High Peak School & Sport Partnership

17/09/2026

Message to all our schools - Dawn & Lisa’s email addresses have changed - please check your junk folder.

10/08/2026

Jobs in the sector:

ACTIVE WELLBEING LEAD

We are looking for an Active Wellbeing Lead who is passionate about improving health and wellbeing across our communities by leading the delivery of MyActive's Active Wellbeing Strategy.

This role is responsible for driving the implementation, monitoring and continuous review of the strategy, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives, KPIs and organisational priorities. Working within our One Team approach, the Active Wellbeing Lead will build strong partnerships and develop initiatives that increase participation, improve health outcomes and strengthen community engagement, while raising awareness of MyActive across the local area.

The role plays a key part in delivering MyActive's core purpose through outstanding customer-focused experiences that promote the benefits of movement and physical activity, helping to tackle health inequalities. The successful candidate will work proactively with customers, colleagues and partners to establish MyActive as the service provider of choice for the local community's health and wellbeing needs.

If you’d like to find out more or have an informal chat about the role, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact [email protected].

Closing date Friday 14th August.

https://www.myactive.uk/Careers

SPORT OFFICER

The School Sport Officer will work across the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak areas; supporting infant, primary, secondary and special schools to deliver an inclusive and enjoyable PE curriculum.

The role involves planning and leading all SSP events, festivals and area finals. To source and book festival staff following Anthony Gell School financial regulations. To support the planning of three activity weeks per academic year. Data returns and meeting attendance are integral to this role as well as collaboration with other partnerships and schools.

Leading on the delivery of PE lessons in school under the school sport offer as well as supporting the manager to deliver the PE and Sport Plan is a key role.

This role is under the employment of Anthony Gell School, managed through the Rural Derbyshire Sport Partnership.

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/149644/EDV-2026-AGS-39202

26/07/2026

We’re pleased to introduce our new High Peak School & Sport Partnership logo – a refreshed identity that reflects who we are, what we stand for, and the communities we work with across the High Peak.

After 17 years with our previous logo, we felt the time was right for a refresh. In truth, it’s something we’ve been talking about for a number of years! If we’re honest, we think Dawn was probably a little too attached to the old logo to let it go and despite plenty of discussions over the years, the team could never quite agree on a replacement. With a helping hand from good old AI, lots of ideas, and plenty of healthy debate, we’ve finally landed on a design that everyone is genuinely happy with.

We think it feels modern and forward-looking whilst still representing exactly who we are, what we do, and the communities we proudly serve across the High Peak. Hopefully you’ll like it as much as we do.

The design has been created to be modern, simple, and recognisable, while still capturing the energy and purpose behind our work.

What the logo represents:

The Peak landscape:
The mountain-inspired shape reflects the High Peak area and our strong connection to local schools, communities, and outdoor activity.

Movement and progress:
The flowing pathways and curves represent movement, active lifestyles, participation, and the journeys young people take through sport, education, and wellbeing.

People at the centre:
The green circle symbolises people and community – placing children and young people at the heart of everything we do.

Health, wellbeing and opportunity:
The blue and green colour palette reflects wellbeing, growth, trust, energy, and the outdoors – values that are central to our partnership.

Why we like it:
We wanted a logo that felt:
* Clean and professional
* Easy to recognise
* Modern and forward-looking
* Flexible across digital, print, kit, and signage
* Strongly connected to our local identity

Its simplicity makes it easy to use across all platforms while still carrying a strong message about activity, aspiration, inclusion, and community connection.
Most importantly, the logo reflects our continued ambition to inspire healthier, happier and more active lives for young people across the High Peak.

While our logo may have changed, our commitment remains exactly the same – to support schools, create opportunities for young people and work alongside our communities to improve health, wellbeing, participation and achievement through physical activity and sport.

We hope you like it as much as we do and that it serves as a strong visual representation of the work we continue to deliver across the High Peak.

26/07/2026

Still time for schools to apply……

Did you know that schools have just one week left to apply for the 25/26 School Games Mark? 🗓️

The School Games Mark recognises schools’ commitment to PE, sport, and physical activity - don’t miss out on your school’s award. 🏆

Apply by 11:59pm on 31 July 2026 so you don't miss out!

https://www.yourschoolgames.com/taking-part/school-games-mark/

24/07/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Hannah at Peak Athletics for donating a whole rafter of trophies for our events! 🏆✨ We absolutely love them and can’t wait to hand them out.

