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Girls Kwik Cricket Final
The Year 5 & 6 Girls Kwik Cricket final took place on Monday 9th July at Barnsley Cricket Club, Shaw Lane. 9 schools took part in the competition and congratulations to Darton who finished as eventual winners of the event
{ Added on Monday 1st July }
Key Stage 2 Athletics Events
3 Athletics events took place on the 3rd, 4th and 5th July at Dorothy Hyman Stadium with 16 schools participating, bringing 19 teams to the events. Children took part in various running events such as 50m sprint, low hurdles and ostacle race and different field events including javelin, speed bounce and standing long jump in order to gain points for their schools.Congratulations to Ward Green, Brierley and Barugh Green who finished as winners of the event.
{ Added on Friday 6th July}
Boys Kwik Cricket Final
The Year 5 & 6 Boys Kwik Cricket final took place on Friday 29th June at Barnsley Cricket Club, Shaw Lane. 10 teams took part in the event who were all winners of their individual family events.Congratulations to Burton Road who finished as eventual winners of the event
{ Added on Monday 1st July }
Key Stage 1 & 2 Dance Competition
The Key Stage 1 & 2 Dance festival took place on Wednesday 13th June at Royston High School with 9 teams taking part from 8 schools across Barnsley. Congratulations to Birkwood who finished as eventual winners of the competition, beating Gooseacre by 1 point.
{ Added on Thursday 28th June }
Secondary Girls Athletics League
Congratulations to Priory Sports College on winning the Boys Athletics League for 2007. Individual Year group winners can be seen below
Under 12 - Holgate
Under 14 - Priory
Under 16 - Priory
{ Added on Thursday 28th June }
Year 4 Mini Red Tennis Final
The Year 4 mini Red Tennis Final took place on Tuesday 19th July at Barnsley Tennis Club. 7 schools took part in the event as winners of their individual family competitions. Congratulation go to St. Dominic's who finished as eventual winners of the event, beating Darton in the final.
{ Added on Wednesday 20th June }
Secondary Girls Athletics League
Congratulations to Holgate Sports College on winning the Girls Athletics League for 2007. Individual Year group winners can be seen below
Under 12 - Kingstone
Under 14 - Holgate
Under 16 - Holgate
{ Added on Wednesday 20th June }
Key Stage 2 Rounders Final
12 schools took part in the Key Stage 2 Barnsley Rounders Final which combined family winners from both the Holgate and Priory Partnerships. Congratulations to Millhouse who finished as eventual winners of the event.
{ Added on Thursday 14th June}
Secondary Schools Futsal Cup
There are a few places still available for the Secondary Schools Futsal Cup following the closing date, I would be very grateful if you could circulate this email to the appropriate schools.
Entries will be accepted up until the 22nd June
Key Stage 2 Tri Golf Competition
2 schools took part in the first ever Barnsley Tri Golf Competition which was held at Shaw Lane
{ Added on Thursday 7th June}
Primary Orienteering Events
2 events took place for Year 3 & 4 and Year 5 & 6 with around 900 children taking part in total over both the days.
{ Added on Friday 25th May }
Boys Football League Final
8 Schools took part in the Final of the Boys Football League which was held at Barnsley Football Club on Thursday 29th March.
{ Added on Friday 30th March }
Key Stage 2 Mixed Tag Rugby
The Key Stage 2 Mixed Tag Rugby Final took place on Wednesday 28th March at Barnsley Rugby Club, with 17 schools representing all the SSCo Families in Barnsley.
{ Added on Thursday 29th March }
Girls Football League Final
8 Schools took part in the Final of the Girls Football League which was held at Barnsley Football Club on Tuesday 27th March.
{ Added on Wednesday 28th March }
Key Stage 2 & 3 Gymnastics Competition
16 Schools took part in the KS2 &KS3 Gymnastics Competition which was held at Kingstone Community Sports Centre on Thursday 1st March. All the children got to meet and get autographs from Beth Tweddle and also listen to her speak about her carrer so far.
Beth Tweddle at the Barnsley Gymnastics Competition
Beth Tweddle, Great Britain's most successful ever gymnast will be attending the Key Stage 2 & 3 Gymnastics competition which will be held at Kingstone High School from 1.00 - 5.45. Beth is the 2006 World Bars Champion after winning Gold in the World Championships which were held in October last year.
Primary Schools who will be at the event include Birkwood, Burton Road, Gawber, Goldthorpe, Greenacre, High View, Longcar, St. Mary's and Wellgate. The Secondary competition will be made up of teams from Darton, Edward Sheerien, Holgate, Kingstone, Kirk Balk, Penistone, Priory and Royston.
{ Added on Tuesday 27th February }
Key Stage 2 Hockey Tournament
Due to bad weather, the KS2 Hockey Tournament had to be cancelled. This will be re-arranged for later in the year and we will give schools plenty of notice.
{ Added on Tuesday 27th February }
Holgate Partnership High 5 Netball Final
The Holgate Partnerhsip High 5 Netball Final took place on Wednesday 7th February with the 6 winners of each family competition taking part.
