Reading City Football Club partner with Activate Learning
Reading City Football Club is delighted to announce a new community partnership with Activate Learning.
Activate Learning is an education and training group based across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey, with schools, further education colleges and a work-based training provision. It also delivers higher-education and international study programmes.
As Reading’s second biggest football club, we are proud to be at the heart of Reading’s community and with our new collaborative partnership we are looking forward to supporting local residents.
This new collaborative community partnership, will see Reading College students, part of Activate Learning, access work-based training in their preferred field, ranging from catering to media, helping to prepare them for life after college.
Ryan Sheehan, Head of Marketing, Communications and Engagement at Reading City Football Club, said:
“Here at Reading City Football Club, we understand the importance a football club can have on a community and are proud to sit at the very heart of ours, here in Reading.
“We also recognise that we could do more. Therefore, as part of our newly announced club values, we have made a commitment that we strive to be recognised not just as a football club but a force for good within the immediate community and beyond. We want to provide opportunities for participation in a range of sporting, social and cultural activities in the hope that these will lead to health and wellbeing benefits.
“We’re therefore very excited to have Activate Learning come onboard as our first community partner, which will see students from their Reading College accessing work-based training in their preferred field, giving them the best possible start in post-college life.”
Josh Thorne, Director of Delivery for Activate Learning said:
''We’re extremely excited to be working closely with Reading City Football Club. These opportunities will provide our learners with current relevant industry experiences, skills and expectations.
“This, combined with the things they learn from their study programmes and personal development curriculum, will support the growth of our communities, as well as supporting young people to make them well rounded future employees’’.
For more information about Reading City Football Club, visit www.readingcityfc.co.uk Discover Reading College or contact via 0800 612 6008.
Note to editors
For more information, high resolution images or spokespeople, please contact:
Ryan Sheehan, Head of Marketing, Communications & Engagement media@readingcityfc.co.uk
Mobile: 07546349992
Rebecca Duncan, Marketing Communications Officer at Activate Learning, on 01344 566449, 07493970252 or email Rebecca.Duncan@ActivateLearning.ac.uk or communications@activatelearning.ac.uk
About Activate Learning:
Activate Learning is a forward-thinking education group working across further and higher education, schools, apprenticeships and training. We transform lives through learning.
GROUP MEMBERS:
Activate Apprenticeships | Activate Business School | Activate Cycle Academy | Activate Rugby Academy | Banbury and Bicester College | Bracknell and Wokingham College | City of Oxford College and University Centre | Farnham College | Guildford College | Merrist Wood College and University Centre | Reading College and University Centre | South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) at City of Oxford: Technology Campus – Blackbird Leys and Reading College
About Reading City Football Club:
Reading City Football Club, commonly known as The Cityzens are a non-profitable, grassroots community-based football club based at the Rivermoor Stadium, located in Scours Lane, Tilehurst, Reading and are proudly affiliated to the Berkshire & Buckinghamshire Football Association and an England Football Accredited Club.
Our formation came as part of Highmoor AFC's 50-year celebration in 2018.
Club secretary, Chris Gallimore took over the role in 1990 and recruited, the now chairman, Martin Law, to become first team manager in 1992 and between them assembled a strong squad of players and success was to follow. The club thrived, with regular promotions, league and cup doubles, being the first club to win the current Thames Valley Premier League unbeaten. The reserves are still the only reserve side to win the same Reading Step 7 League. After winning the league promotion to the Uhlsport Hellenic League in 2012 meant moving and playing at Palmer Park, the current location here at The Rivermoor was secured in 2018 and after 50 years it was decided to change the name to Reading City. This decision was not taken lightly however the community of Reading has yearned for a semi-professional club behind Reading Football Club to represent Reading and give local players the opportunity to play for a Reading based team as Reading.
The pathway for the club begins with the Sunday morning development centre for 4–6-year-olds through to our First Team. This pathway will become the life blood of the club, over the coming years.
For more information about Reading City Football Club, visit www.readingcityfc.co.uk