All Saints College

All Saints College is a 'voluntary-controlled' comprehensive school for young people aged 11-18. . At present there are approximately 1,000 students and 100 staff. It is located in West Denton Way , Newcastle upon Tyne , NE5 2SZ

The College has 8 table tennis tables along with the required nets, bats and balls to make it an ideal site for inclusion in the Premier League 4 Sport scheme. Newcastle United Football Club through their charitable arm Newcastle United Foundation and in partnership with the English Table Tennis Association and Cramlington Table Tennis Club are managing the project.

The goverment has provide funding for a table tennis coach to provide coaching and support to pupils of All Saints College during out of scool hours.

Pupils are invited to participate in an after school club on Wednesdays immediately after school. The first session provided by the project will be on Friday 22 January 2010.

 

More information on the Premier league 4 Sport scheme visit the PL4S page.

More news will be added to this page as the after school sessions continue.

Who comes to the after school club

The first session was held on Wednesday 22 January. After half term the Club changed days from Friday to Tuesday. Up to Tuesday 16 March 2010 a total of 23 different pupils took part with 40 attendances over 8 sessions. 2 pupils had attended for 5 or more sessions. This Club had the most girls trying out the sport with a total of 8 attending over the 8 sessions though only 2 attended more than once.