Primary Schools Provision

Primary Schools Provision

With community work spanning more than 35 years, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community. It uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all backgrounds.

Working in partnership with Brentford FC, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, employability, sports participation, health and community engagement. We have won the ‘Football League Community Club of the Year’ award four times and cemented our reputation as a community-led football club.

We now operate in over 50 partnership schools across six boroughs, delivering quality-assured sport and education programmes –enhancing pupils’ physical wellbeing through a wide range of sporting activities.

Schools BFC CST operate in

“I have worked with Brentford for over 10 years and have found their support and expertise invaluable. The support they offer our staff in delivering high quality PE is fantastic. They work closely with us to ensure that the school’s needs are met, adapting where needed to ensure that targeted interventions and participation is in line with sport premium spend guidelines. Their coaches make a real effort to get to know the children, which allows them to build great relationships, ensuring high levels of engagement and success in sessions.”

Steven Cotton Assistant Head Teacher, St James’s Catholic Primary School

PE and School Sports

Physical Education Coordination

Our team of multisport coaches plan and deliver PE lessons for schools. Coordination includes curriculum building, report writing and competition support. We have head coaches who are based within schools to provide a bespoke service.

The Trust can provide full and half day provision, as well as coaching by the hour. Our sporting activities are linked directly to the national curriculum – helping thousands of children get active and enjoy sport. Teachers can benefit from our specialist PE and Gymnastics training, which complements their continuing professional development.

Extra-curricular Sports Clubs

We offer a comprehensive range of extra-curricular clubs during breakfast, lunch and after-school. The sessions focus on developing key fundamental skills through a

combination of technical practices and small-sided games.

We can deliver the following clubs:

Football, Netball, Cricket, Dodgeball, Basketball, Athletics, Multi-Skills, Gifted & Talented, School Team Training, Tennis, Dance & Gymnastics, Ultimate Frisbee, Futsal, Health and Fitness, Tag Rugby, Handball.

Support with team training and fixtures

Throughout the academic year, our experienced coaches can support your school with the delivery of team training and fixture calendars.

For more info, please contact: schools@brentfordfccst.com

£23.74m

School Sports Social Value figure (2020-23)

“Over the decade or so that the programme has run here it has grown from strength to strength. It is such an integral part of the school and we couldn’t survive without it anymore.”

Clare Walsh

Headteacher at Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School

Joy of Moving

Active children are healthier, happier and achieve more.

Joy of Moving is a national schoolbased educational programme for children aged 9-10 years old, run by football community trusts across the country. It aims to encourage physical activity, promote nutritional education and build awareness of the importance of a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

The free programme is delivered weekly over six weeks to Year 5 classes. The first part of the session is classroom based, covering a range of topics relating to the body; nutrition, the importance of exercise and information about food groups in line with the recommendations outlined in the Government’s Eat well Guide.

The second part is practical, with children taking part in Joy of Moving games which are tailored to develop the following key areas; Physical fitness, Motor

Coordination, Cognitive Function, Creativity and Life Skills.

During the 2022/23 academic year, the Trust delivered the Joy of Moving programme to 2,610 Year 5 students totalling 4,095 hours of learning and activity. The EFL’s latest evaluation of the programme has shown that 94% of children felt that the six weeks had given them new ideas to get active.

With the Trust delivering the programme in 36 primary schools across west London, the building of skills and awareness around healthy lifestyles for young people will have a positive impact for generations to come.

£33.61m

Joy of Moving Social Value figure (2020-23)

"Through Joy of Moving, the children learn the importance of a good diet and how to live a healthy lifestyle. The classroom based sessions educate them to make good choices about their health and the practical sessions help to develop coordination and cognitive skills which are transferable to PE lessons."

Kalym Robertson

Year 3 Teacher & Curriculum Lead, Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School

Check out Joy of Moving at Dormers Wells Primary School

Our Premier League Primary Stars Initiative

The Premier League’s Primary Stars initiative uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to improve and enhance physical education (PE) and other curriculum areas, developing skills and values that are crucial to success in later life.

The scheme offers a range of bespoke, curriculum-linked teaching resources aimed at Key Stages One and Two, including lesson plans, activity ideas, worksheets and video content.

The aims of the project are:

. To increase children’s enjoyment, participation and skills in competitive and non-competitive sports and physical activity.

. To increase children’s understanding of the personal skills and values needed to achieve their goals.

. To enhance children’s interest, understanding and confidence in English and Maths.

. To enhance the knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers to improve delivery of PE and school sport.

. To support young people into further participation pathways in sport.

These outcomes are achieved through:

. Staff CPD "Skill Swap"

. Anti-Discrimination Workshops

. Social Action Projects

. English, Maths and PSHE Interventions

. Competitions and Sports Days

100% of participants developed new skills during the sessions

(PL Primary Stars survey)

For more information about Premier League Primary Stars, please contact: schools@brentfordfccst.com

Meet: Isla

Providing interventions and support to help children develop essential skills.

Brentford FC CST Primary Stars Coordinator Bevan Vincent experienced first-hand how influential the programme can be working with Year 6 student Isla over a 12-month period.

Through weekly 1:1 mentoring sessions, Bevan saw Isla grow as an individual in the classroom, helping to open up new passions and hobbies outside of school.

Bevan reflects, "When I started working with Isla she really struggled with her social interactions at school, and how to articulate her emotions and feelings.

"Gradually, she got a little bit better at expressing herself, sharing her emotions, thoughts, and feelings within those sessions."

By providing Isla with the opportunity to learn new approaches to building relationships, her confidence and performance in school began to improve. Isla’s newfound confidence enabled her to participate in group activities across the school as she became more comfortable expressing her feelings with fellow pupils and teachers alike.

