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Story added: 11th June 2024

Woodlands Primary School to represent Norwich City in Premier League Primary Stars National Girls Tournament 2024

Norwich City will be represented by Woodlands Primary School at this year’s Premier League Primary Stars National Girls Football Tournament, being held at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium on Thursday 13 June.

The National Girls Football Tournament is one of the competition elements of the Premier League Primary Stars programme.

Primary school children representing 20 Premier League, English Football League and National League clubs will take part in a group-stage competition, before knockout matches commence to determine the winners. Brighton and Hove Albion are the current title holders having won the tournament in 2023.

Richard Masters, Chief Executive of the Premier League, said: “The Premier League Primary Stars Football Tournament is a great opportunity for young people to have their own Premier League matchday experience, proudly representing their clubs by playing in their team kit.”

Thousands of girls representing more than 100 professional football clubs from across England and Wales competed for their chance to represent their respective clubs in this year’s tournament. Participating teams have already won regional heats, earning themselves the chance to play on the pitch at the Gtech Community Stadium, in the playing kit of their professional football club.

The tournament will give those taking part the opportunity to experience the life of a Premier League footballer for the day and compete under the watchful eye of Premier League and Women’s Super League match officials.

Oliver Kerrison, Schools Engagement Officer at the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation, said: “For the third year running, Woodlands Primary Academy has the fantastic opportunity to represent Norwich City and the Foundation in the Premier League Primary Stars U11 Girls Finals, at the home of Brentford FC.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for the girls to represent the Canaries, and play against some of the most talented primary schools in the country.”

In 2024 so far, the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation has engaged with over 145 schools across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Premier League Primary Stars is one of the sessions the Foundation delivers in schools, with the aim of supporting children to develop skills and values that are crucial to success in later life.

The free programme also provides teachers and parents with downloadable resources across a range of curriculum subjects at Key Stage 1 (age 5-7) and Key Stage 2 (age 7-11), developed by teachers for teachers, and in collaboration with experts such as the National Literacy Trust.

More than 68,000 teachers have signed up to access free online national curriculum-linked resources.

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