Get cricket in your school

Our Chance to Shine Schools' Portal houses all the digital resources you need to deliver sessions in your school.

If you'd like Chance to Shine to directly support cricket in your school please register your interest via this form.

As our County Board delivery partners schedule their work up to 12 months in advance, please be aware that it may be that all the resources for this academic year have been allocated already.

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Roar! For Diversity Goodies Pack promotion

These terms and conditions apply to the Roar! for Diversity Goodies Pack taking place between 14th January 2020 and 14th February 2020.
Football and cricket come together to launch a new competition – Roar! for Diversity

We have an exciting new resource available on our Schools’ Portal: Roar! for Diversity is a new KS2 PSHE resource, developed in partnership by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Premier League, to teach children why a diverse team is a strong team.
Chance to Shine recognise stars of the sport at national awards

In an inspiring evening, winners from across the country were recognised for the work that they do to support grassroots cricket at the Chance to Shine Awards on Wednesday 20 November.
Brand new, FREE resources for secondary school teachers

Chance to Shine is today (5 November) launching a range of free teaching resources for secondary schools, funded by Sport England, which are available to download from its Schools’ Portal.

Free school resources

Chance to Shine has built a powerful bank of free cricket teaching resources for primary schools so teachers can lead their own cricket sessions. The resources include lesson plans, instructional videos and top tips.
About us

Chance to Shine is a national cricket charity that works in state schools and communities to spread the power of cricket. We believe that all children should be given the opportunity to play and learn through cricket. We believe that cricket teaches children valuable skills like communication, teamwork and respect that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
Primary schools

Chance to Shine work in state primary schools across England and Wales supporting schools to deliver cricket coaching to their pupils. We teach cricket in primary schools and support teachers with free resources including lesson plans, videos and tips from the professionals.
Street cricket

Chance to Shine Street cricket is fast, fun and free. It's played with a tapeball and requires no protective equipment. It's cricket's answer to five-a-side football.
Get cricket in your school

Here's how Chance to Shine can support your school in delivering cricket.
Our story

Chance to Shine is an independent charity that works to spread the power of cricket in schools and communities across the country. Set up as the Cricket Foundation, the charity aims to provide opportunities in state schools and deprived communities.
Work for us

Job opportunities at children's charity Chance to Shine. Come and help us spread the power of cricket.
Find Street cricket

Find your nearest Chance to Shine Street cricket project.
Secondary schools

We provide competition opportunities for children in state secondary schools. We have also developed a set of digital resources for teachers. Chance to Shine will also deliver a girls' cricket programme in secondary schools, training young leaders and developing life skills through playing the sport.
How we measure impact

At Chance to Shine, we work to measure the impact that we are having in the areas in which we deliver accurately.