We are incredibly proud to be a Manchester United Foundation partner secondary school. WE are currently in our third year of the project and Mrs Nelson has been with us since January 2020.
Mrs Nelson our Manchester United School Partnership Officer (SPO) works in the Academy full time, offering an array of projects and programmes for young people aged 11-18 to engage in. From leadership, enrichment, mentoring, 1 to 1 support, transition, holiday provision as well as football development.
Through our partnership with the club, we can exclusively offer Central Academy students’ incredible opportunities such as stadium visits and tours, player meets, educational workshops, ball assistant roles, to name a few and not forgetting match day tickets.
In October 2021 we were privileged to host a Showcase Day with United legend, Denis Irwin. Denis made the trip to Carlisle to visit our Academy. Met firstly by Mr Markham, Principal and Mr McGuire, Executive Principal, Irwin’s tour led him to a Year 7 English class before joining in with a Year 8 PE class. Students had the opportunity to ask the ex-pro questions about his career and what it was like to play for Manchester United.
Legend Irwin delivered a whole school assembly alongside Foundation CEO and MBE John Shiels, where over 1,000 students and staff gathered to hear all about the legend’s life and the work of the Foundation.
“It was incredible to be able to offer Central Academy this opportunity. The Showcase Day was exactly what our school community needed after a difficult 18 months through the pandemic.” Mrs Nelson
Check out more from our Showcase Day by clicking here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzT0uBuFRMw
We look forward to continuing this great work with the Foundation creating even more opportunities for our students and future students.