Objectives: When Rush Croft Sports College in Waltham Forest, London, gained specialist sports college status, there was an onus on the school to open up to the community and boost participation in physical activity. This was the start of wider efforts to develop extended services, including non-sporting activities and adult learning, with the aim of transforming the school into a thriving community hub.
What was done: Rush Croft pupils have benefited from initiatives such as Breakfast Ballers, a club that encourages boys to do basketball training before school and enjoy a healthy breakfast.
The school established a range of after-school and lunchtime activities, such as cookery, chess and study clubs. It has already developed links with local sports clubs to offer activities to young people across Waltham Forest, such as the Kickz scheme, a partnership between Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the Football Foundation and the Metropolitan Police.
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