School Leaver Guide 2024/25

Academy for Sport
WORK HARD
PLAY HARDER.
Our Academy for
Sport is home to eight
specialist academies,
all offering outstanding
training, coaching and
playing opportunities for
everyone of all abilities.
You don’t need to be studying
a sport course to join one of
our sport academies, you can
study any full-time course with
us and get involved. We'll work
your timetable to enable you
to take part in up to 4.5 hours
of training a week and to play
in competitive matches.
OUR LIONESSES.
Two former students played in the Lionesses
squad that won the Euro Championships in 2022.
Jill Scott
Midfielder
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Demi Stokes
Defender
Why train with us?
● We’re at the top of our game
when it comes to sport,
education and training
● Our facilities are among the
best in the country and include
3G pitches, an indoor athletics
track, sports hall, cardio gym,
strength and conditioning
gym, massage suite, aerobics
suite, gym and boxing ring
● You’ll get up to 4.5 hours of
professional training each week
within your specific academy
with specialist coaches
● Free access to physiotherapy
assessments and treatment*
● The opportunity to compete
in local, national and
international competitions
● A personalised training
programme and access to a
strength and conditioning coach
for performance athletes
● We’re also TASS accredited
which means we help our
athletes get the best from their
sporting and academic careers
● Students get a free core kit bundle
* subject to screening process
8 SPECIALIST
ACADEMIES:
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Men's football
Men's rugby
Netball
Women's football
Women's rugby
Some of our academy students
are selected to compete at a
regional and national level and
we’re very proud of them all:
Netball Georgia Grey - AoC
National squad, Holly Jones - AoC
National squad, U19s North East
regional squad & Wales Senior
and Under 21s squad.
Women’s Rugby Niamh Swailes
- Captain of England Under 18s
& the North East and Cumbria
Centre of Excellence squad.
Men’s Rugby George Dafter -
Durham U17s, Nelson Da Silva,
Noah Fleming and Ben Harris -
Northumberland U17s , Sam Suka
- Newcastle Falcons U17s
Athletics AOC Northern Athletics,
Elli O’Halloran- 1st shotput, Reece
Slater 1st - 1500m
Boxing George Peacock - U64kg
MTK Box Cup Champion
Dionne Mannion - 2022 U54kg
Youth Cadet National Champion,
Zoe Macdonald - 2021 U69kg MTK
Box Cup & U69kg Female Youth
Development National Title.
Womens Football Libbi McInnes
- England Under 18, Rebecca
Ferguson - England U17, Neve
Herron & Jess Brown - England U19