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Love rugby, love reading
A rugby-focused toolkit for practitioners which uses rugby to motivate young people to improve their literacy skills.
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 sport to motivate pupils and students.
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Skills Academy
Skills Academy helps Year 7 and 8 students improve their reading, rewarding their progress by teaching them exciting...
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Rugby Reading Champions
Rugby Reading Champions helps children aged 9 to 11 improve their reading skills with exciting rugby-themed lessons.
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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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Resources
We have lots of classroom resources based around sport.
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World Cup Football School writing resources for primary schools
Welcome to Football School, a set of cross-curricular writing resources to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Literacy in PE
These resources support teachers to develop new approaches to embedding literacy into GCSE PE and sport science lessons.
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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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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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.
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.
