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Sport and literacy

We use the excitement and passion surrounding sport to motivate and inspire young people to improve their literacy skills.

Programmes

We have a range of programmes for primary and secondary schools which use the power of football to motivate pupils and students.

Skills Academy

Skills Academy helps Year 7 and 8 students improve their reading, rewarding their progress by teaching...
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Premier League Primary Stars

Use the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and...
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Active Literacy

Active Literacy is a programme we have developed with The FA, which uses the power of storytelling to engage girls...
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Free resources

We have lots of free resources based around football, rugby, tennis and Formula One.

Resource
Love rugby, love reading

A rugby-focused toolkit for practitioners which uses rugby to motivate young people to improve their literacy skills.

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Resource
UEFA Women's Euro 2017: literacy resources

The England Women’s football team took part in the Women’s Euros this summer. To capitalise on the excitement around the tournament, we teamed up with The FA to create a toolkit for teachers based around the Lionesses at the Women’s Euros.

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Resource
Skills Academy resource pack

This sample resource pack for our reading intervention Skills Academy includes a lesson plan, sample activities and extracts from popular football books.

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Success stories

We have over 15 years’ experience using sport to improve children and young people’s literacy.

Success story
Skills Academy helps reluctant readers in Dagenham make years of progress

Robert Clack School in Dagenham has seen a significant increase in students' reading ages after taking part in Skills Academy.

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Success story
Football boosts pupils' reading and writing skills at Girlington Primary School

Girlington Primary School in Bradford ran Premier League Reading Stars during the summer term with significant impact on pupils' reading abilty and attitudes.

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Success story
Premier League Reading Stars helps pupils make five years’ progress

The PLRS programme has had a huge impact on pupils’ reading attainment, with 80% of pupils making more than expected progress after taking part last year.

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Coming soon

We’re working on bringing you more programmes and resources focused on other sports soon. Sign up to be told when these are available.

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