Sheffield Wednesday is one of six EFL Football Clubs are part of an exciting new programme which will provide 18-24 year olds with the key skills and experience to find employment. The EFL Trust’s Training Ground programme is part of a new partnership with the Youth Futures Foundation that will target young people that are [...]
Before starting the Traineeship at Sheffield Wednesday, I had a meeting with Traineeship Officer Alex who explained my pathway to paid employment through the Traineeship route. As a big Owls fan, I was excited to meet at Hillsborough and walk into the stadium. I never knew my club helped fans like me find work! Alex [...]
Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme’s student, Will Fox is currently studying a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and through the course has found a passion for analysis. Will undertook a rigorous interview process to secure a role at Ilkley Town with the Women’s first team. He will begin his role as Performance Analyst analysing [...]
On Thursday 5 November, England went into another lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to help reduce the number of coronavirus cases and to help reduce the spreading of the virus. Although it was not entirely the same as the first lockdown, it was very similar apart from that schools, colleges and universities could [...]
Following lockdown 2.0, things are still far from getting back to normal as we quickly approach the holidays. But that doesn’t mean that the Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme won’t still be welcoming young players of all abilities to our 3-day Christmas Soccer Camp! Our soccer camps are a great way to ensure that your child [...]
Schools are closed, the weather is rubbish – It’s most definitely October Half Term within Sheffield! However, this wasn’t going to stop the Sheffield Wednesday Kicks and Inclusion team from running positive activities across Sheffield, giving the young people somewhere safe to attend and play. On Monday 26 October 2020, the Kicks team started [...]
The overall purpose of the role is to effectively engage with and manage relationships with schools, colleges, training/community providers and key delivery partners in order to plan, facilitate and deliver recruitment and promotional activities to maximise NCS programme participation. General Description To promote NCS in schools, college and other settings across the local area as [...]
YOYO Sport is available to young people across South Yorkshire. Free sporting sessions are provided on most nights of the week in areas across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. Sheffield Wednesday FC Community Programme are working with the all of the South Yorkshire professional football clubs’ community sports trusts in collaboration for the first time [...]
The challenges young people may face in life can be everchanging, especially in the face of a global pandemic. SWFCCP staff aim to support young people by being a consistent positive role model in their lives and providing that reassurance that we will be there for them for several years, guiding them into new opportunities. [...]
Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme (SWFCCP) have strived to support people through the COVID-19 pandemic and have continued as our community provision begins to restart. Aligning with Government guidance on social distancing, SWFCCP have gradually begin to restart areas of provision and have implemented schemes to support our most vulnerable through this difficult time. Funding support [...]