Gateshead/Whickham School Sports Partnership

The annual Gateshead Primary School Athletics Festival took place at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday June 27th 2008.

Over 1000 athletes from 47 Gateshead Primary Schools competed in a range of track and field events. There were some outstanding performances on the day, all participants can be proud of their achievements. The future of athletics in Gateshead appears to be bright!

Young leaders from a number of Gateshead Secondary Schools marshalled the events, allowing the day to run smoothly. A big thankyou must also be given to all staff who contributed to the success of the festival.

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The inaugural Gateshead Secondary Schools Year 7/8 Golf Xtreme Championships took place at Beggarswood 9 hole course on Tuesday 1st July 2008.

61 girls and boys from 5 Secondary Schools competed for individual and team awards. The day was a huge success and was warmly received by all participants. The good weather enabled some great scoring, the players this year have set the standard for future tournaments, well done to everyone!

To view full results and further pictures please click on the "continue reading" link.

The week beginning Monday 30th June saw a number of Year 5 Kwik Cricket Festivals taking place within Gateshead. Greenside CC, Gateshead Fell CC, Felling CC, Swalwell CC, Bill Quay CC, Blaydon CC and Whickham CC all hosted festivals throughout the course of the week.

400 players from almost 50 teams represented 29 different schools from within the borough. For a number of young people this represented their first opportunity to play competitive cricket. A great deal of experience was gained from each festival and stands the players in good stead for future competitions.

A big thank you to all clubs and volunteers who helped run the festivals so successfully.

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Dunston Swimming Baths and Watergate Forest Park hosted the inaugural Gateshead Secondary Schools Year 7/8 Triathlon on Tuesday 10th June. Over 50 athletes from Cardinal Hume, Heworth, Joseph Swan and Whickham completed 3 lengths at Dunston Pool before heading to Watergate Forest Park to complete a cycle and run around a specially devised course.

There were some excellent individual and team performances on the day. Results and further pictures can be found by clicking the continue reading link below.

The event was well received by all who participated and a special thanks must go out to the Young Leaders from Whickham School who contributed to the success of the day.

This year's Gateshead Primary Schools Year 5/6 Aquathlon took place at Gateshead Leisure Centre and Saltwell Park on Tuesday 3rd June. Over 100 boys and girls from 11 Schools within the borough completed a 66m swim followed by a 1km run.

Despite the terrible weather conditions there were some excellent performances and all competitors can be proud of their achievements. Individual and team awards were presented on the day to the top 3 in their respective categories.

A big thank you to all young leaders from Whickham School who marshalled the events and contributed to the success of the day.

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The Primary Sportshall Athletics Finals were held at Gateshead Stadium on Thursday 6th March 2008.

Young athletes from across the borough represented their respective Primary School cluster in a number of track and field events. In total 9 clusters were represented and the event was keenly contested.

A number of outstanding contributions from athletes representing the Joseph Swan cluster contributed towards their eventual triumph (1761pts) narrowly winning from Heworth Grange cluster (1682pts) and St Thomas More (1671pts).

A big thank you goes to Young Leaders from Whickham School & Sports College who aided in the officiating of the track and field events. The finals were enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike, well done to all who competed!

Please click the continue reading link to access further pictures from the day and a full breakdown of results.

The second annual Gateshead Secondary Schools Dry Rowing Championships recently took place at the English Institute of Sport @ Gateshead International Stadium. A total of 13 teams from 4 Secondary Schools (Heworth Grange, Hookergate, Thomas Hepburn & Whickham) took part in the event which involved a total of 52 young people.

The results of all the relays and individual events are available for download below:

Dry Rowing Results 2008

4 TAG Rugby Tournaments for Year 5/6 Pupils have recently taken place within Gateshead. Each tournament was hosted by a Local Community Club, and our thanks must go out to Winlaton, Ryton, Gateshead & Blaydon Rugby Clubs for all their help and support.

All the tournaments were very successful and were played with great spirit. In summary:
* 29 Schools took part, entering 42 Teams.
* 504 Year 5/6 Boys & Girls were involved throughout.
* 5 Young Sports Leaders assisted with refereeing, scoring etc..

