Last weekend saw the school cheerleading teams descend on the National Cycling Centre in Manchester to compete in the annual school’s championships.

The weekend was brimming with talent and cheer spirit, here are some of the highlights from the competition:

There’s nothing more admirable than seeing the teams nervous and energetic working through their routines before heading to the mat.

We are in awe at every competition that sees the velodrome filled with bold vibrant colours and team spirit through the team’s uniforms, costumes and banners.

Our resident compere, DJ Caino does a fantastic job working his magic on the crowd to release that cheer spirit.

And if the excitement of the weekend wasn’t enough for us at the UKCA, we was recently invited to visit the House of Lords. The reason for the visit was to hear the amazing news that the UKCA are receiving recognition for their work with UK schools!

We’d love it if we could get a ‘We are proud of you’ chant going in the House of Lords.