| 02/09/2010 | SAINSBURYS UK SCHOOL GAMES STARTS IN THE NORTH EAST |
| The long awaited 2010 Sainsbury's UK School Games gets underway today in the North East of England with a launch event in Performance Square at The Sage with Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell and Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust Steve Grainge | |
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| 25/08/2010 | Congratulations David, Annie and Ellie! |
| Former Sainsbury’s UK School Games athletes David Bolarinwa, Annie Tagoe and Ellie Faulkner have contributed to Team GB’s medal haul at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. | |
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| 19/08/2010 | Why young athletes need ‘bounce-back-ability’ to succeed |
| Continuing in the series of blogs appearing on the Inside the Games website during the run up to this year's Sainsbury's UK SchoolGames, School Sport Ambassador Jason Gardener discusses the importance of 'bounce-back-ability' | |
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| 10/08/2010 | Olympian meets Sainsbury's UK School Games Competitors |
| Beijing Olympic swimming finalist and Commonwealth Champion, Chris Cook, was joined by young athletes from the North East this week to promote the Sainsbury’s UK School Games. | |
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| 02/08/2010 | Channel 4 to Show Highlights of the Sainsbury’s UK School Games |
| Terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has confirmed that it will screen a highlights programme of the Sainsbury’s UK School Games which will be held in North East England from the 2nd – 5th September | |
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| 21/07/2010 | Olympian hosts masterclass for North East hopefuls |
| Olympic silver medallist, Gail Emms was joined by young Badminton players from the North East today to promote the Sainsbury’s UK School Games and give aspiring young UK School Games competitors an opportunity to further develop their game. | |
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| 19/07/2010 | Summer of sport inspires tomorrow’s stars |
| Steve Grainger, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, looks at an exciting summer of sport and what opportunities there are for young people all across the country. | |
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| 08/07/2010 | Student of the Year nominations flooding in |
| Entries are rolling in for the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year Award 2010. | |
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| 07/06/2010 | Sporting talent wins through |
| The final of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent demonstrated how much of an appetite there is to celebrate sporting talent just as highly as other forms of entertainment with gymnastic group Spelbound taking home the title. | |
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| 01/06/2010 | 350 volunteers to be recruited |
| This year’s Sainsbury’s UK School Games will recruit and train 350 volunteers to help in the staging of the event from the 2 – 5 September 2010. | |
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| 14/05/2010 | Former UK School Games athlete gunning for Youth Olympic Games |
| Victoria Ohuruogu, a former UK School Games competitor, and sister of Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu, is hoping to compete at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. | |
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| 07/05/2010 | Congratulations Toni |
| The Youth Sport Trust would like to congratulate Toni Duggan after the Beckwith Scholar helped Everton Ladies win the Woman’s FA Cup on Monday. | |
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| 05/05/2010 | Champion Ambassadors announced |
| Thirteen school-aged athletes have been appointed Champion Ambassadors for the 2010 Sainsbury's UK School Games which will be held in North East England from the 2 to 5 September. | |
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| 30/04/2010 | Gateshead International Stadium to host opening ceremony |
| Gateshead International Stadium will be the venue for the opening ceremony of the Sainsbury’s UK School Games. The event will be used to mark the official opening of the three day competition which will feature 1,600 elite school aged athletes. | |
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| 22/04/2010 | Sascha will compete at Swimming World Championships |
| Youth Sport Trust School Sport Ambassador and multiple Paralympic champion Sascha Kindred has been named in the 30-strong British team for August's International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Championships, being held in Eindhoven, Germany. | |
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| 12/04/2010 | Sport venues announced |
| Some of the best sporting venues in North East England will be hosting the Sainsbury’s UK School Games which are taking place across the region from the 2 to 5 September. | |
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| 09/04/2010 | Competition teaches life skills |
| School Sport Ambassador and Olympic gold medallist Jason Gardener talks about why he believes competition teaches young people invaluable life skills. | |
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| 07/04/2010 | Sascha swims to more success |
| Youth Sport Trust School Sport Ambassador Sascha Kindred is in the form of his life in the pool. | |
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| 16/03/2010 | Youngsters given chance to shine |
| Youngsters dreaming of competing for Britain at a future Paralympic Games will today get the chance to demonstrate their sporting abilities in the hope of being talent-spotted ahead for the 2016 and 2020 Games. | |
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| 15/03/2010 | Sainsbury’s announces sponsorship of UK School Games |
| Sainsbury’s has today announced it will become headline sponsor of the prestigious UK School Games. | |
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