Best video clip of 2012

Still the best film of 2012..........

 

Merry Chrsitmas from us all here at Newcastle School Games....

....and all the best for 2013

Newcastle Schools Start Their School Games Level 3 Medal Haul

The last 5 days have seen a flurry of Level 3 School Games activity across Tyne and Wear with the staging of the U13 and U16 Boys Table Tennis and the Year 9 / 10 Sportshall Boys and Girls Athletics competitions. 

On Friday 14th December Newcastle School for Boys attended the Table Tennis to represent Newcastle at both age groups.  The teams entered the sports hall at Sandhill View and were greeted by 14 competition tables and barriers that gave the event an impressive professional feel. 

Both teams were tasked with playing everyone in their respective age categories in a straight round robin to determine the medal winners.  Right from the off it was clear that the standard was going to be incredibly high and eventual podium finishers would have played some top table tennis.

As the competitions progressed it became apparent that all teams participating were capable of taking points off each other, which kept proceedings tight and interest levels keen.  After lots of exciting games, many of which went down to the wire, Newcastle School for Boys were awarded the bronze medals in both competitions.  We'd like to offer the boys huge congratulations and our gratitude for representing Newcastle.



NSB U13 Squad at Newcastle Level 2 Competition



NSB U16 Squad at Newcastle Level 2 Competition



Yesterday, Monday 17th December, teams from across Tyne and Wear converged on Temple Park Sports Centre to contest the Year 9 / 10 Level 3 Sportshall Athletics competitions for both boys and girls.  St Marys, Sacred Heart, St Cuthberts and Heaton Manor all travelled to represent Newcastle.

The Sportshall Athletics events are always great competitions and involve teams completing both field and track events including speed bounce, standing long and triple jumps, sprints and relays.  Each individual participant is only permitted to take part in a certain number of events, so staff have to choose their teams carefully and spread the strength.

School Games Organisers from across Tyne and Wear were on hand to assist organisers with measuring and timing of events; and some of the performances were literally outstanding, by both male and female athletes.  These events run so smoothly and the format is tried and tested so they're always well received by staff and participants alike.

Again from the very first events it was clear that the young people were going to push each other to new levels.  As each individual event came to a close the results were registered and a running total score for each team was maintained. 

A buzz of anticipation grew in volume in the sportshall as the results were about to be announced.  The fantastic news for Newcastle was that Heaton Manor Girls won GOLD and St Marys Boys won SILVER medals.  Huge congratulations have to go to both squads as the standard is always high at these events, so winning medals is very impressive.

The Newcastle School Games Team would like to thank all the schools mentioned above for representing Newcastle brilliantly - each school should be very proud of their young people as they conducted themselves perfectly without except.

WELL DONE AND HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Newcastle School Games Level 2 Key Stage 4 Badminton

On Friday 7th December the Centre for Sport on the West Road hosted the Newcastle School Games Key Stage 4 Badminton competitions.  In total 6 boy's teams and 3 girl's teams attended the event and as normal the standard was impressive.  The following schools entered teams:  All Saints, Kenton, Gosforth Academy, Sacred Heart, Heaton Manor and Benfield.



Participants Displaying the Right Way to Win OR Lose.

The boys played out the initial stages of their competition in two groups of 3 to establish who'd play for medal positions, whilst the girls played a straight round-robin to identify their finishing positions.

Always Good to See Smiles.

The event always draws good numbers and the staff and students alike seem to really enjoy the format which involves players being ranked 1-4 and both individual and doubles matches ensuing.  In direct contrast to the Sportshall events this competition allows organisers to actually catch some of the action and the Newcastle School Games Team were thoroughly enthralled by some of the rally's and matches.



Do You Reckon This Was Returned??

After 2 keenly fought competitions the final standings looked like this:

Girls Key Stage 4

GOLD - Heaton Manor

SILVER - Gosforth Academy

BRONZE - Sacred Heart

Following the straight round-robin the top two places were decided by the finest of margins and congratulations must go to all the girls who participated.  Heaton Manor and Gosforth Academy go forward to represent Newcastle at the Level 3 early next year.  (Well done and apologies for the lack of photo's girls.)

Boys Key Stage 4

GOLD - Benfield

SILVER - Heaton Manor

BRONZE - Kenton



Our Boys Competition Winners..... Well Done!

Congratulations to Benfield and Heaton Manor who go forward to represent Newcastle at the Level 3.  The School Games Team and their mascot Paddy would like to thank all the staff and students who attended the event and each of the schools should be proud of their young people; they conducted themselves brilliantly throughout.

