Education

Inspiring Education

For many people traditional educational routes don’t work. We use the power of sport to provide and range of inspirational education

3720 Primary school children attending schools in the most deprived areas of the city engaged in the Walk, Scoot and Cycle to school scheme

Our 14 Futsal scholars who have just completed their 2 years with good grades, 7 are going onto University and the other 7 going onto Employment or further Education none we’re neet

‘The impact the Colchester United Football College programme has had on me is immense, it has giving me confidence to express myself and grown as a person’ One of our Football College participants who has just started his scholarship to attend the University of Science and Arts in Oklahoma.”

17% of our Football College participants have been offered employment within Colchester United Football in the Community.

Trained 1,817 teachers in PE and School Sport, 59 Newly Qualified Teachers and built a network of 340 teachers to develop and share good practice.

For many people traditional educational routes don’t work. Such people risk falling between the cracks of society. The unique history of football and the location of many clubs in former industrial areas means we are in a strong position to help the people who need it most.

Reaching Further
Each of our community trusts provides positive, inspiring learning environments that are used to engage the local community around a range of diverse needs. We work with people, young and old, to develop skills for life. We have a particular strength with regard to working with disadvantaged young people and supporting them to achieve positive outcomes. We utilise the power of football and sport to help people learn new skills in innovative ways, often teaching subjects through case studies around the game.

We are committed to helping more people participate in higher education. We work across all age groups to raise peoples aspirations. In addition, we focus on inter-generational projects such as teaching digital skills.

A Different Pathway
The Trust offers an alternative pathway through the education system that works particularly well for young people. We actively engage young children on subjects such as healthy eating, rail safety and parliament. At 15 and 16 young people can take part in NCS and learn vital life skills. Our Futsal Education programme targets sixth form students that are not stimulated by traditional learning and from this platform many students then progress onto our Foundation Degree, which is run at football clubs in partnership with the University of South Wales. We have worked with the Open University to provide a new course that allow people to use their passion for football to gain a business degree.