SUCCESS STORIES
SOUTH NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE STUDENTS
Student Achievement summary
• 14 students have won soccer scholarships to Universities across the USA between 2007 and 2009 and over 20 students are currently studying at Universities in the UK or will commence their studies in 2010. Many more are currently in the process of securing scholarships for 2010 and 2011. One female student has started her work as a PE teacher and another female student will work as a sports therapist on a cruise liner. Another female student has been so inspired by our work in South Africa, that she worked on a gap year project in Tanzania before returning to attend University in UK.
• Several current students are studying in full time education as personal fitness trainers and 7 former students are working as personal fitness trainers in the Nottingham sports and leisure industry. 3 Former Balls To Poverty students have graduated and are employed by College in The Athlete Performance Programme to coach and train our young student athletes.
• One student was selected in 2008 to represent The England Colleges National Team in Italy and is the first to have achieved this from South Nottingham College. Another five students have reached the last 26 for The England Colleges National Team.
• One former student, went on a 9 month coaching programme to South Africa and has returned to Nottingham to become an Assistant Coach on the current College Football Performance programme. He is currently studying for further qualifications in football coaching and psychology. He also works as a coach at 2 Professional football clubs and has become a learning mentor at College for students.
• Two students are working in inner-city Nottingham on community football coaching schemes as part of The Unity Partnership.
• One student won 'volunteer of The Year' Award at The Rushcliffe Borough Council Sports Awards in 2009 and several others have been nominated for regional and national awards.
• Achievement and retention figures across the Sport Cohort for those students to have been on Balls To Poverty, is in some places more than 30% higher than other similar College cohorts.
• Over 20 students successfully acheived the V Awards in 2009 for providing over 50 hours of voluntary community coaching across Nottingham. 36 students in the last 2 years alone have successfully achieved the FA Step Into Sport Gold and Silver Awards for 50 and 25 hours of voluntary community coaching respectively. Many students are now progressing onto the V Inspired Award for further voluntary community coaching in addition to their academic qualifications
• One student was named FA Step Into Sport UK Ambassador for his outstanding voluntary coaching contribution to his own community through work delivered as part of Balls To Poverty. He now mentors other young children and visits other institutions to share his experiences.
• Two students have gained full-time employment as sports coaches/ mentors in Nottingham and regularly engage with the new cohort of students to inspire them through their own experiences in South African townships.
• Several students have spent time in other colleges and organisations across the UK presenting to other similar young students on their experiences as part of Balls to Poverty.
• College students have visited 15 partnership schools in Nottingham inner city areas to talk about their experience with the project and to inspire primary school children through coaching sessions. Our role models have currently delivered coaching sessions and presentations to around 7,000 primary school children from disadvantaged areas of Nottingham.
Balls to Poverty won the Beacon Award for excellence in innovation and leadership in 2007-2008.
This was awarded by the Association of Colleges at the NEC in Birmingham.
Find individual details and many more stories of student achievement in ‘Even more about us‘