Newcastle School Games Level 2 U16 Boys Table Tennis

Benfield School hosted the 2nd School Games Table Tennis event yesterday afternoon and the standard of play was impressive to say the least; this time it was the turn of the U16 Boys to step up to the plate and compete for the coveted Newcastle School Games Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates.  The following schools attended with their squads of 4:

St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive (2), St Cuthbert's, Newcastle School for Boys and Excelsior

The numbers of teams involved allowed the School Games Team to arrange everyone to play everyone once in a round robin, probably the fairest way to identify the true winners of any event of this type. 

The event was staged across 6 competition tables and it was clear from the outset that all 5 teams were intent on striving to be Newcastle's representatives at the Level 3 event next month as the standard was incredible straight away.

One of the things that's impressed organisers recently has been the levels of maturity, behaviour and sportsmanship displayed by all participants.  The event yesterday was simply a pleasure to involved in as it showcased young people focused on being the best they can be, competing with a smile on their face and respecting each other throughout.

After a whole host of hotly contested matches with some incredible individual battles, mainly thanks to each school having strong players in positions 1 / 2, it was the depth of the squad that proved to be crucial, with the final standings looking like this:

GOLD - Newcastle School for Boys

SILVER - St Cuthbert's

BRONZE - St Mary's

Huge congratulations and thanks must go to absolutely everyone who attended, both participants and school staff alike; and a special mention for Newcastle School for Boys who go forward to the Level 3 as Newcastles representatives.  A clean sweep for the school in Table Tennis terms as they also won the U13 round last week.

Newcastle School Games L2 Key Stage 3 Boys Badminton

It may be a surprise to some that despite the appalling weather and anticipated travel issues the Newcastle School Games Level 2 Key Stage 3 Boys Badminton competition still went ahead successfully yesterday afternoon at Walbottle Campus.

The following schools from across the city ignored the elements and boarded their buses to make the journey:

Kenton, Gosforth Central Middle, St Cuthbert's, Gosforth Junior Academy, Gosforth Academy, Benfield, Heaton Manor and St Mary's.

The Key Stage 3 Badminton has been well attended in recent years and yesterday's event was no different with 13 teams participating and the standard was really high.

As a result of the fantastic sign up and turn out 3 groups were set up and every team played everyone in their group once.  Staff and participants alike threw themselves into the busy schedule and simply got on with getting down to business.

One thing that's stood out to the School Games team this year has been the atmosphere at every event to date; the Sportshall events were really loud and electric and the Table Tennis last week and the Badminton yesterday had a more relaxed whilst competitive feel about them.  Participants were certainly focused and dedicated to performing to the best of their ability and more importantly displayed some great values such as sportsmanship and respect.

Following the group stages winners and runners up progressed to the next round; group winners went on to play each other once and ultimately decide who took home the Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates whilst runners up did exactly the same to decide final placings after the podium finishers.

The final games were hotly contested and participants continued to perform and conduct themselves brilliantly; and the final standings were

GOLD - Benfield

SILVER - Gosforth Central Middle A

BRONZE - St Cuthbert's A

4th - Gosforth Junior Academy A

5th - Gosforth Central Middle B

6th - Heaton Manor

Congratulations to absolutely everyone who took part yesterday, with a special mention for Benfield and Gosforth Central Middle School who are invited to represent Newcastle at the Level 3 School Games event early next year.

Finally huge thanks to Walbottle Campus for hosting the event and all those teams who braved the anticipated traffic issues and weather to attend the competition, which was appreciated very much by the School Games Organising Team. 

National School Sport Week 2013

Inspiring more young people to do more sport

24th - 28th June 2013

Since 2009, nearly 9 million pupils and 84% of schools in Britain have taken part in Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week. In 2012 the Olympic and Paralympic Games came to the UK and we had an amazing time! Schools took part, inspiring young people through the Torch Relay, staging their own Games during National School Sport Week and welcoming the world’s athletes and cultures on London 2012 World Sport Day.

Now the Games are over, we want to continue the enthusiasm that young people have for sport and start planning for the next National School Sport Week, taking place from 24-28 June, 2013.

This is your opportunity to keep the momentum going in your school and engage the wider community to enjoy sport and activity. We’ll be taking the most inspirational ideas and strategies and showing you how to make them work in your school, engaging all your pupils in a week-long celebration of school sport

Whatever your school, whatever your resources, there’s something fun and positive you can do as part of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week.

