Premier League Inspires is a personal development programme, funded by the Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association through the Premier League Charitable Fund. 

The programme uses the power of football to inspire young people aged 11-to-18 to develop the personal skills and positive attitudes needed to succeed in life. It is predominantly delivered in secondary schools. 

Premier League Inspires empowers participants to develop personal, social, employability and life skills, through a series of regular face-to-face group sessions, mentoring, workshops and social-action projects, providing pupils with the help they need now and supporting them to plan for their future. 

Derby County Community Trust began it's Premier League Inspires delivery in September 2022 and since then has supported over 370 young people through our group and 1-2-1 sessions in 14 local schools. 

This season, 45 professional football club community organisations across the Premier League and English Football League are delivering Premier League Inspires sessions at their stadiums, in local schools and at alternative educational settings. 

More than 30,000 young people from across England and Wales have received more than 130,000 hours of targeted support through the programme to date. To find out more about the national programme, please visit premierleague.com

Mentoring

Through our Premier League Inspires programme we offer 1-2-1 mentoring sessions that work with refereed individuals who are at risk of not fulfilling there potential and fall within our designated risk factors. Within our mentoring provision we can offer tailored support around:

• Young people at risk of ASB
• Careers and aspirations
• Confidence and self esteem
• Wellbeing, mental health and anxiety
• Exam stress
• Transition between year groups
• Leadership and team work
• Behavior and attainment
• Bespoke National Literacy Trust interventions
• Team work and resilience 

Who is the programme for? 

• Students at risk of being excluded
• Students who have low self-esteem
• Students with a history of self harm
• Students who have witnessed trauma
• Students who show a below average reading age
• Students who have low attendance and attainment

To discuss your schools needs, or for more information please contact – David Goulding, Inclusion Team Leader- [email protected] - 01332 416140