Congratulations to those Schools that were able to successfully qualify for the Gateshead Primary Schools TAG Rugby Finals (Thursday 8th November 2007 @ Blaydon RFC, 4:00-6:00pm):
* Blaydon St Joseph's Primary School
* Ryton Junior School
* Oakfield Junior School
* Glynwood Primary School
* Harlow Green Primary School
* Washingwell Primary School
* Fellside Primary School

Gateshead's first ever Tri-Golf Festival recently took place within the Whickham School & Sports College Cluster. The competition took place at Whickham School and involved 6 local feeder Primary Schools. The Schools had been receiving a programme of coaching delivered by the Professional from Whickham Golf Club.

Three Mini Hockey Tournaments recently took place within Gateshead, at the following venues: Dunston Power League, Gateshead International Stadium and Whickham School & Sports College. The tournaments involved 32 teams from 20 Gateshead Primary Schools (302 participants). The top 2 teams from each tournament then qualified for the Gateshead Primary Schools Mini Hockey Finals.

For a breakdown of the results, please click below:
Mini Hockey Results

The Gateshead Schools Dance Festival 2007 recently took place at Gateshead Leisure Centre. The event was a great success, with 43 Primary, 8 Secondary and 2 Special Schools taking part throughout the 4 festival performances.

Well done to all those that took part!!

Ryton Rugby Club kindly played host to the Gateshead Secondary Schools Rugby Union Finals on Saturday 17th March 2007. The event (which involved 8 teams from 5 Gateshead Schools) was a great success and all of the young people taking part were a credit to their respective Schools.

To view the final results, please click the 'continue reading' link below:

The year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics Finals recently took place at Gateshead International Stadium. This was the first event at which we requested representative cluster teams, and the increased standard was certainly evident on the day. 9 of our 10 Clusters took part in the event, which has been a great success for the partnership.

Due to the recent period of poor weather, this tournament unfortunately suffered a number of cancellations. It was therefore decided that Ryton RFC would host a round robin competition between all the Schools involved, and the top 2 teams would then automatically qualify for the Gateshead Secondary Schools Finals day on Saturday 17th March 2007, also at Ryton RFC (10:00am).

A programme of Multi-Skills Festivals have recently been taking place within Gateshead/Whickham School Sport Partnership Clusters. The festivals were held for Year 4 Primary School pupils and involved a wide range of skills tests and physical challenges.

A total of 10 festivals have taken place, involving over 500 Year 4 Students and 120 Young Sports Leaders from our various Secondary Schools.

The 1st ever Gateshead Secondary Schools Indoor Rowing Championships recently took place at The EIS (Gateshead International Stadium) on 31/01/07.

A total of 5 Gateshead Secondary Schools (Whickham, Hookergate, Joseph Swan, Heworth & Lord Lawson) entered 10 teams into the event which saw nearly 100 young people participating. A great afternoon was had by all; the results of which are available for download below:

Rowing Results

The Gateshead Primary Schools Cross-Country Event eventually beat the weather (just) and took place on Wednesday 17th January 2007 @ Waterfate Forest Park. The day was a great success, with 45 teams from 24 schools taking part. The competition therefore involved a total number of 270 participants and approximately 20 young volunteers.

For further information and to download a copy of the results, please click the 'continue reading' link below.

The Gateshead/Whickham School Sport Partnership recently held aYear 7 Girls 5-A-Side competiton on the very cold evening of 16th January 2007 @ Swalwell Juniors F.C.

For further information please click the 'continue reading' link.

The Year 7/8 Sportshall Athletics Festival took place on the 28th November 2006 at Gateshead International Stadium. The event attracted 7 schools who entered 7 teams with 168 young athletes taking part.

The festival was keenly contested by all involved and the day was a great success. Once again the festival was expertly supported with the help of 23 Young Sports Leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools.

Click on the continue reading link to view results from the year 7/8 Sportshall Athletics Festival.

