Albion in the Community supporting children’s learning
Albion in the Community (AITC) is using the appeal of Brighton & Hove Albion and the Premier League to inspire and engage children in the classroom. With more than 140 schools in Sussex benefitting from the work of AITC each year it has never been more important than ever over the past 12 months with
Albion encourages pupils to read for world book day
Albion stars took part in a live workshop with primary schools to encourage a love of reading and writing. Neal Maupay and Katie Startup shared their love of books and reading with more than 220 pupils from local schools at an online literacy workshop organised by Albion in the Community for World Book Day. You
Albion in the Community connecting people with a disability during lockdown
Albion in the Community has been connecting with participants from its disability football programme each week during the current lockdown through an online programme designed to bring people together over Zoom and build friendships. With more than 30 in-person football sessions suspended for the charity’s disability football participants that are usually attended by over 400
Albion in the Community awarded prestigious accreditation
Albion in the Community’s further education department has been assessed and re-accredited with the matrix Standard quality assurance kite-mark. The Matrix standard is the Department for Education’s (DfE) standard for ensuring the quality of the delivery of high-quality information, advice and guidance services, which ultimately supports individuals in their choice of career, learning, work and
Supporting families during lockdown: Daniel’s story
For many of the people Albion in the Community works with, support during the period of lockdown has been vitally important. People like Daniel Passey-Stone, who has been a part of the charity’s football session for people with Down’s syndrome for eight years, having first started as a seven-year-old. As an energetic sports fan, Daniel