Footsteps Football Academy clients will include students that are gifted footballers, students that have been excluded or are perhaps in a process that may lead to exclusion. For some students an alternative path to education may be found to be beneficial due to personal circumstances.. Clients with a poor track record in attendance, or those coping with emotional or behavioural difficulties, including diagnosed or suspected special needs, will also be welcomed.. 

'Day 6 Provision' - Ofsted
"Schools and local authorities are required to provide full-time and suitable
education for pupils from day six of fixed-period and permanent exclusions"

Footsteps fulfils the statutory requirements for Day 6 provision of suitable, full-time education through Foothold. The Foothold facility delivers versatile, flexible options to the Footsteps program and to all suitable referrers.

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Our Aim

• To combine an academic curriculum combined with vocational training and football training. Extra support will be given to allow clients the opportunity to excel in the field they choose. 

• To work in a flexible, supportive and dynamic environment with a wide range of choices for clients that enables them to learn skills, achieve success, and access further education or employment.

• To give clients the skills, knowledge, and confidence to be able to make positive decisions about their future.

• To provide a permanent, reliable and confidential system that will be in place for ongoing support and advice in the future.