Over the past few months a number of Year 5/6 Mini-Basketball tournaments have taken place across the borough. 11 different tournaments in all (including the final) have been contested between 36 schools who have entered 62 teams. This has given the opportunity for 507 young people to play competitve basketball against other schools. All competitors have shown a great attitude and displayed fine skills throughout all competitions.

The competitons could not have gone ahead without the help and support of 49 Young Leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools, many thanks to all who have contributed.

Click on the continue reading link to view cluster and finals results.

On the evening of Wednesday 22nd November Swalwell Juniors Football Club hosted the 2006 Year 7/8 Girls 5-a-Side Tournament.

A superb entry saw 9 out of the 10 Gateshead Secondary Schools compete. A total of 12 teams contested the tournament with 96 players getting a taste of competitive action.

5 Young Sports Leaders from the borough assisted in the smooth running of the event. Along with the Young Leaders, thanks must be offered to Swalwell Juniors F.C. for hosting a highly successful tournament enjoyed by all.

Please click on the continue reading link to access results for the tournament.

A total of 10 SSCo Cluster High 5 Netball Tournaments recently took place throughout the Gateshead Borough. The tournaments have been extremely successful, involving 41 teams from 28 Gateshead Primary Schools. Approximately 309 young people took part throughout the programme, which also involved 48 Young Sports Leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools.

For all Cluster Tournament Results and the results of the Gateshead Finals, please click the 'continue reading' link below.

A total of 4 TAG Rugby Tournaments recently took place within Gateshead. Each tournament was hosted by one of our Community Rugby Clubs:
* 16/10/06 - Winlaton RFC
* 17/10/06 - Ryton RFC
* 18/10/06 - Gateshead RFC
* 19/10/06 - Blaydon RFC

All the tournaments were very successful and were played with great spirit. In summary:
* 27 Schools took part, entering 42 Teams.
* 504 Year 5/6 Boys & Girls were involved throughout.
* 11 Young Sports Leaders assisted with refereeing, scoring etc..

The results of each tournament can be downloaded by clicking the 'Continue Reading' link below.

The picture above is taken from the Gateshaed Primary Athletics festival which took place at Gateshead International Stadium on 23rd June 2006. The event was hugely popular and attracted 45 primary schools and hundreds of young competitors from across the borough.

The festival included a variety of events including skipping, sprint, middle distance, long jump and mini-javelin. It also gave the chance to young sports leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools to gain experience in stewarding and officiating events.

The day was a great success and was thoroughly enjoyed by athletes, volunteers and spectators. A big thank you to everyone who made the day possible.

To access full results and further pictures of the festival please click on the "continue reading" link below.

On Thursday 8th June Gateshead Fell C.C. and Felling C.C. were joint hosts as the BBC Kwik Cricket Festival took place. The interest in the tournament was so large that it was decided that the event would be split over two venues.

35 teams from 25 Gateshead Primary Schools took part (comprising of approximately 350 young people) making this years tournament the biggest of its kind ever.

Results from Gateshead Fell C.C. can be found by clicking on the "continue reading" link below. Results from Felling C.C. will follow shortly.

A big thank you must go to Gateshead Fell C.C. and Felling C.C. and their respective staff for making the day a great success, without their help the event would not have been possible.

On the 6th April 2006 the Gateshead Primary Schools Cross-Country took place at Watergate Forest Park. 55 teams competed in the event, representing a total of 32 schools.

The results are available for download by clicking on the 'continue reading' link.

A total of three Mini Hockey Tournaments for Year 5/6 mixed pupils have recently taken place at the following venues:
* Whickham School & Sports College
* Dunston Powerleague
* Gateshead International Stadium

31 teams from 24 Primary/Junior Schools participated throughout, leading into the Finals which were held on Wednesday 5th April 2006 at Gateshead International Stadium.

The results of all 3 tournaments including the Finals are available for download by clicking the 'continue reading' link below.

The Year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics Festival took place once again this year on Thursday 16th February, but such was the demand to enter the event, that we were forced to run one festival in the morning and another in the afternoon.

A total of 28 teams entered the two festivals, with approx. 448 young people involved. The results of both festivals are available to download below:

AM Results

PM Results