Active Schools in South Ayrshire

Providing free opportunities for children and young people to participate in sport and physical activity before and after school, and during lunchtime, across all South Ayrshire schools, and to develop effective pathways between schools and sports clubs in the local community.

Pupils took part in extra-curricular sport in 2023/24

Number of extra-curricular sessions in 2023/24

Volunteers delivering Active Schools sessions in 2023/24

Projects

Our aim is to increase the opportunities for children and young people to get active, and stay active, through a range of innovative and exciting projects.

Schools

There are 8 secondary schools, 40 primary schools, and 2 additional support need schools managed by South Ayrshire Council.

School Sport

Find out more about the opportunities within school and competitive school sport in South Ayrshire.

Volunteering

Volunteers and coaches play a vital role in the delivery of sessions within our Active Schools & Active Communities programmes as well as helping deliver within local sports clubs.Â

Leadership

South Ayrshire Active Schools offer a variety of leadership programmes for pupils from P7-S6. Our Leadership programmes support young people to develop their skills as leaders in sport and support more opportunities within schools and local communities.

Active Schools create opportunities for children and young people to participate in sport and physical activity before and after school, during lunch time and at weekends.

For further information, please contact active.schools@south-ayrshire.gov.uk or call 01292 294191Â