Bevan adds, "Over the course of a year Isla’s emotional intelligence developed which had a massive impact on her behaviour in the classroom. It also opened up opportunities to participate in school football and cricket teams which was a huge confidence boost for her."

“Primary Stars talk to me about everything, like how my week has been, and the sessions help me to let it all out so that I can focus on positive feelings.”

Isla, Year 6 Student

Gymnastics Sessions

Our Gymnastics programme provides a variety of gymnastics sessions for ages 16 months through to 18 years old. The sessions are run by our team of specialist qualified gymnastics coaches.

We provide preschool and recreational gymnastics sessions at our hub at Gunnersbury Park, teaching a range of floor, vault, and acrobatic skills.

Our extra-curricular school sessions provide a fun and safe environment for participants who are new to the sport to learn skills and grow in confidence.

We also run clubs for competitive school teams who compete at a regional and national level.

For more information about our Gymnastics programme, please contact:

schools@brentfordfccst.com

“The gymnastics squad and club are really benefitting from having a gymnastics specialist training them with knowledge and enthusiasm. The coaches are super keen and push them to be the best they can be. They want to enter teams into a competition, something we have not done before.”

Ellen Elfick Director of Sport at Godolphin and Latymer School

Secondary Schools

Active Minds Programme

Active Minds is a physically active learning programme, based around a mental health and emotional resilience curriculum.

The programme can be delivered to full classes of Year 3 or 4 pupils (2030 participants), or as a targeted intervention to those who need extra support (2-6 participants). This PSHE intervention consists of six 45 to 60-minute lessons, to be delivered over a 6-week period.

The programme covers six key topics:

1. Introduction to emotions

2. Positive emotions

3. Negative emotions

4. Positive reactions to cope with emotions

5. Negative reactions to cope with emotions

6. Strategies to build emotional resilience

Sessions include a video to introduce each topic, one or two physically active tasks, and circle time discussions. Worksheets designed with the games in mind are also used to further topic knowledge and understanding.

For more information about our Active Minds programme, please contact: health@brentfordfccst.com

Ability-Bees SEN Schools Programme

Our Ability-Bees SEN (Special Educational Needs) Schools programme delivers tailored PE coaching sessions in schools. Using the power of football and multi-sports, we ensure all pupils with special educational needs have equal opportunities to develop in mainstream sport, in a friendly, fun and supportive learning environment.

Our experienced and qualified coaches will aim to improve pupils’ fundamental movement & personal skills including teamwork and communication.

We also offer a comprehensive range of extra-curricular clubs at breakfast, lunch-time and after-school.

The aims of the programme are to:

. Improve children’s physical and/or mental wellbeing, through competitive and non-competitive sport & physical activity.

. Improve children’s understanding of personal skills and values needed to achieve their goals/ambitions.

. Boost children’s confidence and self-esteem.

. Offer wider participation opportunities for specialist, primary & secondary schools delivering SEN football & multi-sport festivals and competitions.

. Enhance the knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers to improve PE delivery, providing tools and resources including session plans and student performance reviews.

. Support and signpost young people with learning & physical disabilities into further participation pathways in sport.

For more, please contact our Disability Manager – Strategy & Participation, via: schools@brentfordfccst.com

STEM Programme in Partnership with Worley

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Programme in partnership with Worley focuses on improving accessibility to STEM sessions for those who may face barriers which impact their confidence and interests in STEM subjects and careers.

The programme is aimed at Key Stages 2 to 5, and offers a range of unique opportunities including workshops, industry mentoring, engaging careerfocused projects and the ability to interact directly with Worley staff.

The aims of these projects are:

To encourage practical hands-on experience with STEM subjects.

To improve confidence and encourage an interest in STEM subjects.

To increase understanding of the diverse career pathways available within the sector.

To provide engaging workshops supported or hosted by Worley volunteers.

How programmes are delivered:

. Primary school workshops and assemblies.

. Secondary school workshops and assemblies.

. 1:1 and small group mentoring.

. External trips and insight visits.

For more on these transformative STEM initiatives and to explore how your school can participate, please contact: schools@brentfordfccst.com

Our New Community Stadium Hub

Overlooking the Gtech Community Stadium, home of Brentford FC, the Trust’s new Community Stadium Hub offers a versatile booking space in the heart of west London perfect for your next event.

The venue, which opened to the public in September 2022, caters to various sizes and layouts suitable for hosting Team Away Days, Conferences, Award Ceremonies, Social and Networking Events, Private Tutoring and more.

Providing flexibility with spaces ranging in capacity from 30 to 100 people, the Community Stadium Hub offers a Boardroom, Classrooms and an Open Event Space with theatre projector screen. All our spaces have access to kitchen facilities and we are only a short two minute walk from Kew Bridge station with direct links into and out of Central London.

Combining our inclusive room hire options with west London location, we’re able to delight guests and delegates at a range of events. Our spaces focus on your event requirements and flexibility.

We offer various catering options through an external supplier and can cater to dietary requirements. The Trust’s experienced events team will be on-hand throughout your booking to ensure your event runs smoothly.

Simply get in touch to discuss our event spaces, packages and how to find us whether you’re travelling across London or further afield. Please contact: eventspace@brentfordfccst.com

Secondary Schools

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"The event space was easily accessed via public transport for delegates. The kitchen was available to use throughout the day. It was a clean, tidy and presentable professional space."

Nikki Christensen, London Grid for Learning.

Brentford FC Community Sports Trust

Underwood House, 1A Thomas Layton Way, Brentford, TW8 0SB

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