In teams, they swam, cycled and ran their hearts out and have so far raised over £85,000 for Restless Development and over 15 other charities chosen by the participating schools. It is a truly inspiring story of local children supporting young people to lead positive change across the world.
This is a national series organised by global youth charity Restless Development who support young leaders to create a better world and last year alone worked with over 288,000 young people. This year 12,000 pupils will be taking part in the Schools Triathlon to raise over £1.2 million. Thanks to the event sponsors, Knight Frank and Neilson Beach Clubs the much needed funds raised will go directly to charity.
Royal Russell School have been incredible supporters and have hosted the event since it first began in 2016. It is truly a community centred day, with local businesses and over 2,000 attendees coming together for a feel-good event. Generous volunteers and Royal Russell pupils kindly gave up their Sunday to ensure the event ran smoothly.
Lots of inspiring stories came out on the day including top fundraisers who raised an incredible £1,571 for charity by putting on bake sales and busking outside of their school. When asked if they had any advice for other teams taking part they said “Just give it your best”.
The Knight Frank Schools Triathlon is an event which captures the determination, power and compassion of young people.
If you would like to be involved in the 2026 event as either a sponsor or host school please email the Schools Triathlon team schoolstriathlon@restlessdevelopment.org with the subject line ‘Getting Involved’.
Alternatively, if you would like to sign up to volunteer why not join our Schools Triathlon Volunteer Committee or support us on the day of the event. For more information email volunteers@restlessdevelopment.org or schoolstriathlon@restlessdevelopment.org.