We promote skipping as an activity for everyone, but especially children. As a regular activity, we have found skipping improves fitness and behaviour, and is enjoyed by everyone.

Skipping helps develop co-ordination, co-operation and communications skills, and is an activity that boys and girls can do together! We believe skipping to be the best activity for today's children.

Free Skipping Demonstrations!

Skipping Workshops offer free skipping demonstrations for Primary Schools throughout the UK. For more details please click on 'Skipping Workshops' above and/or contact Harold Galley on 0208 786 7707 or h.galley@btinternet.com

Ropes for Sale:

We sell the following:

Infant Ropes (age 5-7): £4
Junior Ropes (age 8+): £4
Adult Ropes: £5.50
Family (4m) Ropes: £6

+10% for P & P

We also sell a very good 'teach-yourself-to-skip' book called 'Skip to it', cost £9 + £1 P & P, 127 pages full of ideas and excellent graphics; plus we have a 20-minute video, ideal for beginners, cost £9 + £1 P & P.

To order, please go to our contact page and enter your details, including which rope(s) you require. The ropes will be posted promptly to your address, with an invoice enclosed.

National Skipping Challenge Annual Championship Day

Sat 24th May 2008

For more info, Click here.

Congratulations to Tiffany Branscombe of Seer Green Primary School, this year's overall champion.

Section winners were: Georgia Toay, with 694 crossovers!

Bronwyn Edwards with 75 pretzels

and Tiffany Branscombe with 126 double unders

Summer term 2008: last day for entries for this term's 'National Skipping Challenge' is Friday 11th July

Job Opportunities.....

Skipping Workshops has vacancies for part-time coaches in the Midlands and throughout Ireland. Although several of our coaches are teachers, a teaching qualification is not essential. Some experience of working with children and an interest in keeping fit are required. Prior knowledge of skipping is not required as full training is provided by the company. Pay rates are similar to supply-teaching rates. For more information, please contact our Managing Director, Harold Galley on 0208 786 7707 or h.galley@btinternet.com or simply use the 'contact us' facility on the website.

National Skipping Day, 2008

Thank you to all the Schools that took part this year. All together there were 343 schools that took part, making a grand total of 63,919 children.

Areas involved include: Manchester, Norwich, Worthing, St Albans, York, Lambeth, Barnsley, Islington, Grimsby, Leeds, Harrow, Chester, Solihull, Birmingham, Merton, Bristol, Richmond, Bridgwater, Middlesbrough, Enfield, Plymouth, Portadown, Hemel Hempstead, Carlisle, Warrington, Banbury, Finchley, Scunthorpe, Oxford, Southampton, Romford, Falkirk, Wakefield, Basingstoke, Fife, Neath, Brighton, Lincoln, Swindon, Milton Keynes, Carlisle, Ellesmere Port, Bradford, Gateshead, Barnet. Cheadle, Oswestry, Plymouth, Nottingham, Morpeth, Tyne & Wear, Doncaster, Brent, Southwark, Isel of Man, Derby, Fulham, Bath, Sheffield, Bracknell, Stockport, Windsor, Maidenhead, Sutton, Hull, Westminster,Bromley, Reading, Hackney, Worcester, Waltham Forest, Bovey Tracey, Potters Bar, Lewisham, Haringey, Slough, Thurrock, Pontefract, Hereford , Yeovil, Swindon, Cambridge & Glasgow,.

Skipping Workshops in High Schools

Skipping Workshops is run by experienced primary school teachers. Inevitably, most of our work has been in primary schools. However, there has recently been a significant increase in interest from High Schools. To find out more about our services for high schools, please click here.

Training for Playground Skipping Mentors

If your school is interested in training older pupils to promote skipping on the playground, please click here.

Skipping Festivals

In 2006/7 Skipping Workshops ran several successful festivals, and we are keen to make contact with schools who might host a festival in 2008. For more information, please click here.

The Irish Skipping Challenge

was held on May 30th at Rathpeacon, Cork. Congratulations to the overall winner, Tom Monahan.

For more information please click here. For New Irish National Records, click here.

We have a new World Record!

In May 2006 Guinness World Records confirmed that we have set a new World Record for a mass participation skipping event. They say: 'The most people skipping simultaneously was 7,632 at 85 different venues throughout the UK and Ireland for an annual National Skipping Day event organised by Skipping Workshops on 24 March 2006.' Well Done Everyone!

Skipping in School

Skipping Workshops offers a variety of programs and events to schools throughout the UK and Ireland. Led by our qualified coaches, our skipping workshops demonstrate and introduce this fun and healthy activity. Our workshops are designed to encourage children to skip and to introduce the activity to teachers and staff for inclusion in lesson plans.

Skipping Challenge

For guidance on how to enter, please click here.

The Champions Board on this page lists top achievers in the National Skipping Challenge an informal program run by Skipping Workshops. By providing motivation and recognition we help inspire children develop an interest in skipping and improve their skills.

For more information about the National Skipping Challenge click here.

Not Just for Kids! Skipping is a healthy and fun activity that can be enjoyed by everyone.

While the majority of our work is in Primary schools, we also offer programs for Secondary schools, Sports Centres, Guides, Brownies, youth groups and even Football Clubs. Anyone can benefit from the calorie burning and weight-loss potential of this enjoyable, simple activity.

Please look through our site for more information, or Contact Us to discuss your requirements.

Every Child Matters?

For schools interested in promoting healthy lifestyles, Skipping Workshops could help by establishing a weekly after-school skipping club. For more details, please contact Harold Galley on 0208 786 7707.