National School Sports Week 2025
ALWAYS ACTIVE – NSSW 2025 IS BACK!
National School Sports Week (NSSW) will take place from 16th to 22nd June 2025. This annual celebration is a fantastic opportunity for schools across the UK to promote the importance of physical activity and highlight the positive impact of sport on young people’s health and wellbeing.
NSSW 2025 is calling on schools, families, and organisations to come together, host the UK’s biggest-ever sports day, and champion 60 minutes of PE, sport, and play every day to help all young people be Always Active.
Throughout the week there will be an exciting schedule of activities and sessions that will take place across the city during the week including free prizes, tickets & equipment so let’s come together to make Manchester the most active city in the UK this June!
School Can Get Involved by:
- Encouraging children to wear PE kit every day during the week to promote readiness and participation
- Champion 60 active minutes a day and share your efforts via your website, parent newsletter & social media using #NSSW2025
- Take part in TeamMCR-led sessions and citywide challenges
- Host your own intra- or inter-school festivals, competitions, Physical activity/ Sport/ Movement/ Health days or week
- Let us know any good new stories of things you have got planned for NSSW or upload your clips and pictures to us via our GoogleDrive
Register
TAKE PART IN 2025
To register to take part in NSSW, head to the Youth Sport Trust via this link
Team MCR Activities / Weekly Timetable
Click Here to View Weekly Timetable
FOR MEMBERS SCHOOLS
As a member school, if you have any questions, ideas, or would like support helping to design your NSSW please contact TeamMCR on their website via this link.
FOR NON MEMBER SCHOOLS
If you are a non-member school, please visit the Team MCR School Games page for our free offer.
You can also look through our timetable – view it via this link.
Family and Community Activity Timetable
Click Here to View Our National School Sports Week 2025 Community Events Planner
Manchester School Sport Success Stories
Success Eduan: St Matthew’s RCHS
SMRCHS is where I discovered my love for sport. The school gave us so many opportunities to take part in different activities, and I made the most of them. But track and field (athletics) was — and still is — the one that truly captured my heart. In PE, I threw myself into every sport. I was so competitive and never wanted to fall short. The teachers were always encouraging and supported me when I chose to pursue athletics more seriously.
PE became an escape for me — it was freedom. That one hour a week never felt like enough. I loved being able to move, to express myself physically rather than just sitting and writing. Without PE, I honestly don’t know how I would’ve found the sport I now compete in professionally. I truly believe God placed me in that school for a reason. They had the same mindset I did: to win — and nothing less.
Achievements
- British 200m indoor champion 2023
- U20 European 200m bronze medalist 2023
- National champion for my age group every year since 2022
- British indoor silver medallist in 2024
- World U20 semi-finalist in the 200m
- World 4x100m Relay Gold medalist in May 2025
- Yr 7 Football at national comp
- Yr 11 WR national finalists
At the Manchester Sports Awards, Success won and was then nominated the following year in the Junior Sports Achiever category – Hear from Success in 2022 here
Mak’s Success Story: A Journey of Passion, Perserverance & Volleyball
From an early age, Maks showed an extraordinary passion for sport. Growing up with access to a wide variety of athletic opportunities — from football fields to swimming pools — his childhood was a dynamic playground for discovering physical discipline and self-motivation. Competitive swimming and football initially shaped his athletic foundation, but it was his resilience through adversity that truly defined his path.
After experiencing the challenges of long COVID, Maks demonstrated remarkable adaptability by transitioning to volleyball — a sport that quickly became more than just a new interest. It became his purpose.
Maks’s rapid progression in volleyball is a testament to his work ethic, natural talent, and the unwavering support of Manchester and Greater Manchester community. Local clubs and dedicated individuals created the environment for him to thrive, and Maks seized every opportunity with humility and determination.
As a standout player for Stockport Volleyball Club, Maks became a key contributor to the U18s National Juniors and earned his place on the Men’s team, competing at the highest domestic level in the Super League. His skill and leadership didn’t go unnoticed. Representing the North West region at the Interregional Championships in both Indoor and Beach Volleyball allowed him to showcase his versatility on a national stage.
In August 2024, his efforts culminated in an invitation to the England U19s Selection Camp — a dream for many, but one Maks had worked tirelessly to achieve.
Since then, Maks’s volleyball journey has continued to soar. Selected for the England U19s Men’s Squad, he proudly represented his country at his first international tournament — the NEVZA Championship in the Faroe Islands, where the team clinched a bronze medal. Behind that achievement were countless hours of training, gym sessions, and travel — all fuelled by passion and perseverance.
But Maks’s impact goes beyond personal accolades. He is deeply committed to giving back to the volleyball community that supported him. Whether volunteering at local sessions, mentoring younger players, or assisting with club events, Maks plays an active role in helping others develop their skills and confidence. His leadership off the court is as inspiring as his performance on it.
Maks’s story is still being written, but already it stands as a powerful example of how talent, opportunity, and hard work can come together to create something truly special. His journey continues to inspire others — not just in volleyball, but across sport — proving that challenges can be the start of something extraordinary.
At the 2024 Manchester Sports Awards, Mak was nominated in the Junior Sports Achiever category – CLICK HERE TO WATCH HIM IN ACTION
Manchester Schools Fa
Manchester Schoolboys ran the most teams in its entire history this season after we set up the first ever Manchester Schoolgirls representative football team at Under 13s.
Thanks to Mr Whiteside we ran a number of trials to assemble the squad and they competed well against more established schoolgirl district teams in the ESFA National Cup, NW of England Cup.
The boys teams entered the ESFA National Cup at all age groups from U11s to U15s, with the current under 12s team winning the ESFA Champions Cup to become National Champions. Back to back national champions at the under 12 age group and are due to play a semi final in the NW of England Cup.
His under 13s were narrowly defeated in the semi final of the ESFA Champions National Cup and U15s losing in the Quarter finals of the same competition.
Manchester Schools FA coaches Damian & Luke have also help run TeamMCR excel primary school competitions culminating in a winner representing Manchester in a Greater Manchesdter County competition being held at Manchester City’s Academy in June. This has helped develop and strengthen existing links with a number of our Manchester primary schools and hopefully raise the profile of Manchester Schools FA.
Laure Kidukula (Former Co-Op Academy North Pupil)
Secondary school athletics program played a huge role in helping me discover my passion for running. At first, it was just something I tried out for fun as someone who enjoyed all PE activities, but those early competitions revealed that I had a natural ability and from there, everything started to take shape.
Being recruited from those meets really opened doors for me. Your whole perspective changes when you have someone in-still the belief they have in your abilities and where it came take you. It gave me access to structured training, support, and opportunities I wouldn’t have had otherwise. From school athletics to a full scholarship at a D1 program in America. More importantly, it taught me discipline, resilience, and what it truly means to be part of a team.
Looking back, those early competitions didn’t just introduce me to the sport, they laid the foundation for the athlete I am today.
