Premier League Primary Stars
Premier League Primary Stars is the Premier League's primary school education programme. Funded by the Premier League through the Premier League Charitable Fund, the programme uses the appeal of football to help children be active and develop essential life skills. The programme also allows partner schools to receive exclusive player and mascot appearances, free tickets to watch the Cobblers in action and the opportunity to enter local football competitions.
Launched in 2017, and available to every primary school in England and Wales, Northampton Town FC Community Trust is one of more than 100 professional football club community organisations across England and Wales delivering Premier League Primary Stars, supporting pupils in the classroom, the playground and on the sports field. More than 18 million children have benefited from the national programme to date.
Working in partnership with the Premier League Charitable Fund we are able to deliver a range of physical activity and classroom based sessions in primary schools across Northamptonshire. The trust aims to contribute to an improvement in the quality and standards of PE delivered within these schools. Our staff work closely with the schools and existing teaching staff to support them with improving confidence in delivery.
We aim to provide quality PE and PSHE support to children from all backgrounds and all abilities and a tailored programme to meet specific needs of the school in line national curriculum requirements. Our staff deliver a range of Multiskills and sport specific clubs, before and after school, with sessions designed to be inclusive and enjoyable to all. We have specially designed sessions to improve the confidence and ability of students in core subjects such as English and Maths, using sport and football in particular, as a vehicle.
We are proud to deliver the Premier League Reading Stars Programme, (developed by the National Literacy Trust) to engage young children with their reading and writing skills. We also have Cross-Curricular sessions designed around reading, writing and mathematical skills, which give the students the opportunity to bring learning and PE together.
The free programme also provides teachers and parents with access to more than 650 downloadable resources across a range of curriculum subjects at Key Stage 1 ( age 5-7) and Key Stage 2 ( age 7-11), developed by teachers for teachers, and in collaboration with experts such as the National Literacy Trust.
To find out more about the national programme, please visit www.premierleague.com
