About table tennis in schools

Find out more about how we promote table tennis in schools.

Table Tennis is becoming increasingly popular in schools across England. As the National Governing Body for the sport, a key area of our work is to support schools to introduce table tennis and enable students to participate.

How to make table tennis a success in your school:
Purchase a schools table package
Table Tennis England provide a schools packages offer which offers discounts on indoor and outdoor tables.
Have a qualified coach visit the school
Select the ‘Find a Coach’ tab on our map to source a qualified coach to come to one of your sessions.
Get staff and student training
We offer a range of courses for both students and staff. From gaining a better knowledge of umpiring to getting to grips with coaching.
Enter competitions
There are two schools county competitions, one for teams and one for individual players. These filter into national and, ultimately, international competitions.
Get a schools membership
Schools membership gives access to resources and information to develop high quality table tennis provision for pupils.
Introduce TT Kidz in your school
The TT Kidz for Schools programme has been carefully designed to be a valuable addition to your key stage 2 pupils.
Link up with a local club
Creating a school-club link can create the opportunity for extra sessions and extra coaching as part of the curriculum or outside school hours.
Join the Jack Petchey programme
In London and Essex we work in partnership with the Jack Petchey Foundation to offer heavily discounted tables and a competition pathway.
Contact us

For any queries relating to table tennis in schools, please email us or call 01908 208878.

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