{ Added on Tuesday 27th February }
Boys Under 13 Inter Cricket Finalists
Teams from Priory and Holgate will be representing Barnsley in the Yorkshire Inter Cricket final which will be held at Headingley Cricket Centre from 9.30 - 4.00 on Tuesday 6th March. Good luck to both schools and hopefully they will be able to emulate the Priory team who won the competition last year.
{ Added on Tuesday 27th February }
South Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships - Penistone
The South Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships took place at Penistone Show Ground on Saturday 3rd February with children from Barnsley taking part at various age levels.
{ Added on Thursday 22nd February }
Year 9 Rugby Tournament
3 Schools took part in the first ever Year 9 Rugby Tournament which was held at Priory School & Sports College on Wednesday 21st February.
{ Added on Thursday 22nd February }
Gymnastics Helpers Award
British Gymnastics will be running a Gymnastics Helpers Award for those interested in helping with the running of Gymnastics Sessions.
It will be held at Holgate Sports College on Wednesday 30th May from 10.00 - 4.00.
{ Added on Wednesday 21st February }
Priory Partnership High 5 Netball Final
The Priory Partnerhsip High 5 Netball Final took place on Tuesday 6th February with the winners of each family competition taking part.
5 schools took part in all and showed lots of skill and enthusiasm in what was a great event.
{ Added on Tuesday 20th February }
Key Stage 3 Badminton Tournament
3 schools took part in the 2nd Key Stage 3 Badminton competition which was held at Kingstone School on Tursday 8th February.
{ Added on Tuesday 20th February }
Priory Sports College GCSE Sports Enterprise Challenge
Sheffield Sharks v Scottish Rocks
Priory School & Sports College Year 10 GCSE boys are taking part in the Sports Enterprise Challenge. They are organsing the Basketball game between Sheffield Sharks and Scottish Rocks on 27th February at the Sheffield Hallam Arena with the Tip-Off at 7.30pm.
Tickets are available from Priory School at the massively reduces price of £2.50.
For more details and tickets, contact Tony Martin on (01226) 203110
{ Added on Friday 2nd February }
Year 8 Sportshall Athletics Competition
4 schools took part in the first Year 8 Sportshall Athletics competition to be held in Barnsley. To see overall results from the event click on the link above.
{ Added on Wednesday 31st January }
New Courses/INSET added in Barnsley
New courses available for Primary and Secondary staff have been added on the Courses & INSET page.
- Trampolining for Secondary Teachers
- Street Tennis INSET for Primary Teachers
- TOP Dance for Primary Teachers
Year 5 & 6 Sportshall Athletics - Priory Partnership Final
Congratulations go to Brierley Primary School who finished as winners of the Priory Partnership Sportshall Athletics event on Thursday 7th December.
Year 5 & 6 Mixed Hockey Tournament
Congratulation go to Churchfield Primary School who won the recent Year 5 & 6 Mixed Hockey Tournament held at Darton High School.
PESSCL Results 2005 - 2006
PESSCL results for both Partnerships in Barnsley have now been published and can be viewed by clicking on the links below
HOLGATE PARTNERSHIP PRIORY PARTNERSHIP
Girls Year 9 Netball Tournament
Congratulations to Holgate on winning the Year 9 Girls Netball Tournament.
Year 3 Football Multi Skills Event
The Year 3 Football Multi Skills event took place on Monday 6th November at Barnsley Football Club Academy.
Year 7 Girls Football Tournament
Congratulations to Kingstone A on winning the Girls Year 7 Football tournament at Darton High School, beating Penistone A in the final.
Year 8 & 9 Girls Football Tournament
Congratulations to Priory Sports College who won the tournament, beating Kingstone 2-1 in the final.
New Event Added to the Calendar
A 'Year 3 Football Multi Skills' event has now been added to the calendar. It will take place on Monday 6th November and will start at 1.00 until around 3.00
Walk to School Week - Monday 2nd October
Wednesday 27th Spetember : 1.00 pm
'Walk to School' Week will be the from Monday 2nd - Friday 6th October
'Walk to School' is an exciting campaign asking parents, pupils and teachers to incorporate regular physical activity into their daily lives by walking to and from school whenever possible.
October is also International Walk to School Month - giving children, parents, school teachers and community leaders an opportunity to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many benefits of walking. Last year, more than 3 million walkers from around the world walked to school together for various reasons – all hoping to create communities that are safe places to walk.
For more information on 'Walk to School' click here
Girls Year 10 / 11 Football Tournament
Friday 22nd September : 11.55am
Congratulations to Kirk Balk who won the Year 10/11 Girls Football Tournament which was held at Darton High School. 10 schools took part in total.
New Online Event Entry System
Monday 11th September : 3.30pm
It is now possible to enter both Primary and Secondary school sporting events online. This can be done through either the PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT ONLINE ENTRY section of the webpage or the SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORT ONLINE ENTRY section.
This will hopefully make entering events quicker for yourselves. If you have any comments on improvements please contact us at ssco@barnsley.org
New Courses / INSET details for the 2006 - 2007 School year
Details of upcoming courses and INSET for Primary and Secondary staff are now available to view. Please click on the link above to see what will be on offer during the academic year.