Tag: Sporteducate

Sport and education combine to improve life chances for young people in London

Post author By Sported
Post date 12 April 2016

The power of sport to inspire and capture the imagination was on show on Friday [8^th April 2016], as over 90 young people from across London came together in a unique event that combined innovative educational sessions with sporting activities.

The ‘SPORT-to-EDUCATE’ tournament was part of sporteducate – a pioneering sport for development programme in partnership between Deutsche Bank’s Born to Be youth engagement programme and Sported, to improve the life chances of young people from some of the capital’s most deprived areas.

Participants were given the opportunity to take part in a series of fun and informal workshops, designed to develop key life skills and educate young people about a range of pertinent issues, using sport as the central theme. A range of partner organisations were invited by Sported and Deutsche Bank to deliver the workshops.

Drawing on its vast experience using football to educate young people across Africa about HIV, the charity TackleAfrica delivered a session on sexual health. With 1 in 10 children and young people experiencing diagnosable mental health issues, Mind’s workshop focused on raising awareness and promoting understanding. Other educational sessions included tackling discrimination led by

Show Racism the Red Card; personal finance by MyBnk; communication skills by Inneri and raising aspirations by former Olympian and GB track cyclist, Bryan Steele.

Complementing the day’s educational activities were a range of sporting activities, which are traditionally difficult to access and not often played by young people living in central London. Among which were golf, rowing, cricket, rugby and netball. All the educational and sport sessions were supported by Deutsche Bank employee volunteers.

The young people that took part in the ‘SPORT-to-EDUCATE’ tournament all attend one of the 33 community sport clubs on sporteducate, and benefit from regular supplementary educational, employability and mentoring sessions as part of the programme.

Nicole Lovett, Head of Corporate Citizenship UK at Deutsche Bank, said: “It was fantastic to see so many young people come together to engage in a day of sport and education. This tournament captured the essence of sporteducate as a holistic programme. It’s about improving the life chances of young people from some of the capital’s most deprived areas, developing the whole person – their well-being, academic achievement as well as key life skills, to help them realise their full potential.”

Chris Grant, Chief Executive at Sported said: “The government’s new sport strategy is all about harnessing the power of sport for social good and this is exactly what we’re doing through sporteducate. We’re creating fun, engaging and culturally relevant educational opportunities, so that young people facing disadvantage in London get the life chances they deserve.”

Tags Deutsche Bank, education, Sporteducate, Volunteers

Homepage News Stories M&E News

Deutsche Bank wins Corporate Volunteering Award in Team London Awards 2015

Post author By Sported
Post date 17 September 2015

On Monday 14th September, Deutsche Bank won the Team London Award for Corporate Volunteering for its flagship sporteducate programme. The award was presented at City Hall by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and Wayne Hemingway MBE, Ambassador for Team London and pioneer of social, affordable and sustainable design.

The Team London Awards are in recognition of the valuable contribution made by volunteers in London and the impact they have in their local communities. Online fashion business, ASOS, won the Corporate Volunteering Highly Commended Award, with other awards recognising individuals and groups of volunteers, including Long Service Awards, Mentoring and Coaching Awards and Volunteer Centre Award.

Sporteducate, part of Born to Be, Deutsche Bank’s youth engagement programme and created in partnership with sports for development charity Sported, is a pioneering education programme designed to help disadvantaged young people. The programme supports 33 community sports clubs in London by enabling them to run educational and employability activates alongside sports activities.

Deutsche Bank volunteers are an integral part of the sporteducate programme by lending their expertise in a number of ways; becoming trustees and giving professional advice and support on finance, marketing, communications, business planning, IT skills and HR advice to the clubs’ employees and volunteering with young people by supporting education and employability workshops and through one-to-one mentoring.

Tags Deutsche Bank. Team London Award, Sporteducate

Homepage Carousel Homepage News Stories

Will Greenwood celebrates Volunteers’ Week with sporteducate

Post author By Sported
Post date 4 June 2015

Former England rugby international and World Cup winner, Will Greenwood, got into the spirit of Volunteers’ Week yesterday, when he paid a special visit to Hackney to volunteer with young people benefitting from Deutsche Bank and Sported’s joint sporteducate programme.

sporteducate is a unique programme developed by the charity Sported in partnership with Deutsche Bank’s Born to Be programme, which is helping young people from some of London’s poorest boroughs to achieve their potential in life through a combined programme of sport and education or employability sessions.

Thanks to funding and support from the programme, 33 youth club and sports clubs in London have been able to introduce education and employability sessions alongside their traditional sporting activities, thereby creating fun and accessible educational opportunities in the heart of local communities.

As a Sported ambassador, Greenwood took time out of his busy schedule to give 30 young people from sporteducate clubs a rugby masterclass. For many, it was the first time they have picked up a rugby ball. Delivering coaching alongside coaches from Hackney RFC, the World Cup winner gave an insight into the qualities it takes to succeed on the pitch and in the classroom.

