British Esports resources and info packs
Here’s a collection of PDFs, info packs, videos and other resources from the British Esports Association that you may find useful:
Vision 2022 booklet: British Esports outlines mission for the next three years
Published: November 2019
Find out what the British Esports Association got up to last year and what’s next on the horizon.
View or download the British Esports Vision 2022 document here.
End of Year Report 2018 & Who We Are
Published: February 2019
Find out what the British Esports Association got up to last year and what’s next on the horizon.
View or download the British Esports 2018 end of year report here.
British Esports Championships guide/deck for 2019/20
Updated version published: September 2019
This deck for teachers explains what the Championships for schools and colleges, how can you sign up, the rules and what info you need to know about systems.
Download our full British Esports Championships 2019/2020 guide here (or a lite version here)
You can also see more in our Championships hub here and sign up to participate in the 2019/2020 Championships which start in October.
British Esports Championships Pilot Feedback & Findings
First published: July 2018
Find out what we learnt from our two-month pilot esports Championships in schools, colleges and pupil referral units from earlier in 2018 here, including feedback from students and teachers.
Esports Parents Guide
First published: October 2019
With 81% of children playing video games online nowadays, games are arguably a larger part of their lives than ever before.
With esports on the rise, this area is of great interest to many young people beyond just being a hobby. In this guide, we take a look at everything parents may want to know about competitive gaming, including the benefits of esports, career options, age ratings, how to get started and more.
View our Parents Guide in article form here and downloadable PDF form here
British Esports weekly email newsletter
First published: November 2017, updated January 2020
Anyone can sign up to join the association and receive this for free, regardless of nationality or location.
It contains the latest updates from the British Esports Association each week, plus it aggregates the major goings on in the UK scene and the wider esports industry globally.
Esports age guide
Latest version: August 2019
Download our Esports Age Guide here:
Download our Esports Age Guide PDF
The benefits of esports
Updated: August 2019
Download our Benefits of Esports PDF here:
Download our Benefits of Esports PDF
For more info on the benefits of esports, check out some of these articles:
- Deputy Headteacher explains how esports has transformed her Alternative Provision school
- Ban gaming? Our pupils play in a school Overwatch team (TES blog written by a teacher)
- School pupils survey shows esports increases concentration, behaviour and attendance levels
- What’s it like being a parent of an esports player and how can they support their child’s interest in gaming?
- Psychologists say games can help teens study and avoid exam stress
Partnership with North America Scholastic Esports Federation
Published: February 2020
Read about our partnership with NASEF and its learnings here.
Sign-up poster for British Esports Championships
If you’re a student or teacher in a school or college and are looking for other pupils to form teams to take part in our British Esports Championships, why not print off this poster and put it up in your school or college? (please seek permission from your teacher before doing so)
British Esports Championships content creation guide
Are you taking part in the British Esports Championships and have an interesting story to tell?
Maybe you want to let everyone know about an epic play you made. Perhaps you’re not a player but still want to get involved somehow, or give your school or college’s esports operations some positive PR/coverage.
Example PC build page
Want to take part in our Championships but want to know what a PC might cost you first?
Read our example PC guide page here
Twitch Student Program
The Twitch Student Program helps schools, colleges and universities learn how to stream so that friends, parents and others can watch their matches and other gaming activities live online. It’s integrated within the British Esports Championships so that colleges and schools can gain access to it and its benefits.
Read more in the official Twitch Student deck here:
Download the Twitch Student deck here
Moderating: A beginner’s guide to Twitch
Method’s associate content producer @Realkailoren has put together a great public guide to moderating on Twitch, along with fellow mod @soobsan. Both are mods for gaming influencer and bodypainter Djarii.
You can check their guide out here:
Report on our Alternative Provision Schools Tournament
Published: July 2019
Check out our AP Schools report here:
What is esports?
Published: July 2019
What’s esports all about, how big is it and how does the industry work?
Read our PDF for more info on esports here:
Children’s esports club pilot scheme
Published: August 2017
You can see all the findings and follow-up info from our pilot at Maida Vale Library below:
PDF report: https://www.britishesports.org/assets/BritishEsportsLibraryPilotFindingsspreadspdf1.pdf
Video:https://youtu.be/D6Q-_Mkz_Xg
Guest blog we wrote for Gov.uk: https://librariestaskforce.blog.gov.uk/2017/09/13/can-gaming-really-benefit-children-new-library-club-gets-kids-excited-about-esports/
AnyKey diversity guides
Check out a number of resources for fair and inclusive gaming on the AnyKey website:
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