Sport England chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has welcomed today’s announcement of £22 million to support two more years of the School Games Organiser network and more than £600 million across the same period for the PE and Sport Premium.
The School Games Organiser (SGO) network is made up of a workforce of 450 and supports 2.2m participation opportunities for children, including 28,000 competitive school sport events.
While the PE and Sport Premium funding is a commitment to improve the quality of PE and sports in primary schools to help children benefit from regular activity.