• Inter/Intra School Participation
• Links with Sports Clubs
• Multi Sport Events
• Holding an Opening Ceremony

Keep the momentum of London 2012 going by signing up to National School Sport Week 2013. The first 5,000 schools to register receive a free support poster featuring Olympic gold medallist Katherine Grainger.

Register today at www.schoolsportweek.org  and you’ll have plenty of time to plan your week, involve your pupils as young leaders and volunteers, engage your local community and use the week to build upon your whole school priorities.

Contact your Newcastle School Games team for support in planning your National School Sport week by contacting Helen Taylor on 265 6091 ext 317 or helen.taylor@benfield.newcastle.sch.uk

Newcastle School Games U13 Boys Table Tennis

Yesterday afternoon, Thursday 22nd November, saw Benfield School host the School Games Level 2 U13's Boys Table Tennis competition here in Newcastle.  Excelsior Academy, Kenton, St Cuthbert's and Newcastle School for Boys all entered teams in an attempt to take home the spoils.

Every team was asked to rank their team members from 1-4 and then the format and fixtures were supplied by the School Games Team; the matches themselves were officiated by the players themselves and they managed this task brilliantly with no disputes taking place; indeed the atmosphere was great with hand shakes, effort and encouragement all being displayed.

As the competition progressed more and more quality Table Tennis was being played, with some games going down to the wire; and where the result ended in a draw, suddenly points scored became important.

Steve Beharall, Lead School Games Organiser, said "we're really pleased with this event, numbers are up and it's fantastic to see some new individual faces and indeed new schools to this years School Games programme.  The standard of play has been great and the participants and school staff have all thrown themselves into proceedings".

The final was eventually played out by Excelsior Academy and Newcastle School for Boys and the podium finishing positions were:

GOLD  -  Newcastle School for Boys

SILVER  -  Excelsior Academy

BRONZE  -  St Cuthbert's

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the event and especially to Newcastle School for Boys who progress to the Level 3 School Games event on the 14th December.





Year 5/6 Girls Football Festival

Today saw Walkergate Primary School take on St Charles RC Primary in a friendly but competitive game of football at All Saints College. The festival is a new School Games initiative for 2012-13 and is aimed at girls school teams who are new to competitive football and not for those girls who already enjoying plenty of regular girls football for a community club.

Each of the festivals has been held outside on 3G pitches and we have been lucky with the weather (although the girls have never complained) with Walbottle Campus hosting the last festival in October. Special mention goes out to Walkergate Primary who have attended both festivals to date.

The festivals are supported by Northumberland FA with Nicola Hepworth, Girls Football Development Officer commenting " this is an excellent staring point for girls keen on testing themselves against other girls of a similar standard. We will work with any of these girls who would like to try and find a community club to play further".

The programme is delivered by the Hatrick Programme, Emma Brown said "We currently run competitive girls football leagues in the East and West of Newcastle and this is the opportunity to fill the gap in competition and give schools a different route for girls football.

Steve Beharall, Lead School Games Organiser commented "We plan to organise the next couple of festivals indoor in March and April with the final festivals outdoors in May and June".

Yr 7 & 8 Aviva Sportshall Athletics

This unique indoor competition is being delivered across Tyne and Wear by School Games Organisers (SGO’s) with the support of sports leaders and teachers with schools in Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland hoping to qualify for the Level 3 County Final on 16^th January at Temple Park Sports Centre in South Tyneside.

Yesterday (15th November, 2012) saw schools take part in the Newcastle School Games Level 2 Sportshall Athletics for year 7 & 8 at 'Centre for Sport' in the inner west of Newcastle.  Over 40 teams competed in what was one of the most exciting competitions we have run so far this academic year. The standard of competition was extremely high and each of the competitors demonstrated the ‘spirit of the games’ values we continually promote which are Respect, Teamwork, Passion, Determination, Self Belief and Honesty.

Gosforth Central Middle School managed to secure Gold medal finishes in each competition with Sacred Heart, St Cuthbert’s and Walbottle Campus finishing in Silver positions. Bronze medal finishes were achieved by Kenton with B teams form Gosforth Central Middle and Sacred Heart.

Our colleagues in PE Departments across the city had the following to say:-

James Barrett, Walbottle Campus said “The overall event has been a fun and enjoyable event. Well organsied and good quick turnarounds”.

David Parker, Benfield School said “Excellent event which was very well organised and ran very efficiently. All pupils seemed to be engaged and enjoying the activities and competitions”.

Paul Lumsden, Gosforth Junior Academy said “Great event and well organised. All pupils thoroughly enjoyed it, thanks”.

