Foundation Lockdown Update

In line with government regulations, delivery on several of our programmes has been postponed or adapted as of Tuesday 5^th January 2021.

Football in the Community

Our Football in the Community centres will now go virtual for the next few weeks, with sessions run via Microsoft Teams and available to fans across the world. To book click here.

If you pre-booked onto a course before lockdown, you will be contacted.

Health and Wellbeing

Physical delivery will be halted, but we will continue to support participants through challenges, virtual catch ups, quizzes and phone calls, providing support to those struggling with their mental or physical health.

Schools

Throughout the national lockdown, all Partner Schools will be provided with the opportunity of Virtual Live Lessons direct to their school, to allow us to continue working with children of key workers and from vulnerable families who are still attending school.

We will also provide a Home Learning Programme covering a wide variety of National Curriculum subjects funded by the Cazoo Golden Goals initiative, providing support for schools, teachers and parents 5 days a week for 3 lessons a day.

Lessons will be delivered virtually with online registration required and a weekly timetable available. We will also be delivering PE CPD Workshops for teachers, as part of our Teacher Development Programme in Physical Education.

Football and Education

Our Football and Education programme will go virtual for the next few weeks. Staff will run tailored online workshops to support learning and help students maintain fitness at home.

Disability

Throughout the national lockdown, our disability participants will receive wellbeing calls and will be emailed quizzes and puzzles. Adhering to Government, FA and Club guidelines, we will also run some safe and socially distanced training sessions.

Villa Vision

Villa Vision will be offering primary schools:

• Virtual workshop sessions for children of key workers that are in school.
• Eye health remote learning resources for children.
• Activities for children and tips to look after the eyes during lockdown and beyond (children and adults).