27 Oct 2025
By Carina Sheldon, SLLC Active Schools Coordinator
‘Sports Leaders at Trinity High in Rutherglen recently participated in a successful leadership input from Robert at Scottish Archery. They were taught how to play and also some fun activities that can be used to engage younger pupils in the game.
As a result of this leadership input, Trinity High now have a Soft Archery club which runs during lunchtime for S1 pupils. There are young sports leaders who lead the sessions each week for this group of pupils.
This could not happen without the support from Scottish Archery who have helped train the leaders and have given them the necessary equipment to use.
We look forward to building on this opportunity for pupils at Trinity high in the coming months.’
Active Schools is a sportscotland led programme designed to encourage children and young people to get active and stay active.
The Active Schools team in South Lanarkshire aim to provide more and higher quality opportunities to participate in sport within schools and strengthen partnerships with clubs and other community organisations to support 'pathways' for pupils to continue their participation in sport out with school.
Their overall aim is to increase activity levels of children and young people by:
Ensuring there are more and higher quality opportunities to participate in sport within schools.
Increasing capacity through the recruitment and support of volunteers to deliver the activity sessions in schools.
Motivating and inspiring young people to participate in sport.
sportscotland works in partnership with all 32 local authorities to invest in and support the Active Schools Network. The network consists of over 400 managers and coordinators dedicated to developing and supporting the delivery of quality sporting opportunities for children and young people.
Active Schools has worked with schools for over 20 years providing opportunities for children and young people to get involved, and stay involved, in sport and will continue to make a significant contribution to a world class sporting system in Scotland.
Are you interesting in enhancing the links between your club and local schools?
Find your nearest Active Schools Network here.
