Premier League Primary Stars With HUCSF

Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation are honoured

to confirm that they will be once again be working in schools in Hartlepool as

part of the Premier League Primary Stars project for 2019/20 and 2020/21.

Premier

League Primary Stars is available to every primary school in England and Wales.

It aims to inspire girls and boys aged 5-11 in the classroom, the playground

and on the sports field.

As an

education programme, it enthuses young learners by connecting learning to the

real world of sport.

PL Primary

Stars covers everything from supporting high-quality physical education (PE)

and sport in school to engaging learners in English and maths, and tacking

challenging topics within the personal, social, health and economic education

(PSHE) curriculum.

The project is funded by The National League Trust and thePremier League.

The National League Trust is a partnership between the

National League, the Premier League and the Professional Footballers'

Association.  

The Premier League and the PFA have committed to support the Trust until 2021.

They will each contribute to a donation of £1.2m a year over

this period.  This allows the Trust is to help National League member

clubs develop their community programmes.

Last year

HUCSF worked with 8 schools in the town and surrounding area: Ward Jackson,

Throston, Grange, Rift House, West View, West Park, Pentland and Jesmond

Gardens.

During the

course of the project we work with teachers to support their delivery and

develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in the subject.

The emphasis

is on empowering the teacher, to allow for sustainable improves in the school's

delivery of high-quality PE and school sport post project.

The objectives of the scheme are to:

Enhance the knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers in order to improve the delivery of PE and school sport

Increase children's enjoyment, participation and skills in competitive and non-competitive sports and physical activity needed to achieve their goals.

Kay Martin from Throston Primary School said, “The Primary Stars programme has been a fabulous addition to our curriculum this year”.

We have space for one school left on our 2019/20 intake.

For more information email s.rowntree@hartlepoolunited.co.uk or call 01429 862595.