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Race for Life Schools
Schools don't break records, they beat cancer
Join thousands of schools across the country supporting Cancer Research UK and hold your own Race for Life Schools event.
It’s free to take part and easy to organise – you choose the date, location and distance and we’ll send you an event kit with everything you’ll need including medals, back-signs, finish line tape, banners and much more.
Whether you're just one class or the whole school. Running 1k or walking 3k. Together we will beat cancer.
Race for Life Primary Schools
Let's teach cancer a lesson.
Race for Life Secondary Schools
Let's make cancer history.
What you get from us
Once you’ve signed up, you’ll get a free event kit with everything you need to plan your Race for Life event, including:
- Posters and a totaliser to decorate your school
- Fundraising tips and a handy checklist to help you plan
- Sponsorship forms for everyone taking part
- Event day banner and finish line tape
- Back signs so that your pupils can run for loved ones
- Medals for everyone!
You may also be contacted by a Cancer Research UK representative to offer support with your event and fundraising.
Cancer Research UK is pleased that NIVEA SUN is sponsoring this year’s Race for Life Schools campaign to help you and your pupils stay sun safe this summer.
Norris Bank Primary School's story
Cancer has hit our school hard in the last few years with pupils, close family members and staff being affected. Our free kit arrived and the medals were a big hit with the children. The messages some of them wore on their backs for the day goes to show why Cancer Research UK is such a great cause to raise money for.
We raised £3000 which is much more than we have ever raised before and the sense of community that surrounded the event was overwhelming. We will definitely be doing it again.