Girls In Sports is a sports-specialist organisation offering an alternative education to young people referred by their schools for our Career Trek Program. Our purpose is to unleash the potential we know exists in all young people and strive to empower them to be the best versions of themselves.
We strive to ensure all our students:
Our young people’s learning journey
We design a tailored program of study for each young person depending on his or her needs and talents. We offer a mix of vocational options including:
You can find more details on our programs here. We work with a range of partners to help us deliver a diverse range of high quality programs.
Our learning environment
We strive to create a safe and stress-free learning environment so our young people. As our group sizes are small our program managers and program leaders can give the specific support and attention each young person needs based on their learning style, helping them build confidence and self esteem. You can read our safeguarding policy and anti-bullying policy on our policies page.
Our learning culture
We have a strong core values-driven approach, with a focus on high standards, personal responsibility, professionalism and integrity. We developed our here and now culture to help communicate the difference we are trying to make and what’s important to us. We use it as a constant reminder of why we do what we do and how we go about it.
Our young people know exactly what is expected of them and receive immediate feedback on behaviour; good and bad, guiding them to develop new attitudes, behaviours and skills that will improve their chances of success in education and life. We actively encourage our young people to talk to us if they have any issues or concerns. We want them to feel listened to and cared for so they can discuss even the most difficult subjects and seek the help and support they might need.
Working with you
We work in partnership with all our referring organisations (mainly partner schools and local authorities) and parents to achieve the best outcomes for each young person. We understand that young people have a diverse range of needs and work hard to ensure all these needs are met. Key stakeholders are invited to participate in a pre-placement meeting to ensure all the needs of the young person are discussed and taken into account in their personalised programme.
We offer a range of options to partners wishing to place young people with us. We accept young people on 10weeks placements periods but also accommodate short notice and short-term placements when required. Please contact us if you would like to discuss your specific requirements and or want further details on the range of packages we offer to provide the best value we can to our referring partners.
What you can expect
When a young person is under our care our partners can expect:
We also commit to keep our partners informed when specific issues arise that need immediate action. This means issues can be dealt with quickly and effectively with the agreement of all relevant parties.
Safe in our hands
The safety of our young people is critically important to us. Girls In Sports is quality assured by the London Borough of Haringey and Hackney and places are available to referring organisations across North and East London. We invite all our referring partners to visit our program on a regular basis so they can feel confident that we constantly maintain the standards set as part of the assurance process.
We take our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously and have a zero-tolerance policy on bullying. You can read our safeguarding policy here and anti-bullying policy on our policies page. If you want to talk to us about any concerns regarding one of your young people please contact our Welfare Officer.
We strive to ensure all our students:
- Improve their educational performance
- Get fitter and healthier
- Build confidence and self esteem
- Develop life skills that will make a difference to their futures
- Develop a greater understanding of giving back to their communities through sports.
Our young people’s learning journey
We design a tailored program of study for each young person depending on his or her needs and talents. We offer a mix of vocational options including:
- Physical education – sports offered include basketball, athletics, softball, boxing, dance, fitness and football
- Additional personal development, leadership and employability workshops
- Carefully selected work placements based on each young person’s interests to give an insight into the world of work and possible career paths
- Mentoring on a one-to-one basis to help the young people to set and work towards specific goals and raise any concerns in a safe and supportive environment
You can find more details on our programs here. We work with a range of partners to help us deliver a diverse range of high quality programs.
Our learning environment
We strive to create a safe and stress-free learning environment so our young people. As our group sizes are small our program managers and program leaders can give the specific support and attention each young person needs based on their learning style, helping them build confidence and self esteem. You can read our safeguarding policy and anti-bullying policy on our policies page.
Our learning culture
We have a strong core values-driven approach, with a focus on high standards, personal responsibility, professionalism and integrity. We developed our here and now culture to help communicate the difference we are trying to make and what’s important to us. We use it as a constant reminder of why we do what we do and how we go about it.
Our young people know exactly what is expected of them and receive immediate feedback on behaviour; good and bad, guiding them to develop new attitudes, behaviours and skills that will improve their chances of success in education and life. We actively encourage our young people to talk to us if they have any issues or concerns. We want them to feel listened to and cared for so they can discuss even the most difficult subjects and seek the help and support they might need.
Working with you
We work in partnership with all our referring organisations (mainly partner schools and local authorities) and parents to achieve the best outcomes for each young person. We understand that young people have a diverse range of needs and work hard to ensure all these needs are met. Key stakeholders are invited to participate in a pre-placement meeting to ensure all the needs of the young person are discussed and taken into account in their personalised programme.
We offer a range of options to partners wishing to place young people with us. We accept young people on 10weeks placements periods but also accommodate short notice and short-term placements when required. Please contact us if you would like to discuss your specific requirements and or want further details on the range of packages we offer to provide the best value we can to our referring partners.
What you can expect
When a young person is under our care our partners can expect:
- Daily confirmation of attendance
- Weekly reports outlining achievements and any areas of concerns
- End of program progress reports showing personal development and achievements against goals
- Meetings can be arranged at any time to discuss the specific requirements of a young person
We also commit to keep our partners informed when specific issues arise that need immediate action. This means issues can be dealt with quickly and effectively with the agreement of all relevant parties.
Safe in our hands
The safety of our young people is critically important to us. Girls In Sports is quality assured by the London Borough of Haringey and Hackney and places are available to referring organisations across North and East London. We invite all our referring partners to visit our program on a regular basis so they can feel confident that we constantly maintain the standards set as part of the assurance process.
We take our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously and have a zero-tolerance policy on bullying. You can read our safeguarding policy here and anti-bullying policy on our policies page. If you want to talk to us about any concerns regarding one of your young people please contact our Welfare Officer.