Blackburn Rovers Community Trust (Registered Charity 1117122) is fully committed to offering inclusive access to the highest quality programme of grassroots sport, principally, although not exclusively, football, education, disability initiatives and awareness projects to encourage off-field participation, success and enjoyment using the brand name of Blackburn Rovers Football Club. Our wide ranging delivery focuses on the development of sports skills; use of the medium of sport as a means to inspire learning and increase levels of educational attainment; health promotion, and social inclusion, ultimately to improve the quality of life for all. We acknowledge the need to be creative and adaptive in order to develop a comprehensive and diverse range of initiatives and partnership working practices to effectively support the local community and its economy.
Be A Sport
An education, football participation, health promotion and social inclusion project, comprising three activity strands:
‘Shoot’ takes place over a 27 week period. Two 2 hour sessions are delivered during the evening/at weekends. The project targets 8-16 year old to increase participation in football related sports sessions.
‘Get on through Active Learning’ (GOAL) is aimed at 9-12 year olds. Programme sessions, which are held weekdays after-school, offer a range of both sporting and educational activity. Participants are selected through school referral, each young person attending one session a week for eight weeks. Three eight week blocks are held during the academic year.
‘Play Your Part’ is a structured programme of multi-sports coaching and training delivered in local primary, secondary and special schools. The programme includes sessions offered exclusively for girls, with female coaching staff, which will provide development links to further opportunities in sport including the Blackburn Rovers Girls’ Centre of Excellence.
For more information about how your school can get involved contact Duncan Kinloch on 01254 296180, email Duncan.Kinloch@brfctrust.co.uk.
Attacking Behaviour
This project, comprising of three programmes, aims to improve education, social inclusion and health.
‘Pitching in’ is a six week creative educational activity programme to support school attendance. Young people aged 11-16 years take part in series of workshops and activities, education and sport focussed, at Ewood Park designed to highlight the importance of good school attendance whilst at the same time raising aspirations and building confidence and motivation. Accreditation opportunities.
‘On Side’ is a preventative, six week referral programme to support young people aged 11-14 years who are considered ‘at risk of offending.’ Designed to highlight the importance of making the right life choices, whilst at the same time raising aspirations and building confidence and motivation, participants are given insight into the reality of the life of a ‘young offender’.
‘Kick Off’ is a six week programme for young people aged 16-18 following the Entry to Employment (E2E) programme. Working in partnership with local colleges, the young people attend Ewood Park one day a week, developing job application techniques, teambuilding skills and raising personal aspirations.
For more information about how your school can get involved contact Duncan Kinloch on 01254 296178, email Duncan.Kinloch@brfctrust.co.uk.
