Platinum School Games Mark Achievement

The School Games Mark is a government-led award scheme assessing schools’ commitment to PE, club links and competitive sports. Having achieved the Gold Award for the past four consecutive years we became eligible this year to apply for the Platinum Award – the highest tier of the scheme.

We are extremely pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application and are now the proud holders of the Platinum Award.

This recognises the high level of commitment at Dorchester to offering opportunities within the curriculum, the wider school day and in our extra-curricular programme for our children to be active in a range of diverse ways. By also working hard to engage as many pupils as possible in sports enrichment activities, be that competitive or non-competitive, that allow them to experience inter-school events and bring a sense of belonging through representing our school alongside their peers, we have met the necessary Platinum criteria whilst keeping our focus on encouraging our pupils to be active, build confidence and take an enthusiasm for participating forward through their time at school.

We plan to continue to build even further on the work we are doing in the coming school year and look forward to seeing as many children as possible enjoying taking part in sport and being active in a variety of different ways!