The only problem is… Scott seems to think he should be taking one home! 😂 He reckons he deserves a special award for surviving Lisa and Dawn.

Sorry, Scott… we’re fairly certain we’re the ones who should be collecting that trophy! 🤣

Thanks again, Hannah – your generosity means so much and will help make our events even more special. 💙

24/07/2026

🏅 Congratulations to our High Peak School Games Mark achievers! 🏅

A huge well done to all of our High Peak schools who have already achieved a School Games Mark Award this year!

These awards recognise schools that go above and beyond to provide high-quality opportunities for children and young people to be physically active, enjoy competitive sport, develop leadership skills and ensure sport is inclusive for everyone.

🌟 New Platinum Schools

• Chinley Primary School
• Harpur Hill Primary School

💎 Retaining Platinum

• Buxton Junior School
• Dinting Primary School
• Hayfield Primary School
• New Mills Primary School
• Newtown Primary School
• Padfield Primary School
• Thornsett Primary School

🥇 Gold Award

• All Saints Primary School
• Burbage Primary School
• Buxworth Primary School
• Castleton Primary School
• Chapel High School
• Dove Holes Primary School
• Duke of Norfolk Primary School
• Peak Dale Primary School
• Simmondley Primary School
• St Charles Primary School
• St Georges Primary School
• St Margarets Primary School
• St Marys Primary School (Glossop)
• St Marys Primary School (New Mills)
• St Peters Junior School
• St Philip Howard School
• Taddington Primary School
• Taxal & Fernilee Primary School
• Tintwistle Primary School
• Whaley Bridge Primary School
• Whitfield St James Primary School

🥉 Bronze Award

• Chapel Primary School
• Gamesley Primary School
• New Mills School
• St Annes Primary School

👏 A huge thank you to every teacher, PE lead, young leader, volunteer and member of staff who has helped make these achievements possible. Your commitment is making a real difference to the lives of children and young people across the High Peak, creating opportunities for every child to be active, take part and enjoy the many benefits of sport and physical activity.

⏳ 7 days to go!

Even though schools have now finished for the summer, there's still one week left to submit a School Games Mark application.

💬 Parents and carers – if your child's school hasn't made the list yet, why not tag them in the comments or share this post? We'd love to recognise even more High Peak schools for the fantastic work they do to keep children active.

If you're a member of school staff and need a helping hand with your application, just drop us a message before the deadline – we're always happy to help.

Congratulations once again to every school that has already achieved an award this year, and good luck to those putting the finishing touches to their applications! 🎉

17/07/2026

16/07/2026

We’re delighted to be working in partnership with Ride & Shine to bring even more cycling opportunities to children and young people across the High Peak.

We’re excited to see this expanded Bikeability pathway help more pupils build confidence, develop lifelong cycling skills and discover the many benefits of getting active on two wheels. 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

👇 Check out the full programme below.

Exciting news from Ride & Shine and High Peak School & Sport Partnership (HPSSP).

We're thrilled to launch our complete Bikeability pathway for the next academic year, bringing an even wider range of cycling opportunities to primary and secondary schools across the High Peak.

Whether a child is taking their very first glide on a balance bike, learning to ride, building confidence in the playground or progressing to riding on local roads, we'll have a programme to support them every step of the way.

Our expanded offer includes:

🟢 Balance Bike sessions (Early Years)
🔵 Learn to Ride (all ages)
🟡 Bikeability Level 1
🟠 Bikeability Level 2
🔴 Bikeability Level 3
🔧 Bikeability Fix – helping keep bikes safe, roadworthy and ready to ride.

Our vision is simple: every young person should have the opportunity to experience the freedom, fun and independence that cycling can bring.

By developing confidence and lifelong cycling skills, we're helping children become more active, travel more independently and enjoy all the physical and mental wellbeing benefits that riding a bike offers.

A huge thank you to High Peak School & Sport Partnership (HPSSP) for their continued support.

We're looking forward to working with schools across the High Peak and welcoming even more young people onto our Bikeability programmes in the year ahead.

Here's to another fantastic year of inspiring the next generation of cyclists! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️