FoundationPremier League Inspires
Premier League Inspires is a personal development programme, funded by the Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) through the Premier League Charitable Fund.
The programme uses the power of football to inspire young people aged 11-18 to develop the personal skills and positive attitudes need to succeed in life. It is predominantly delivered in secondary schools.
Premier League Inspires empowers participants to develop personal, social, employability and life-skills, through a series of regular face-to-face group sessions, mentoring workshops and social action projects, providing pupils with the help they need now and supporting them to plan for their future.
The carefully crafted curriculum for the current academic year is designed to empower these young people, fostering their potential both within and beyond the realms of formal education.
Young people today face a variety of ever-evolving challenges, with more than ever experiencing mental health issues. Teachers and practitioners in secondary schools and the education sector face multiple pressures and each school has differing priorities, including in approach to pastoral care, behaviour management and emotional support.
This season, 45 professional football club community organisations across the Premier League and EFL are now delivering Premier League Inspires sessions at their stadiums, in local schools and at alternative educational settings: with partnership support from The Professional Footballers Association and the Prince's Trust.
More than 29,000 young people from across England and Wales have received more than 125,000 hours of targeted support through the programme to date.
A variety of learning activities are designed to engage and address several learning styles and to stretch and challenge learners through grouping of learners for activity, extension tasks for higher ability learners and support given throughout the lesson by the tutor/coach.
The course is assessed by means of engagement and verbal and written input provided by the students. Learners are required to attend at least 95% off all session to pass and attend the required trip. Those that attend less will be award a Certificate of Engagement.