A senior official in the Department of Health and Social Care has written to the Youth Sport Trust to confirm an extension of funding for the School Games Organisers network until the end of the 2025/26 financial year.
The statement comes following a huge amount of work by a range of organisations and individuals across the education and sport landscape. This week, the Youth Sport Trust, supported by the CEOs of a number of NGBs and the National Sector Partners Group, wrote to Wes Streeting urging immediate action to provide clarity about funding for the School Games Organisers (SGO) network. This outreach highlighted the essential and highly valued role played by SGOs in delivering opportunities for children and young people.
The national network is made up of more than 450 SGOs and in the last academic year (2023/24) created more than 2.3 million participation opportunities for children and young people.
Source – Youth Sport Trust