Preston North End Community and Education Trust [PNECET] will be represented by Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School in the North West regional heats of the Premier League Primary Stars National Girls Tournament, in a bid to claim their place at the 2023 finals.
Ten regional tournaments will be staged at community facilities across the country, with PNECET hosting the North West version at UCLan Sports Arena on Monday 6th March.
The winners will progress onto play at Elland Road, home of Leeds United.
Last year, more than 800 young people took part in the regional events. Caerleon Lodge Primary School, representing Newport County, are the current champions having won the tournament in 2022 at Vicarage Road.
The National Girls Football Tournament is one of the competition elements of the Premier League Primary Stars programme. Launched in 2017 and available to every primary school in England and Wales, Premier League Primary Stars uses the appeal of football to help children to be active and develop essential life skills.
Premier League Primary Stars enables teachers to use resources across English, PSHE, PE and Maths, to support children to develop skills and values that are crucial to success in later life. Currently 104 professional football clubs from across the leagues run in-classroom Premier League Primary Stars sessions in local partner schools.
PNECET Schools Provision Co-ordinator, Olivia Parkinson, said:
"We are very excited to be hosting the North West regional heats of the Premier League Primary Stars National Girls tournament and having Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School proudly representing us.
"Being given this opportunity by the Premier League is fantastic for the school, the Trust and the football club."
Premier League Head of Community, Nick Perchard said: “The Premier League Primary Stars National Girls Tournament creates an amazing opportunity for girls from across England and Wales to come together and represent their professional football clubs. The regional tournaments help to get more girls into football and bring young people together from diverse backgrounds.”
The free primary school programme 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 and the PSHE Association.
Stay tuned to PNECET's social media channels on Monday 6th March for live updates throughout the day.