Hertfordshire & Essex Schools League

 CHIG holds an annual schools league for schools on the Hertfordshire & Essex borders. There is an overall schools orienteering competition while there are individual competitions for both boys and girls based on school years.

The League Rules are available here.

Check out the Schools League page for details of upcoming events, recent results and the latest league standings.

Sample Orienteering Map

Mapping your school?

Do you need your school mapped or notification of an event to meet the GCSE PE requirements? Please contact Helen Errington for more details (see below).

Permanent Orienteering Courses

This are suitable for school and youth groups. Simply turn up at a time that suits you, purchase some maps at a low cost, and off you go! A number of permanent courses are located nearby – see our Permanent Courses page for further details.

Clubmark

Clubmark is the only national cross sports quality accreditation scheme for clubs with junior sections. It is built around a set of core criteria which ensure that accredited clubs operate to a set of consistent, accepted and adopted minimum operating standards.

Chigwell & Epping Forest Orienteering Club is Clubmark accredited.

Support Available

Contact Helen Errington, Regional Development Officer for help with developing school-club links, school mapping, curriculum development, festival planning and more.
Email Helen Errington

The British Schools Orienteering Association website includes a wealth of resources for schools who are interested in orienteering.

British School Score Championships (BSSC)

The BSSC is held annually in October and is aimed at school teams comprising junior orienteers of all abilities in school years 5 – 13.

British Schools Orienteering Championships (BSOC)

This BSOC is held annually in November and provides a good level of competition for junior orienteers with a wide range of abilities in school years 5 – 13.