European School Sports Day takes place on 25th September 2026.
The theme this year is Getting your school to #BeActive for at least 120 minutes. Run or walk the distance of the given year (e.g. 2026 meters in 2026). Running, hopping, skipping, dancing: any kind of physical activity counts.
This year, in addition to your ESSD activities, and to celebrate the success of Scottish athlete Josh Kerr’s record breaking mile at the Commonwealth Games, we are asking schools to take part in the SATPE Josh Kerr 222 Challenge:
Measure out an area and run for 3 minutes 42 seconds (222 seconds) and see how far pupils in your school can run in his record breaking time!
More information can be found in our SATPE ESSD Pack which will be sent out when you sign up!
Pack:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rxjwixUo2Qpa4Bo0vpIaq4f9o8rUroRe/view?usp=sharing
More information about SATPE:
https://www.satpe.co.uk/
https://www.satpe.co.uk/make-time-for-pe/
Further updates can be found on the SATPE website and our social media channels:
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