Will Greenwood, Sported ambassador, said: “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the passion and commitment of the volunteer coaches at my local rugby club. Volunteers play a key role at grassroots, not just coaching young people to play sports, but offering life guidance and support.”

He added: “sporteducate offers young people a real leg-up and some fantastic opportunities to get ahead with their educations and future careers. It’s been a real privilege getting stuck in with the training and meeting such an energetic and talented bunch. Hopefully I’ve whetted their appetites of what’s to come with the World Cup!”

In keeping with Volunteers’ Week, an annual event which celebrates the contribution made by millions of volunteers across the UK, Greenwood was joined by employee volunteers from Deutsche Bank. Volunteering plays a key role in sporteducate, with Deutsche Bank employees lending their expertise to community clubs across London, from offering one-to-one mentoring and running CV workshops to lending club leaders free business support and advice.

Ellie from sporteducate member group, SkyWay, said: “I’m really pleased I came today, I nearly didn’t. I don’t follow rugby and this was my first time playing so I’m really happy to be given the MVP award. I can’t wait to show my mum my medal. I’m looking forward to watching the World Cup in a few months – I might even start playing myself.”

Tom Williams, sporteducate volunteer at Deutsche Bank, said: “It’s not every day you get the chance to volunteer with a World Cup winner! I have to say it was very rewarding to see so many of them enjoying it. There were a few reluctant and shy faces when they first turned up but within minutes Will had them bonding, laughing, energised and generally having a great time. That has to go down as the most fun 46 people can have on a five a side pitch.”

Justin Haywood, sporteducate volunteer at Deutsche Bank, said: “Being outdoors and seeing the smiles on the children’s faces made my day. The sense of inclusion, competitiveness and utter joy was very clearly evident.”

For more information about Hackney RFU and playing opportunities in Hackney, please visit:

www.hackneybulls.co.uk

www.hackneyrfc.co.uk

Tags Sporteducate, Volunteers' Week, Will Greenwood

Homepage Carousel Homepage News Stories

An evening with Guillem Balagué

Post author By Sported
Post date 17 April 2015

On Wednesday night Deutsche Bank and Sported had the pleasure of hosting an evening with sporteducate’s Football Beyond Border (FBB) and its Patron, Sky Sport’s La Liga pundit and author Guillem Balagué, as he treated over 130 young people to a special viewing of his documentary ‘The Making of Cristiano Ronaldo’.

One of the cornerstones of sporteducate and the work of our 33 clubs is that in life, as in sport, personal success comes down more to mindset, hard work and discipline, as it does to any natural gifts or abilities. What better way to demonstrate this and to capture the imagination of a young audience, than profiling the rise of Cristiano Ronaldo – one of the world’s biggest sport stars and someone who exemplifies the virtues of hard-work, ambition and determination to succeed. In his documentary, Guillem travels to Portugal, the birthplace of Ronaldo, to speak to those who know him and who knew him in his youth, about why he has gone on to be one of the best footballers on the planet.

The scene for the evening was set by Deutsche Bank employees Richard Moffat and Samanthi Dharmadasa who delivered a compelling presentation on developing a ‘Growth Mindset’. Using modern celebrities as examples, Richard and Samanthi explored themes such as ‘What makes people successful?’ and ‘Is artistic ability a gift?’

Following the screening of ‘The Making of Cristiano Ronaldo’, Guillem joined a guest panel chaired by FBB’s Jasper Kain and including Sported’s Chief Executive, Chris Grant, and Chelsea Ladies and England footballer and Deutsche Bank employee, Claire Rafferty, to discuss the key factors involved in succeeding in sport and in life.

In the following snippet taken from the event’s panel discussion, Chris Grant talks about how young people can apply the lessons they learn playing sport to their everyday lives.

Amongst the audience at Deutsche Bank, were nine young people from St. Mirren Football Club’s Street Stuff programme, who travelled all the way down from Scotland as part of a football exchange programme. Last summer, FBB took a group of their year 7 boys (11-12 year olds) on a football tour to Scotland to build upon the weekly homework and mentoring sessions that have been running as part of the sporteducate. Having played Street Stuff on their home turf, this week saw the return home-leg, with FBB playing a re-match in their Youth Football Beyond Borders Tournament held at Colney Heath. Demonstrating the growing collaboration amongst sporteducate members, FBB even arranged a special warm-up game for Street Stuff against fellow sporteducate member, St Matthews Project, with the Brixton-based team walking away proud winners 7-2!

A massive thank you to Deutsche Bank for hosting the event, Guillem and Clare for their insight into the professional world of football, and finally all the young people, club leaders and DB staff who joined us for a fantastic evening!

Tags Deutsche Bank, football beyond borders, guillem balague, Sporteducate