“ What the British Esports Championships has done is opened up this community in realising that this community is out there and is in all schools. ”

“ We had a couple of students that were really quiet at the start of their journey within esports and they have really flourished: come in a lot more confident, created friendships, aimed to be more organised, and demonstrated amazing teamwork skills. ”

“ We all know that students avidly game, but to try and find a way to incorporate that into education made a lot of sense ”

“ I’ve spent this whole year with my team making new friends and suddenly we are here in Nottingham winning a tournament. It doesn’t feel real, but it feels amazing. ”

“ What has been really nice to see is that the students have now been able to take leadership...and they have really started to take ownership of what happens on a Wednesday afternoon at the college. ”

“ If your child were to play for your school football team there should be an equal amount of pride in that as if your child were to play in your school’s League of Legends team. ”

“ You see the kids in a completely different light when you bring esports into schools because it is something they are incredibly passionate about. As long as you match that passion you should have amazing success with it. ”