December 2015
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your school is through to the 2016 Turkish Airlines Birmingham School Games –
Primary Winter Festival!
The winter festival will take place on Tuesday 9 February 2016 at the Futsal Arena, 20 Great King Street North,
Birmingham, B19 2LF.
The Level 3 Primary Finals Day will host competitions in Basketball, Para Sportshall Athletics, Para Football,
Football, Gymnastics and Hockey with medal ceremonies taking place immediately after each competition.
A separate Winter Celebration Evening will take place following the winter festivals, and will include cultural
performances from across the city and presentations of the School Games trophies to winning teams on
Thursday 17 March 2016 at Tally Ho Conference Centre from 7-8.30pm.
The events will be managed by a representative of the relevant Governing Body of Sport and/or local clubs
and supported by a team of volunteers from colleges and schools across Birmingham.
Sporting Champion
We are working on securing an elite athlete(s) for the event. They will be on hand to help open the event and
provide inspiration to the participants. Please look at our Twitter page @BhamSchoolGames nearer the time
to find out who!
Cultural Competition
With the Rio Olympics this year, we are encouraging schools to embrace the opportunity to raise awareness
of sport and the cultures of the top countries competing at the games, including the hosts. We have allocated
each School Games Organiser area a country, and we hope that schools will encourage wider pupil
participation by undertaking such tasks as creating flags, displays, and learning about the culture of their given
country. Prizes will be given to those that embrace the theme in the most creative way and they can showcase
their work at the event.
SGO Area
King Edward Aston
Kingsbury
Bishop Challoner
Calthorpe
Baverstock
Ninestiles
Country
Russia
Italy
South Korea
France
Germany
Australia
SGO Area
Hamstead Hall
Central Birmingham
Shenley
Colmers
Wilson Stuart
Country
USA
Hungary
Brazil
Japan
China
Welfare
Courtesy of the Games, each competitor will receive a complimentary t-shirt in the colour representing their
School Games Area country, and a wrist-band (on the day). Please can you or the team leader ensure your
school team is wearing both items on the day, in line with the event welfare system.
Please ensure your competitors are appropriately dressed for the respective competitions and have the
correct safety/protective equipment (where applicable).
Parking
Parking will be tight at the Futsal Arena, so please be aware that you may have to park at nearby locations
and, where possible, try and arrange for transport to drop-off and collect rather than stay all day. Stewards
will be on hand to direct you.
Please also ensure you let your SGO know if you require a disabled parking bay at any of the venues so this
can be booked in advance.
Photography consent
Please ensure participants have completed photographic consent prior to the School Games Event. We will
be undertaken some promotional activity involving media, which could include photography and filming.
Should you want to take your own photos, please complete the attached consent form in advance of the event,
and bring it with you. On the event day, teachers must register their teams at the registration point on arrival,
hand in the consent form, or fill one in on arrival.
It is important that you inform your School Games Organiser about your attendance, numbers of pupils, and
travel arrangements by Tuesday 26 January 2016.
Please note, food will not be provided for competing teams or staff on the day. We ask that you advise all
competitors of the Birmingham School Games to bring their own packed lunch, fluids (preferably not fizzy
drinks) and snacks to eat in between matches.
If you have further queries please contact [email protected].
The Birmingham Local Organising Committee looks forward to welcoming your school team(s) to the day and
wish good luck to all teams involved!
Ryan Armes
On behalf of the Birmingham Local Organising Committee
@BhamSchoolGames
@UKTurkish
#BSG2016
PTO for Event Schedule
EVENT SCHEDULE – Tuesday 9 February 2016
Competition: Primary Winter Festival
Venue: Futsal Arena, 20 Great King Street North, Birmingham, B19 2LF
Schedule for the day:
9.30am
Arrivals and Registration
10am
Registration Closes and opening ceremony starts
10.20am Schools escorted to competitions areas
10.30am Sports competitions start
2pm
Competitions finish & medal presentations completed
2.15pm
Competitors to depart from site
Please note timings are subject to slight change on the day and are dependent on number of teams attending the events and any
delays that may occur.