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Bolton Wanderers Football Club is stepping in to help young people struggling to settle into secondary school. Bolton Wanderers in the Community (BWitC) have launched an Alternative Provision service to help schools support Year Seven and Eight pupils who have been unable to successfully transition from primary to secondary school. The new sessions will start from January 2025 with BWitC Education leading the new 'exciting venture' Wanderers Goal Getters programme is an exciting new venture led by the BWitC Education team.
Wanderers Goal Getters is said to provide a new approach to Alternative Provision by taking a 'preventative approach to mentoring' and providing a safe environment within the schools themselves for pupils to develop healthy and respectful relationships with their school environment and their peers. READ MORE: Bolton Wanderers in the Community nominated for awards Bolton Wanderers in the Community through the years Through their 12-week programme pupils will take part in a personal development qualification in partnership with the King’s Trust helping individuals to explore their future aspirations whilst developing self-esteem and increased resilience to help them make steps toward a positive future. BWitC’s Education Team say it has a wealth of experience in the education system, mentoring, primary to secondary transition as well as working with challenging and demotivated young people.
With their experience and the additional partnership with the Prince’s Trust the provision aims to give young people the best step forward to a positive future. Lisa Simpson, Education Manager at Bolton Wanderers in the Community, stated “This new approach to our Alternative Provision allows us to support pupils struggling in their school environment and turn this into a positive space for them to develop, providing them with the foundations to a positive future. "By providing young people opportunities for personal development whilst gaining a qualification we aim to reshape the learning environment and leave pupils with a positive outlook on their school life.
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