England Athletics and the English Schools' AA are pleased to be working in partnership that will ensure the continuation and development of the English Schools' AA competition.

Athletics in schools

England Athletics is working with two key partner organisations to pull together a single competition framework for athletics in schools that can also be used in our community clubs. The programmes have seen over 1000’s of young people get involved in short format athletic competition every year since 2009.

Sportshall Athletics and QuadKids offer youngsters the first taste of an athletic experience in their formative years. Both formats complement each other in that they can be deployed in the indoor, Autumn/Winter and early Spring period (Sportshall) and outdoor during late Spring and Summer (QuadKids) months.

The formats have been embraced by schools and clubs who want to provide young children with an all embracing, dynamic, fun and skill based run, jump and throwing experience. The quality of experience a young person receives in both the school and club environment is crucial to retaining them in the sport. Therefore we must continue to encourage young children to retain the multi skill approach between Key Stages 1-4. England Athletics supports a multi-skills approach to athletics and sport in schools,  that develops the fundamental movement skills of children – being beneficial across all sports and physical activity.

Sportshall and QuadKids provide inter and intra club and school competition locally via festivals, leagues or cluster events. Both formats can be deployed by clubs and schools as part of extra curricular and community activity sessions, providing a competitive outlet through which skills can be deployed. Both formats are beneficial at building a multi-skills approach to sport in schools that extends beyond athletics.

Schools' athletics framework

Schools' Super 8

QuadKids

QuadKids is inclusive, competitive, quick, fun and simple to run. QuadKids is a team based quadrathlon competition where each athlete does a sprint, a middle distance run, a long jump and a throw. QuadKids utilises a multi-skills approach that develops fundamental movement skills. Read more>

To go to the QuadKids website click here. 
 

Elevating Athletics

Elevating Athletics is the curriculum for Athletics in schools designed to place running, jumping and throwing at the heart of school physical education and to support teachers in delivering athletic activity in an inclusive, exciting and engaging manner. Teachers are equipped with skills that help them to develop a multi-skills approach to athletics and sport that enhances children's fundamental movement skills. This approach builds the skills essential for athletics and for other sports.  To go to the Elevating Athletics website click here.

Great School Run

The Great School Run is a 2k event encouraging children to take part in exercise for fun, and to help to make physical activity part of each school’s and every family’s lifestyle. The Great School Run is now established as an annual event, and as the programme grows, it is hoped that schools will help us to develop more curriculum links, making the event an integral part of the school calendar.
To learn more about the Great School Run please click here.

British Athletics Academy Awards

The British Athletics Academy Awards offer an effective test for your children / potential athletes as they learn to enjoy all aspects of running, jumping and throwing. It is a great way to deliver and then assess a multi-skills approach to sport in schools for teachers who wish to develop children's fundamental movement skills. For coaches or teachers using Athletics 365 or Elevating Athletics to develop athlete skills this is a good way for recognising and monitoring athlete outcomes in terms of 'how fast, how long, how high'.

To find out more about the British Athletics Academy Awards please click here.

School Games