Chris Bland, All Saints College said “Well organised, fun for students. Variety of activities allows lots of students to get involved”.

John Bone, St Mary’s Catholic School said “Excellent event, great organisation and opportunity for all students to get involved. They have had a great time, thank you”.

Lisa Burdis, Sacred Heart High School said “Excellent event, well organised as always our girls had a great time, thanks”.

Chris Lee, Kenton School said “Fantastically well organised – as usual! Pupils had a fab time, thank you”.

Ian Beck, St Cuthbert’s said “Pupils thoroughly enjoyed it and well organised, thank you”

Newcastle School Games Yr 5/6 Sportshall Athletics - Thursday 8th November 2012

Newcastle School Games Yr 5/6 Sportshall Athletics

Thursday 8th October saw the Newcastle School Games 2nd Sportshall Primary Athletics event held at Centre for Sport in Newcastle.  Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in the following events:

·         Vertical jump

·         Long jump

·         Triple jump

·         Speed bounce

·         Balance test

·         Turbo javelin

·         Chest throw

·         Target throw

·         1 lap sprint

·         1 lap hurdles

·         2 lap sprint

·         4 lap run

Every school taking part was offered Level 1 support prior to the competition with a number of schools receiving an intra school competition for whole class activity to prepare and familiarise them with the format and rules. Some schools used the support it as an opportunity to let the pupils 'try out' to represent the school at the competition.

The competition saw 168 pupils take part.  School's in attendance were:

• St Cuthbert's (Kenton)
• Wingove Primary
• St Oswald's RC Primary
• St George's RC Primary
• Lemington Riverside Primary
• Hotspur Primary
• Cragside Primary
• Westerhope Primary
• Ravenswood Primary
• Gosforth Junior Academy
• Gosforth Central Middle School

In Gold place was Gosforth Central Middle, Cragside took Silver and Ravenswood were Bronze. 

Along with St Charles' who took Gold in the previous Sportshall Athletics event, Gosforth Central Middle qualify for the Level 3 Sportshall Athletics Final next term.  These two school's represent Newcastle and compete against the winning schools from Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland.

John Rutter, PE Co-ordinator from Wingrove Primary, commented, "Fantastic event, nice to see all the children with smiles on their faces, great sportsmanship shown by all!"

Newcastle School Games Leadership Academy

Leadership Academy Launch

The Newcastle School Games Leadership Academy was launched this afternoon (7th November 2012) at Benfield School represented by schools from across Newcastle’s public and private sectors.

Schools were asked to nominate pupils from years 9 - 12 to gain a place in the Leadership Academy and a selection process saw 29 selected to make up the Academy.

This afternoon’s workshop session covered the induction process with the leaders contributing their thoughts to a code of conduct form as well as their aspirations and goals. Each Leader has completed a skills diagram to help them understand their strengths and areas for development throughout the programme.

Each Leader will receive mentoring throughout the year at Level 1, 2 and 3 School Games competitions as well as being invited to support community programmes through partners like Newcastle Leisure Serives and Active Newcastle.

Ian Kendall, School Games Organisers said "This is the start of a year long process to help develop the leader’s skills through workshops, training, festivals and competitions. The Leadership Academy will help to provide support to our School Games competitions and festivals".

Jill Stacey, Leadership Coordinator for Benfield School said "The mentoring process on offer for the leaders through the Academy will help to develop the Leaders areas of strength. I am really looking forward to working with the future generation of coaches, officials, teachers and development officers"

Newcastle School Games L2 Primary Sportshall Athletics

Newcastle School Games Yr 5/6 Sportshall Athletics

Thursday 25th October saw the start of the Sportshall Athletics season start across Newcastle Schools with the first Newcastle School Games Level 2 Primary Sportshall Athletics competition. Pupils from year 5 and 6 have been selected by teachers to take part in a number of events including:-

·         Vertical jump

·         Long jump

·         Triple jump

·         Speed bounce

·         Balance test

·         Turbo javelin

·         Chest throw

·         Target throw

·         1 lap sprint

·         1 lap hurdles

·         2 lap sprint

·         4 lap run

Every school taking part was offered Level 1 support prior to the competition with a number of schools receiving an intra school competition for whole class activity to prepare and familiarise them with the format and rules. Some schools used the support it as an opportunity to let the pupils 'try out' to represent the school at the competition.

 

The competition saw St Charles RC Primary take the Gold Medal with Walkergate in Silver position and Kingston Park in Bronze. We would also like to congratulate St Cuthbert’s Kenton and West Walker for there efforts and helping to generate  an amazing atmosphere for all the competitors.

