Sheen Stables Academy
Sheen stables fitness academy provides sports and fitness educational services to children and young adults living in care or in the social care system.
About us
At Sheen Stables Academy we offer alternative education pathways for young people aged 16-18 who live in the care system and may have experienced emotional, social or behaviour difficulties which may not be properly understood in mainstream educational institutions.
Our goal is to provide structure and an equal opportunity to all our students regardless of whatever hurdles they may face in their everyday life. We offer our students the opportunity to gain a level 2 or level 3 qualification so that they are given equal chances to excel and go on to do amazing things once they leave the care system. Above all of this we aim to be a safe and informative environment where our students can thrive and achieve their goals.
Level 3 Personal Training Diploma
Our coaching sports education service offers our students the opportunity to gain a Level 3 Personal Training Diploma within 12 weeks! The course provides students with all the tools necessary to excel and go on to achieve great things in the fitness industry. As well as this the course is recognised by REPS and CIMPSA which are the leading governing bodies in the UK fitness sector. Anyone with this qualification on their CV automatically are qualified to work for almost any gym and start training clients. The course is a great opportunity to kickstart your career in the fitness industry and we offer all our students the opportunity to take part in it and get qualified.
Our education partner is Wellbeing Fitness Education and they are widely recognised as an amazing education provider who have been supporting the next generation of Personal Trainers for over a decade.
Mission Statement
At Sheen Stables Academy we understand the many benefits of being physically fit and healthy and how that has a immeasurable impact on peoples psychological well-being through channeling their energies into positive pursuits giving a sense of satisfaction and achievement that children from challenging social and economic backgrounds often do not get the chance to experience.
We aim through our partnership with educational content providers to give young people in care from 16-18 the chance to attain a level 2/3 personal training diploma fully backed by CIMPSA ( the leading governing body in the uk fitness sector). With this level 3 diploma young people are equipped with the knowledge and skills to work in the leisure and fitness industry as a personal trainer and class instructor which can lead to management opportunities in gyms and fitness facilities nationwide as well as provide a pathway into higher education studying for a degree in sports science for example.
Through our educational opportunities we aim to improve the outcomes of young care leavers once leaving the care system by giving them a officially recognised nationwide qualification that they can use to secure employment or further their educational prospects to provide a better future for themselves.
Statistics About Care Leavers post 16-
The importance for young care leavers to have achieved a level of educational success post 16 is shown in a recent study by Oxford university from March 2023.
It sited that:
“Care leavers considerably less likely on average to be in education, employment or training”
“Care leavers in England are over ten times more likely than their peers to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) in their 21st year”
Recommendations from this study included amongst other things:
• national government should
provide additional ‘top up’
funding for care leavers to
participate in
apprenticeships and other
schemes to ensure that they
are not financially
disadvantaged.
• Targeted pre employment
and pre apprenticeship
support to prepare young
people with the most
complex needs to take steps
towards work related
opportunities.
With these recommendations in mind we at Sheen Stables Academy feel we are ideally placed as an educational provider to help young people to successfully make the transition from care leavers to living independently going into their 21st year.
All Staff Are DBS Checked
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