Angus Active Schools

On 28 January 2026, the Scottish Government announced the national Summer of Sport 2026 programme. Investment is intended to provide free or low-cost, inclusive opportunities for children and young people aged 3–26 to get active, stay active and improve their lives; with a particular focus on reducing barriers to participation and addressing poverty-related inequality.

The investment is intended to support activity during the summer of 2026 and create a lasting through to March 2027 by strengthening pathways into sustained participation in school, club and community sport.

Summer of Sport in Angus

The approach for how this investment is being delivered locally is being developed by the steering group for the Angus Sport and Physical Activity Framework. This group includes representatives from ANGUSalive, Angus Council, Angus Health & Social Care Partnership, Dundee & Angus College, Public Health Scotland, sportscotland and Voluntary Action Angus.

10 local partners received funding towards their Summer of Sport activities, to see details of who they are and how to contact them visit this link.

Learn more about Angus Sport and Physical Activity Framework

Active Schools Coordinators will be running various targeted activities, some with a focus on young people with additional support needs. To contact your local active school coordinator follow this link.

Angus Active Schools Volunteer Awards 2025-26

Club Coach Volunteer & School Sport Volunteer of the Year for 2025-26 - Dougie Bertram of Kirrie Thistle Community Football Club who volunteers at Southmuir Primary School and has delivered sessions in all schools across the Kirrie cluster this year...Congratulations!!!

It was another busy academic year, with lots of extra-curricular activity and school events across primary and secondary schools in Angus. These are supported by the many volunteers and community clubs that support school sport provision and have once again had an amazing impact on the lives and physical activity levels of children across Angus.

These awards recognise the wide range of volunteering and community contributions to our school sports and physical activity offer here in Angus. We were were delighted to have Kilmac return as sponsor for the awards, allowing us to present each award winner with an engraved glass trophy.

The winners for the 2025-26 Active Schools Volunteer Awards are:

· School to Club Link: Strathmore Community Rugby Trust

· Primary Sports Leader: Isla Nicoll (Liff Primary School)

· Long Service Award: Brian McArtney

· Active Schools Inclusion Award: Carol-Ann Timmons

· Secondary Pupil Volunteer of the Year: Shaniya Agnew

· Student Volunteer of the Year: Phoebe Potter

· Club Coach Volunteer of the Year: Dougie Bertram

· Commununity Volunteer of the Year: Iain Bennett

· School Staff Volunteer of the Year: Angie Whyte

· Overall School Sport Volunteer of the Year: Dougie Bertram

Thank you all once again.

Angus schools achieve Gold School Sport Award

A number of schools successfully achieved their sportscotland flag for achieving the sportscotland Gold status for the school sport award. The awards are a planning tool that gives schools the chance to identify their strengths and areas of improvement and create a development plan and ensure that health & wellbeing is a key focus for staff and pupils at their school. The key element to the school sport award is having pupils at the centre of the decision making and putting things in place, and using the awards as a tool to plan and implement change rather than just gaining the award.

In the final term Arbroath High School & Isla Primary received their Gold sports award flag, just in time for end of term services and celebrations.

This now brings the total in Angus to 21 schools across Angus who have achieved the School Sport Award for Bronze, Silver or Gold, with a few schools looking to renew their Gold award for another 3 years.

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