PROJECT
Positive Transitions
PURPOSE
To boost children’s engagement with education and ease the transition from primary to secondary school using sports coaching and mentoring
FUNDING
The project was awarded a four-year grant of £509,000 from the charity Impact On Urban Health, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
BACKGROUND
Greenhouse Sports is a youth development charity that places full-time sports coaches in schools in deprived areas. It is working with schools in the London Borough of Lambeth to deliver the Positive Transitions project, which provides targeted support to children with a range of needs including low self-esteem, behavioural issues and special educational needs.
The scheme comes amid a nationwide surge in mental health issues among young people and a rise in school absences. Currently, 37% of young people in Lambeth reach the age of 19 with no Level 2 or 3 qualifications.
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