For schools

PE and wraparound care that puts every child first

We work with 10,000+ primary school children every week, delivering PE, teacher upskilling and wraparound care built around your school — with inclusion and participation at the heart of it.

A Challenge coach leading a class through a boxing pads session on the playground

Outsourced PE

We provide an expert who becomes part of your team. Schools who work with us regularly tell us their coach feels like "one of their own" — part of the school's culture and daily life.

We deliver national curriculum PE from EYFS to Year 6, working with whole classes, SEND groups, or hand-picked children who'd benefit from extra mentoring.

We can also run after-school sports clubs as part of your PE provision, giving children more chances to be active, try new sports and build on what they've learned in lessons.

  • Hassle-free. We make your lives easier, not add another item to your to-do list.
  • Full transparency. We share our lesson plans and pupil assessments with you, so you always know what's being taught and how children are progressing.
  • Inclusive by design. Lessons built so every child takes part, whatever their starting point or ability.
  • Consistency. We hire great people and they stay with us longer than the industry average.
  • Incredible delivery. The highest standard of PE teaching, every lesson.
  • First-class communication. Two-way feedback with your team member, plus fast responses from our admin team.
  • Quality control. Your own account manager and half-termly visits.

Wraparound care children look forward to

We know wraparound care is a necessity for many families, but we want it to be somewhere children genuinely enjoy being. Every one of our settings has an experienced manager on site every day, getting to know the children and parents and making sure everything runs smoothly. Our staff don't just supervise: they get stuck in alongside the children, who have the option to play sport and lively games, plus plenty of quieter activities like Lego, colouring, puzzles and board games, so there's something for everyone.

For your school, it's completely hands-off. We take care of everything, from staffing and recruitment to training, cover and the day-to-day running of the clubs. You receive rental income from us without the staffing costs or the work of managing the provision, giving you a regular income while freeing up valuable staff time. It's an arrangement our existing schools really value.

See how it works for parents
A group of children smiling and giving a thumbs up during a Challenge session
  • Experienced manager on site at every setting, every day
  • Enhanced DBS checks for all staff
  • Allergy awareness training completed by every team member
  • At least two paediatric first aiders at each setting
  • We handle everything: staffing, recruitment, training and cover
  • Rental income for your school, with no staffing costs

Teacher upskilling

If your teachers lack confidence teaching PE, or want to sharpen a specific sport or general good practice, we take the fear out of PE and improve delivery across your team. We're not there to take PE off your teachers' hands permanently — we work alongside them until they don't need us for it anymore.

  1. An INSET to start

    We outline the principles of great PE teaching and how busy class teachers can put them into practice — lifting morale and boosting confidence.

  2. Team teaching, in the room

    We work alongside your teacher during their regular PE lessons, giving real-time feedback and practical tips.

  3. A plan that evolves

    Each teacher gets a bespoke, written support plan, amended by their coach every week.

A Challenge coach with a class of children on climbing equipment in the school hall

"I have always struggled with behaviour management in PE lessons — Challenge taught me ways to acknowledge behaviour without disrupting the class, and given me examples of how to deal with children who aren't following instructions. My lessons flow better and children are getting so much more from PE."

Reception teacher, TMSS (Harrow)

PE lead support

The role of PE lead can be complex, time-consuming and confusing. Many PE leads have real passion but not enough subject knowledge or time to make the most of it — that's where we come in.

With the PE and Sport Premium moving to the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, schools are under more pressure than ever to show clear evidence of impact, inclusion and participation — not just spend. Having supported schools through several changes to the funding and Ofsted landscape already, we help PE leads build a strategy that puts every child's participation at its centre, and gives you the evidence to show it's working. We work with PE leads to put in place:

  • A simple way to record which children are taking part, so you can show who your PE and sport is reaching
  • Inclusive opportunities for children with SEN, and those who are typically less active
  • Clubs and opportunities for every child to take part, whatever their ability
  • Clear curriculum map and skill progression (EYFS–KS2)
  • A straightforward assessment process
  • Pupil progression, signposting and pupil voice
  • Intra- and inter-school competitions for all abilities
  • Links into local clubs, so children have a pathway to keep playing beyond school
  • Year 6 sport leaders upskilled to run lunchtime activities
  • Cross-curricular links between sport, PE and PSHE
  • A culture of resilience and good sportspersonship

Every child taking part

Inclusion and participation aren't just words on a page for us — they're what our coaches build into every session, in schools like yours.

A whole class taking part in a racket and target game on the multi-use games area
A child catching during a fielding drill on astroturf
Children taking part in an agility and coordination game on the school field
Two children high-fiving after a playground floorball session

Safeguarding and quality, non-negotiable

Keeping children safe is the top priority in everything we do. Every coach we place in your school is enhanced DBS-checked, fully insured and trained in safeguarding, with regular observation and ongoing CPD to keep standards high.

Ready to talk about your school?

Tell us what you're trying to solve and we'll build a plan around it — no fixed package, no jargon.

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