixtures and results and the progression of their school teams to County Finals.

Find the following information below:

  • Calendar, Rules and Formats
  • Team Leicestershire Finals - Calendar Listing
  • Final Report
  • Other Links