School Sport Offer
Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) are pleased to offer schools within Greenwich, Bexley, Bromley and Kent an opportunity to take up a school-specific Primary School Sport offer over a full or half-day.
Aims of School Provision:
- Inspire young people to reach their potential
- Promote good health and wellbeing
- Inspire pupils to lead, connect and thrive
- through sport - building confidence, teamwork, and a passion for lifelong participation
- Empower pupils to lead, speak up, and collaborate through projects, interventions and extracurriculars
All CACT school delivery staff:
- Are qualified sports coaches
- Are attending regular CPD events in-house that covers PE national curriculum
- Are DBS checked
- Are first aid & safeguarding children qualified
- Receive access to courses to adapt and evolve existing skills
- Attend continuing professional development events with the FA, Premier League and EFL
Our School Sport Offer:
Core objectives of our PE Programme:
- Deliver structured, high-quality lessons: ensure every session is purposeful, progressive, and aligned with the National Curriculum.
- Develop physical literacy and core skills: build fundamental movement skills and confidence for lifelong physical activity.
- Inclusive participation: adapt activities so all students, regardless of ability, can engage and succeed.
- Foster enjoyment and lifelong engagement: create positive experiences that encourage continued involvement in sport and physical activity.
- Assess and adapt: monitor progress regularly and use insights to inform future planning.
- Promote teamwork and leadership: encourage collaboration, communication and leadership skills through group activities and challenges.
Premier League Primary Stars programme
Premier League Primary Stars is the Premier League's primary school education programme. Funded by the Premier League through the Premier League Charitable Fund, the programme uses the appeal of football to help children be active and develop essential life skills.
Launched in 2017, and available to every primary school in England and Wales, Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) are one of more than 100 professional football club community organisations across England and Wales delivering Premier League Primary Stars, supporting pupils in the classroom, the playground and on the sports field. There have been more than 20 million attendances by primary school pupils at club-led sessions to date.
Premier League Primary Stars enables teachers to use resources across English, PSHE, PE and Maths, to support children to develop skills and values that are crucial to success in later life.
CACT's Premier League Primary stars delivery comprises of:
- Empowering staff to deliver outstanding PE
- Themed workshops for pupils within the Premier League Primary Stars programme
- Active learning interventions in Maths, English and PSHE empower primary pupils to thrive physically and academically by building core skills, confidence, and a love for learning.
The free programme also provides teachers and parents with access to more than 650 downloadable resources across a range of curriculum subjects at Key Stage 1 (age 5-7) and Key Stage 2 (age 7-11), developed by teachers for teachers, and in collaboration with experts such as the National Literacy Trust.
To find out more about the national programme, please visit premierleague.com
Joy of moving programme
CACT delivers the Joy of moving programme for schools in Greenwich and Kent in partnership with Ferrero and the EFL Trust. It is part of Ferrero’s global Kinder+Sport initiative to encourage children to take part in physical activity, build awareness of the importance of a healthy diet and adopt an active lifestyle.
Over the course of six weeks, Key Stage 2 children will spend nine hours learning about the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle.
Each week, the children will take part in a 90 minute session; spending 45 minutes in the classroom covering six different topics related to the body, nutrition, the importance of exercise and information about food groups, in line with the recommendations in the Government’s eatwell plate; and then they will spend 45 minutes taking part in a practical session.
These sessions inspire children to move through play whilst developing key skills in four major areas: physical fitness, motor coordination, cognitive functions, creativity and life skills. Each game combines different elements of these four key areas. It is the combination of these vital skills within the games which help children to learn in an engaging way.
For more information, please contact Josh Covill, CACT's Football & Sports Development Coach, on Josh.Covill@cact.org.uk
Join us for an exciting day of football at Charlton’s Training Ground, where KS1, KS2 and KS3 pupils will compete on state-of-the-art 4G professional pitches. Each tournament day is designed to promote teamwork, sportsmanship and a love for the game in a fun and inclusive environment.
- Venue: Charlton’s Training Ground - 4G Professional Pitches
- Round-robin group stages followed by knockout rounds
- Groups: Separate tournaments for KS1, KS2 and KS3
- Aims: Participation, enjoyment and competitive play
- Extras: Medals and special recognition for fair play
Whether you’re nurturing young talent or just giving students a memorable day out, these tournaments offer a fantastic opportunity to experience football at a professional venue.
Our after-school sports sessions are designed to inspire, engage and develop pupils beyond the classroom, offering a wide range of activities that promote physical, social and emotional growth.
Clubs include:
- Football, multi skills (games club),
- Basketball, hockey, tag rugby, athletics, cricket and rounders
- School team training
- Girls-only clubs available
After-school sports sessions offer a variety of benefits to young people who participate, such as boosting physical fitness, enhancing academic performance, building confidence and resilience, encouraging social skills and providing a safe, fun environment.
We provide a variety of school enrichment programmes, ranging from careers days and tournaments to curriculum sessions - which help students build confidence and explore future opportunities in sport and education. These opportunities include:
- Careers programmes: pathways through sport and education (for school years 9-13)
- Bespoke collapsed sports curriculum days (for school years 5 to 9)
Click here to learn more about our collapsed curriculum days.
Success Stories
After progressing through CACT’s school football tournaments and earning a place in the Utilita Kids Cup final hosted at Wembley Stadium, St Mary’s Primary School took part in a bespoke training session led by Charlton academy coach and former Addicks play-off winning captain Jason Pearce. Pupils received expert coaching and advice from Pearce before going on to lift the Utilia Kids Cup days later.
Upton Primary School pupil Tamay benefitted from Premier League Primary Stars literacy interventions delivered by CACT. Identified as needing additional support with reading, Tamay’s confidence and enjoyment of reading improved significantly ahead of his transition to secondary school.
CACT provided teacher support to staff at Bedonwell Primary School. Teachers met with CACT staff to discuss the strengths and areas for improvement in their PE delivery.
Teachers at Alexander McLeod Primary School used classroom assessments to identify Max and other pupils’ learning gaps in maths. Using this information, CACT developed a programme to help address these gaps.
11-year-old Kairelle worked with CACT coach Leon on a one-to-one basis to help improve his confidence, behaviour and engagement with his peers. After having regular sessions with Leon, Kairelle's behaviour improved significantly and due to showing a commitment to engaging with his peers in a positive way, he was awarded the title of a prefect within his school in recognition of his outstanding progress.
