Schools

SUMMER TRACK & FIELD FIXTURES

Please find below provisional details of the school district summer term track & field fixtures, schools athletics initiatives, and staff training courses for teaching secondary and primary school athletics for wider distribution amongst your school, college and university networks.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS & COLLEGES TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Welsh Secondary Schools & Colleges U15, U17 & U20 Track & Field Championships will be held at Cardiff on Saturday 6 July 2024. To participate you must be selected by your school district via your school district trial. Below are the provisional dates and venues for the eight school districts finals we have been advised of to date. Pupils from any school district wishing to participate should speak to their school PE teacher for event times.

Age Groups: U15 = school years 8 & 9 = Junior. U17 = school years 10 & 11 = Middle. U20 = school years 12 to 14 = Senior.

• Tuesday 21 May, Cardiff & the Vale, Junior Girls @ Cardiff
•  Wednesday 22 May, Glamorgan Valleys, Juniors @ Aberdare
• Thursday 23^r May, Powys Schools, @ Brecon
• Wednesday 5 & Monday 10 June, Dyfed @ Carmarthen
• AWAITING North East Wales, Juniors & Middles @ Wrexham

The Welsh Schools Track & Field Championships on Saturday 6 July 2024 also act as the selection event for the British Schools U17 international which are being held at home in Carmarthen on Saturday 20^th July 2024. Perhaps unique to athletics pupils entered by PE teachers, can potentially progress all the way to a Welsh National vest without being affiliated to a club, academy, regional or national development program. In addition, school year 7 is not included in the formal schools championships pathway, however some school districts do hold year 7 events within their country trials or as stand alone events, please contact your PE teacher for details.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS U14 & U16 CUP MATCHES:

The NASUWT Welsh Secondary Schools U14 & U16 Cup & Plate finals will be held on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at Brecon. This is a school team rather than an individual or school district representative event. To participate your school must first have progressed through your school district cup qualifying fixtures. To be considered for selection for your school team, speak to your PE teacher, listed below are provisional dates and venues for the school cup final fixtures we have been made aware of to date:

Age Groups: U14 = school years 7 & 8. U16 = school years 9 & 10.

• Tuesday 25 June, South East Wales @ Newport
• Tuesday 25 June, Afan Nedd Tawe @ Swansea
•  Tuesday 25 June, Powys @ Newtown
•  Wednesday 26 June, Eryri U14 & U16 @ Bangor
• Thursday 27 June, Dyfed @ Carmarthen
• Thursday 27 June, Glamorgan Valleys Finals @ Aberdare
• AWAITING Cardiff & the Vale, Preliminary Match 1 @ Cardiff
• AWAITING Cardiff & the Vale, Preliminary Match 2 @ Cardiff
•  AWAITING Cardiff & the Vale Finals @ Cardiff

WINTER FIXTURES COMING SOON