Local author Will Mabbitt meets pupils for Author Day
Dozens of pupils from local primary schools met children’s author Will Mabbitt for a special workshop to celebrate Club Author Day, in partnership with the National Literacy Fund. Will Mabbitt delivered a series of fun workshops and activities designed to inspire a love of reading, including talking to the pupils about his process for designing his
Students put on puppet show to promote gender equality
A team of secondary school pupils travelled to Wembley to show off their special project promoting football for girls. Pupils from Burgess Hill Academy were among hundreds of other schools that took part in this year’s Premier League Inspires Challenge, which saw pupils design their own projects about how to tackle gender inequality The Burgess
Albion girls make it to national schools final
A primary school team representing the Albion has qualified for the national finals of a schools’ football tournament. A team of girls from Balfour Primary School in Brighton successfully qualified through the local and regional stages of the Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 National Girls Football Tournament. Thanks to their efforts, the team has earned
25 schools go for gold at BHAFC Foundation challenge
Children from around 25 local schools were invited to the Amex Stadium for a series of interactive football-themed challenges. Schools from across Sussex were invited to send teams of eight pupils to compete in the BHAFC Foundation’s Cross Curriculum Challenge Cup, in partnership with American Express. Teams of children in years 5 and 6 took
How we changed lives in 2024
As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a look back on how we supported local people over the last 12 months. Since January, we’ve reached more than 32,000 people across Sussex through one of our programmes. Our work stretches across the full length and breadth of Sussex, with BHAFC Foundation coaches and tutors