 

This Level 2 competition is a qualifying competition for the Level 3 Sportshall Athletics Final next term where the winning school will compete against the winning schools from Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland.

Matt Lawn, PE Coordinator from Walkergate Primary School said "We have really enjoyed the competition which has been really competitive and our pupils have worked really hard to secure a Silver place finish. The Level 1 support was really important in preparing our pupils for competition. We have already signed up for the next competition on 8th November".





Gold placed winners - St Charles RC Primary

 

All the competitors

Bronze placed - Kingston Park Primary

Silver placed runners up - Walkergate Primary

School Games Level 2 Trampoline in Newcastle

This morning, Tuesday 23rd October, sees Excelsior Academy host the Level 2 School Games Trampoline Competition.

Approx 128 students from 9 Newcastle schools are competing across 4 categories, Beginner, Novice, Intermediate and Elite, and doing each of their schools proud.

Excelsior, our hosts, are joined by Central High, Walbottle, All Saints, Walker, Gosforth Academy, Sacred Heart, Heaton Manor and Kenton at what is proving to be a great event.

Steve Beharall, Lead School Games Organiser in Newcastle said:

"this event is always a quality affair thanks to AAA Club and their volunteers who judge the event, it has a fantastic atmosphere with students from different schools interacting and competing brilliantly. We look forward to this event every year."

Podium position winners will be asked to represent Newcastle at the Tyne and Wear Level 3 event, where we hope to run Gateshead close in the medal table.

Thanks to each school for attending and each participant for competing. Special thanks must go to Excelsior for hosting today's event.

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Tyne & Wear Young Ambassadors Conference

Thursday 11th October 2012

Tyne & Wear Young Ambassadors Conference

The Newcastle School Games Team today hosted the Young Ambassadors Conference at Benfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne on behalf of Youth Sport Trust.

Over 50 Young Ambassadors attended the event; representing schools from Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Gateshead.

The conference began with an Opening Ceremony hosted by former Olympic Gymnast Craig Heap.  Craig spoke about his journey as an elite athlete and Captain of GB's Men's Gymnastics Team.  Chris Godfrey from St Joesph's RC, Hebburn, welcomed the delegates and Philip West also from St Joseph's closed the conference by summing up the values of being a Young Ambassador.

Olympic Torchbearers Kendall Barclay, from Tyne Met College, and Will Hardy, from Heaton Manor, took part in a Question and Answer session; where the delegates had the opportunity to put questions to them regarding their Torchbearing experience.

Throughout the day the delegates attended 3 workshops; Sporting Values, Increasing Participation and Becoming a Young Ambassador delivered by Craig Heap, Steve Beharall, Ian Kendall and Jill Stacey.  Also in attendance, and assisting in the delivery of the workshops, were exisitng 'Platinum' Ambassadors from the county.

We look forward to hearing from these Young Ambassadors and how they have inspired other Sports Leaders to develop School Sport.

Inclusion Tutor Training

School Games Organisers and Teachers from across Tyne & Wear gathered at Gateshead Leisure Centre this morning to take part in Inclusion Tutor Training.

The course focused on the Top Sportsability resource and equipping attendees with the tools to deliver the training to young leaders in their areas.

The key aims of Top Sportsability are:

1 provide a vehicle for the inclusion of disabled and non-disabled young people in physical activity and sport.

2 suggest specific idea and strategies to support the inclusion of young people who have significant special needs and impairments.

3 a basic introduction to a range of sports, including 3 current Paralympic sports, in support of the School Games programme.

The course will raise leaders confidence, knowledge and understanding and enable them to deliver quality fully inclusive sessions.

The timing of the session was perfect on the back of the amazing inspirational Paralympics staged in London during the summer.

Change4Life East Newcastle Networking event at Walker Activity Dome

3rd October 2012

The Newcastle School Games Team attended a Change4Life East Newcastle Schools Partnership networking event held today at the Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle.  Representatives were there from the following Primary Schools:

• Tyneview
• Walkergate
• West Walker
• Central Walker CofE
• Byker
• St Lawrence's

This was a great opportunity to see what these primaries were doing in terms of getting kids active, promoting healthy lifestyles and engagement with parents/carers. 

We were able to discuss what the School Games Team have planned in terms of competition opportunities, support and Change4Life clubs for children and young people in Newcastle.  All schools present were positive about what the Schools Programme was offering, with many booking follow-up appiontments with the team.

The School Games Team are looking to host the first east end schools primary Change4Life festival at Walker Activity Dome in the Spring term 2013.

Can't Wait!!!