CSC Commended in Parliamentary Debate

CSC received another mention in Hansard recently, when Warinder Juss MP asked a chess-related question to the Father of the House, Sir Alan Campbell MP:

Last week, I had the pleasure of holding a chess tournament at the Royal School Wolverhampton in my constituency, bringing together primary and secondary school pupils to socialise and compete for individual and team medals. I even managed to play a couple of games myself. Chess is invaluable to young people, helping them to develop intellectual and emotional skills such as problem-solving, resilience, patience and concentration. Will the Leader of the House join me in commending the outstanding work of the Chess in Schools and Communities charity—without which the event would not have been possible—and the Royal School for hosting the event, and will he please ask the Secretary of State for Education to advise us on when the funds earmarked to develop chess in schools will be made available via a tender?

Warinder is referring to the really enjoyable day we all had when schools in his constituency came together for one of our tournaments, kindly hosted by The Royal School Wolverhampton. This follows the support shown by Wendy Morton MP in the House of Commons, when one of her schools visited the 2025 London Chess Classic.

We were very pleased to hear Sir Alan add his own commendation and even more happy to see that the funds earmarked for chess in schools have now gone to tender and should be available in time for the next academic year.