The World Indoor silver medallist was this month named in Team GB's squad for Beijing, where he will be hoping to go one better in the long jump. But before Chris Tomlinson flies off to China he spoke to UK School Games.

This week's UK School Games Ambassador is table tennis star Jack Pegram.

England Hockey is the first of the Home Nations to announce their squads for the UK School Games

The Table Tennis squad lists for this year's UK School Games have been announced.

Badminton are the latest sport to announce their squad for the UK School Games.

With this years UK School Games fast approaching, tickets for the event are now on sale.

Jonathan Edwards is the current triple jump world record holder and former Olympic, European and World champion. Speaking to UK School Games, he looks back on his sporting experiences as a junior athlete.

This week's UK School Games Ambassador is volleyball star Nathan French.

In our second 'the faces behind the games' we meet Youth Sport Trust Sport Director Ali Oliver.

Last month the Youth Sport Trust launched its UK School Games Champion Ambassadors scheme, which will honour, on an annual basis, the outstanding performers from the UK School Games – many of whom will be tipped as competitors at future Olympic and Paralympic Games. We take a closer look at our ambassadors.

A vast number of people work behind the scenes of the UK School Games to ensure it runs smoothly and is something its competitors will remember forever. Richard Barrington is the first of our 'faces behind the games' and here you can learn a little more about him.

A member of last year’s World Championship 4x400m bronze medal team, Marilyn Okoro was born in Middlesex and also represented Britain at lacrosse. Here she recalls her memories of school sport and passes on her pearls of wisdom to all those competing at this summer’s UK School Games.

The fencing squads for this year's UK School Games have now been named.

Greenock Academy pupil Kirsty McGlynn has been selected to represent Scotland’s badminton team at the UK School Games.