Title of Project – CashBack for Communities Basketball Vs Disadvantage
Theme – Sport for Change
Target Group : Young people disadvantaged by: –
- Living in areas of deprivation; and
- Being excluded, or at risk of exclusion from school; and
- Being at risk of being involved in antisocial behaviour, offending/re-offending
Age range : 11 to 14 years
Number of Young People the project expects to work with : 800
Summary of Project
The project will support disadvantaged young people through the Schools of Basketball programme. This project will embed basketball within the curriculum for pupils at risk of disengagement or with low aspirations, and will focus on 16 new schools all in areas of high deprivation. A new educational theme will be delivered based on the concept of