Manchester United Foundation

Manchester Health Academy and Manchester United Foundation have been in partnership as part of the Foundation’s Hub of the Community programme since 2009.

Manchester United Foundation work in partnership with the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as lead sponsor to develop and promote healthy living through sport and the association with Manchester United, its players and philosophy.

Lee Caldwell, Hub Development Officer

Within the role of Hub Development Officer, Lee works both within the Academy and at its Partnership Primary Schools.

Programmes

In partnership with staff at Manchester Health Academy, Lee delivers programmes and activities that include:

• Leadership Programme – this programme runs through both the Academy and the partnership primary schools.
• Curriculum-based sessions aiming to develop both physical and life skills
• Girls-only after school sessions with a pathway into junior football
• Football coaching (Sixth-form team)

Partnership Primary Schools

Lee regularly spends time in our Partnership Primary Schools working with their pupils, and hosts pupil visits to the Academy.  As well as delivering the Leadership programme, Lee organises the Primary Football League.

Rewards and Incentives

The Foundation provides match tickets and other rewards to Academy students who have made particularly good progress.  Students are nominated by their teachers.

MUFC Ball Person

Each year a student is chosen to represent the Academy as a Ball Person.

Street Reds

Hub Officer Lee also delivers evening Community Cohesion sessions at Manchester Health Academy through the Foundation’s Street Reds scheme. Sessions are held on Monday and Friday evenings, 48 weeks of the year, and offer football coaching and a range of alternative activity sessions to young people at times when they could otherwise be engaged in anti-social behaviour. Read more about the Street Reds programme here.

Manchester United Foundation Privacy Statement

To ensure that the safety and welfare of our pupils is properly safeguarded and that the projects are delivered in an efficient manner, we provide Manchester United Foundation with basic information about each pupil taking part.

This includes the pupil’s; Name, date of birth, gender and basic details of any disabilities or medical conditions which may affect their ability to take part in the projects or necessitate special adjustments being made.  We may also provide emergency contact details if required.

Any information we supply to the Manchester United Foundation is securely held and used only for the purposes of delivering the projects and evaluating their success.  All information is processed and safeguarded strictly in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

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