Education

Players Surprise Pupils at St Josephs

First team players Seamus Conneely and Jordan Clark took time out of their schedule last week to surprised pupils at St Joseph’s Primary School Bacup. The pair made their way around each class taking time to answer questions and sign photos for the pupils. They got questions about their favourite lessons at school as well […]

Game Changers Launched at Oswaldtwistle School

Accrington Stanley Community Trust are delighted to have kicked-off their Game Changers programme, in partnership with The Literacy Trust at Oswaldtwistle School. The project which is funded through BT Supporters Club through Comic Relief is for those students that have been expelled from mainstream education. The programme combines a variety of football and literacy lessons […]

Accrington Stanley to Launch New Academy Development Squad in 2020

Accrington Stanley Community Trust are delighted to announce a new partnership with the Accrington Stanley Academy which has been designed to maximise the potential of local, aspiring footballers. The brand new ‘Accrington Stanley Academy Development Squad’ will be introduced from September 2020 at our brand new £2m Sports Hub Facility, with local 16 and 17 […]

Trust Become Game Changers

We are proud to be working with the National Literacy Trust to deliver Game Changers, a new programme that uses the power of football to improve the reading skills and motivation of students who have been excluded from mainstream education. Funded by BT Supporters Club through Comic Relief, Game Changers combines footballthemed reading lessons, practical […]

Stanley Trust Encourages Children to Read!

Over the last year we have been developing our ‘Read The Game’ project and its now being rolled out across local primary schools. Our Read The Game project provides fun and interactive workshops to local primary schools which aim to engage reluctant readers and encourage them to read football related literature. The workshops are aimed […]

Classes return for Stanley students

Last week we welcomed back our BTEC students. The first year students are being put through their paces by their tutors. They are currently under taking a fitness training module which has allowed them to test all aspects of their fitness. They have had sessions in the gym using specialized resistance equipment as well as […]

BTEC in Sport at Accrington Stanley – Last Chance to Join

Accrington Stanley Community Trust start the popular Football Education Programme on the 2nd September 2019. We have a few places remaining for school leavers and year 12’s. Staying at School or going to college is not the right choice for everyone, but you can still gain a first class education that will get you to […]

Everyone loses when you step on the track.

Did you know that 25,000 volts of electricity run through the overhead cables that power your train? Or that this power can jump? Or that trains can silently reach speeds of 125mph? Or that the power for the railway is never turned off? Stepping on the tracks can result in life changing injuries…and your friends […]

Stanley ‘Talk a Good Game’

This term Accrington Stanley Community Trust are launching their newest project ‘Talk a Good Game’ which aims to encourage KS2 primary school children to think about their communication skills and give them chance to practice their talking and listening skills. Being able to communicate effectively is an important skill and a skill that is often […]

Funding Secured to Boost Employability

Accrington Stanley Community Trust have secured a grant of £9,850 from the National Lottery Awards for All Community Fund to launch a new project that provides employability support for people who are out of work in Hyndburn. The new project will include regular employability workshops delivered by the mentors, focusing on employability skills such as […]

Grab a book this Saturday

Children attending the Accrington Stanley match against Rochdale this Saturday will be able to celebrate World book day by receiving a free book! Last Thursday saw World Book day take part all over the country, to celebrate this, the Premier League and the National Literacy Trust with the support of WH Smith are providing free […]

Community Trust Launch New Foundation Degree

Accrington Stanley Community Trust are proud to announce that their education provision will be expanding. From September 2019, the ASCT will be running a Football Coaching and Sport Development degree, delivered in partnership with the University Of South Wales (USW) and the EFL Trust. All lectures will be delivered in Accrington and the course will […]

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