Designed to develop talented local players, aged 16-18, who have the potential to compete at a high level and bring the passion and commitment needed to play for your club, The Rugby Union Academy aims to produce the complete rugby playing professional.

• Open to aspiring players aged 16-18
• Develops sporting and academic performance in the heart of your club
• Achieves outstanding academic learner outcomes
• A track record for players progressing into the first team, relevant employment or higher education

Under the supervision of your club’s coaches, players are given the opportunity to train at the club, play a highly competitive and challenging fixture programme as well as continue their education with SCL, a leading sports education specialist, rated ‘GOOD’ by Ofsted.

Each year the programme, which is government-funded, achieves outstanding academic learner outcomes and has a track record for players progressing into the first team, relevant employment or higher education on completion.

This tried and tested rugby excellence and education programme, created specifically for Rugby Union clubs, community trusts and private academies, will not only attract, develop and retain quality youth players to your club, but also support you in creating a Rugby World Cup legacy.

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• Join our Academy Network of 50+ clubs
• Seamless switch-over process managed by SCL

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SCL is the leading provider of education through sport in the Further Education sector and is one of the UK’s largest providers of sports-based education. We are a government-approved, privately owned training provider and are highly respected in our field, renowned for setting the benchmark in Sports Academy provision.

• Successfully graduated 6,000+ Academy players
• Partner with 40+ professional and non-league sports clubs, community trusts and private academies
• Experts in the field of sport and education delivery
• Over 15 years’ experience

We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding education programmes for young people and are very proud of the reputation we have built within the Further Education, Adult Skills and Sport & Leisure sector. This is the very reason we attract new clubs each season and maintain long sustainable partnerships. We are always looking for likeminded partners to delivery programme that share our vision and values.

We also:

• Develop strong working relationships with our Academy partners
• Provide excellent education programmes
• Run our programmes to the highest of standards
• Manage the programmes from start to finish
• Provide Quality Assurance of coaching programmes
• Assist players in achieving outstanding academic learner outcomes and relevant progression routes on completion

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Delivering both sporting and educational excellence, whilst also being tailored to your club’s programme needs, The Rugby Union Academy will:

• Attract, develop and retain quality youth players
• Provide a guaranteed revenue stream through the provision of facilities and coaching staff
• Give you a tailored programme to meet your club’s needs
• Provide opportunities to support the NEET agenda in your sport
• Meet core social responsibilities within your community, education, health, social inclusion and sports development
• Heighten awareness and positive PR

Plus…

• The entire programme is delivered direct from your facilities
• The programme can be offered as:
  
  • Youth Scholarship
  • Second Chance
  • Community Rugby For All
  • Women’s development

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ACADEMY WINS ON ALL COUNTS AT BLACKHEATH

Blackheath Chairman Russell Ticehurst sees his club’s Academy system as a winner for three reasons.

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PLAY AND LEARN FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE WITH SCL

By creating a partnership with SCL, clubs can set-up their own private academies for 16-18 year olds to train and gain a Diploma in Sport. 

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SUCCESSFULLY EMBEDDING FUNCTIONAL SKILLS IN SPORT

SCL has managed to not only engage young learners who would not otherwise be interested in full-time learning, but have produced Functional Skills results which are excellent by anybody’s standards.

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