HFG is an innovative programme that uses football and sport to engage young people, address their learning needs and create better futures for young people in Nottingham.
We aim to provide a safe and comfortable learning environment for young people and ensure they receive the utmost support and care during all lessons and activities. We believe young people should be given every opportunity to learn. Sport breaks down barriers and introduces common ground between people who may otherwise not be able to find it.
HFG has been specifically designed to encourage improved behaviour and further progress in learning among our longer-term learners with complex needs. Working within our unique programme young people develop a greater awareness and sense of responsibility for their own behaviour.
We have a dedicated education team who have developed effective techniques to help manage and engage disaffected learners through experience of working on HFG and as a result of specialist, regular training.
Our aim is to ensure that all young people that we work with make sustained progress over a period of time. We also aim to get all young people at KS4, to a point of being prepared and ready to take their exams.
What’s on offer?
GCSEs:
We now work in partnership with Pollyteach who can offer GCSEs as part of an offer split between both providers where we will deliver the vocational sport qualifications.
Vocational qualifications:
NCFE LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN SPORT
NCFE LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN SPORT
NCFE LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NCFE LEVEL 1 AWARD IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Functional skills:
NCFE FUNCTIONAL SKILLS ENGLISH ENTRY LEVELS 1, 2 and 3, plus LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2
NCFE FUNCTIONAL SKILLS MATHS ENTRY LEVELS 1, 2 and 3, plus LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2
NCFE FUNCTIONAL SKILLS ICT ENTRY LEVELS 1, 2 and 3 plus LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2
SEND provision:
We specialise in supporting a range of special educational needs. We will work with the SENCO/SEN coordinator to determine if we can meet the needs of the young person.
Therapeutic/nurture/wellbeing support:
We offer wellbeing support to all young people. Our organisation has a Psychotherapeutic counselling officer available if there is need for this type of support.