Description

What’s involved: Primary schools will receive free teacher training and associated resources to enable staff to embed the teaching of life skills through PE – allowing all pupils to engage with life skill development through their PE curriculum. Further support will be provided through targeted enrichment clubs for those pupils in year 5 or 6 who are most at risk of not reaching their full potential. This six-week intervention will typically be supported by a Loughborough university student.

Secondary schools will be able to select several pupils who are at risk of disengaging from education, to be part of a targeted mentoring programme which will see pupils working with an athlete mentor for nine weeks to further develop their confidence, teamwork, communication, resilience and other employability skills. This group of pupils will also be given the opportunity to use the skills they’ve learnt within local community social action projects. Finally, secondary schools will also be invited to our annual employability conference which will provide support and guidance to pupils on their options for future education, employment and training.

All participating schools will also have access to a range of wider support from Youth Sport Trust and Active Together and the opportunity to build relationships with local partners. As well as these opportunities for schools, the programme also works with local employers to provide short work based experiences for young people at risk of not reaching their full potential. Schools can also engage with the project if they are interested in providing one of these work based experiences.

Outcomes: Schools will see an improvement in pupils’ mental and social wellbeing, physical literacy and employability skills. Pupils will have an increased opportunity to participate in enrichment activities and have improved career aspirations. Schools will also have an increased opportunity to engage with other local schools and the local community.

For your school to take part in this programme you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Primary (Year 5-6) or Secondary school
• Based in Charnwood, Leicestershire, England

Duration: This programme runs until March 2026. The deadline for applications is 31 December 2025.

Find out more: about Generation Charnwood by speaking to the programme manager, Claire Smith, at [email protected]. If you’re not eligible for this programme, but would like to discuss your options, please also contact Claire about this.