Alison Johnstone, Lothian MSP and Scottish Green Party Spokesperson on Health, Wellbeing and Sport, joined two groups of young people from Street League Edinburgh as they played a friendly match at Spartans Community Football Academy at Ainslie Park yesterday. Continue reading On the ball: Johnstone meets Street League stars at Spartans
Street League, who use football to work with 16-24 year olds and help progress them into employment, run free employability courses for unemployed young people and a new Certificate Of Work Readiness Course starts in North Edinburgh today.
These courses are for 16-24 year olds, last for 12 weeks and offer:
• An opportunity to gain a recognised SQA qualification
• An 8 week work trial
• 1-1 employability support
• Improve personal development
• Develop fitness and football skills
The local course, which is running from Spartans Football Academy and Royston Wardieburn Community Centre, will be run by Danny Munro & Stuart Inglis. For further info or to make a referral contact Stuart on 07788312856, email stuart.inglis@streetleague.co.
Street League Youth and Community Coach Sam Faichney explains what the organisation’s all about:
“Street League helps 16-24 year olds get back into education employment or training, and we currenlty have street football events running across the city.
Street football is a fun based football session which is open to 16-24 year olds who are not in employment education or training (NEET), where the guys will have two hours of great football between 2pm and 4pm and this is ran from Sighthill powerleague on a Tuesday afternoon and Ainslie Park Sports Centre on a Thursday afternoon.
If you are someone who would fit in well with just getting out and taking part in some fun free football then we are here for you! Local organisations and agencies are also welcome to get in touch.”
To find out more contact Sean at sam.faichney@streetleague.co.uk or visit the Street League website at www.streetleague.co.uk
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