Schools
Overview
Our work is based on experiential learning, allowing participants to discover and gain new skills and networks while encouraging and expanding beyond their comfort zones.
Using story-telling and football activities as unifying tools, participants take part in our weekly programme of structured activities to learn about and value their own identity and challenge their perceptions of others.
Each school is partnered with a school from a different borough in London. In the first 6 weeks, both schools will make a film about their own school, local community, and identity. Both schools will initially get to meet each other through their films... before finally meeting between weeks 11- 13, where both schools get to visit one another over a two-day exchange.
Sign Up
16-week after school programme
Sept 2024 - Feb 2025
Introduction sessions w/c 16th Sept 2024
Start of Programme w/c 23rd Sept 2024
What we need from you:
A list of your chosen students
10 girls and 10 boys at the introduction session.
For you to ensure all registration forms are completed online by parents.
All registration forms must be completed by the 12th of September. **Please note, only students where parents have given consent can can start the programme.
For each session, we require a football pitch and indoor space for the entire programme.
Schedule
Weeks 1 - 6 Filmmaking & Football
Participants explore identity and their local community by filming interviews with their teachers and local businesses, while developing team working skills through football.
Weeks 7 - 10 Film Screenings & Football
Participants have the opportunity to watch their partner's school film and prepare for visiting and hosting their partner school.
Weeks 11 - 13 Exchanges
Exchange days will take place over two days. One day in your own school and one day in your partner school. The exchanges are full of group activities and challenges.
Weeks 14-16 Evaluation & Finish
Participants wiil evaluate the programme, finish their accrediation work book and play football.
Criteria
Year 9
Entitled to pupil premium funding* but not limited by
Split 50/50 between boys and girls
May have been identified by the school as a student who would benefit from social/emotional development
Displaying behavioural challenges and/or barriers to learning
Experiencing loneliness, isolation, or lacking a positive social peer group
Experiencing low confidence and self-esteem
Intro Session
September 2024
Intro sessions will run on your chosen delivery day w/c 16th September
We ask that 10 boys and 10 girls attend the intro session.
We will need an indoor space to show a video and introduce the programme, followed by football on the pitch.
Registration must be completed by 12th Sept.
**Please note students will strictly not be allowed to participate until we have received their signed registration forms.
Exchanges
The exchanges are filled with team building activities and games. We always welcome teachers to join in and require one member of staff to travel to the partner school. We will have 4 x FJ team members on the day. To add to the experience of exploring London we suggest using public transport. The timings match a school day and we work around best times to arrive and leave to minimise disruption in the school setting.
Exchanges are 2 x full days
One day visiting partner school (dates TBC with programme manager)
One day hosting partner school
Food provided by FJ
Hosting requires – outside space for sports/football activities and inside space for food and any other games/activities. Space should be big enough to accommodate for 30 students.
Accreditation & Outcomes
Through completing our programme participants:
Achieve a nationally recognised Open College Network Accreditation in Youth Leadership.
Develop positive attitudes, confidence, learning and self-esteem.
Improve skills in leadership, teamwork and communication.
Build positive relationships with peers within their own school and also from different communities and backgrounds.