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Annual Review 2013-14 1 Greenhouse Sports Annual Review 2013–14 Annual Review 2013-14 1 Greenhouse Sports “Greenhouse Sports makes me feel like I’m part of something. I am the first person in my family to take any interest in sport, none of them seem to get it. The basketball programme has opened doors for me and given me confidence” Year 12 participant at Clapton Girls Academy 2 Greenhouse Sports Annual Review 2013–14 An introduction by Mike de Giorgio Key Information 2013-14 It is with great pride that I read this report and reflect on the achievements of 2013-14. Over the course of the year we grew and improved our programmes – working with 5 10 6 more schools and young Londoners than ever 7 9 14 2 – and strove constantly to help young people 12 8 1 living in the city realise their full potential. 13 3 4 2015 has already been an exciting year 16 for us, as in January we officially changed our name to Greenhouse Sports. Our new 15 name, chosen by the charity’s trustees in 11 the summer of 2014, enables us to describe our area of work more accurately. All at Greenhouse Sports, whether coaches, office staff or trustees, feel that the name Where we worked change presents an excellent opportunity to 1 Tower Hamlets 5 Brent 11 Croydon evolve our brand and reaffirm our mission to George Green’s School, Morpeth School, Capital City Academy, Woodfield School, Harris Academy South Norwood Phoenix Secondary School, Raine’s The Crest Academy develop young people through sport. Foundation School, St Paul’s Way Trust 12 Ealing School 6 Hackney St Ann’s School Bridge Academy, Clapton Girls Academy You will see from this report that Greenhouse 2 Newham 13 Hammersmith and Fulham Brampton Manor Academy, Cumberland 7 Islington Burlington Danes Academy Sports is now more colourful, vibrant, School, John F Kennedy Special School, Richard Cloudesley School, dynamic and innovative – exactly the Kingsford School Samuel Rhodes School 14 Hillingdon Harefield Academy qualities that our inspirational coaches and 3 Southwark 8 Westminster Bacon’s College, Greenhouse London Pimlico Academy, Quintin Kynaston 15 Merton young people possess. By reflecting the Football Club, Highshore School, Community Academy Melrose School characteristics of the young people we exist Spa School 9 Barking and Dagenham 16 Wandsworth to support, we hope to enhance how we 4 Lambeth Eastbury Comprehensive School Ernest Bevin College Platanos College, St Gabriel’s College, represent and engage with them. To celebrate The Norwood School 10 Camden 17 Watford (off map) our name change we also launched a new Swiss Cottage School Bushey Academy website - www.greenhousesports.org - where you can find more on how we use sport to inspire young people across London. The whole team are delighted with our 37 4 7,000 14 achievements over the last twelve years and school-based community participants Coach Core are thrilled to be building on that success. programmes clubs apprentices In 2015 we will continue to work across London through our 37 mainstream school programmes, 10 Special Educational Needs (SEN) school programmes, and 4 community clubs, all the time looking to increase the numbers of young people benefiting from our outstanding sports coaching and mentoring. 144 95 49,997 399,092 coaches volunteers total coach total participant delivery hours engagement hours Mike de Giorgio CEO, Greenhouse Sports 2 3 Greenhouse Sports About us “Greenhouse Sports have helped my son become more responsible Greenhouse Sports is a London-based and more mature. It’s also great charity committed to using sport to help to see him really passionate young people living in the inner city to about something” realise their full potential. Parent of Year 12 volleyball participant Our coaches work full time in schools and at Ernest Bevin College the community to provide outstanding sports programmes that nurture social, thinking, emotional and physical (STEP) skills that equip young people for life. We firmly believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive. Founded in 2002 by our CEO Mike de Giorgio, Greenhouse Sports has worked with over 35,000 young people since inception and currently operates in 31 mainstream and 9 SEN schools, and has four community clubs. Our community clubs comprise Greenhouse London Football Club (GLFC), Greenhouse Sports Table Tennis Club, Greenhouse Sports Inclusive Swim Club, and London Greenhouse Pioneers (our basketball club). Every programme is tailored to ensure it complements the needs of the school, the pupils, the staff, and the local community. Our Coach Core programme nurtures the next generation of inspirational coaches. Now in its third full year, Coach Core is an apprentice-based scheme that works across all Greenhouse Sports programmes. Participants enjoy a range of activities on our programmes 4 Greenhouse Sports Annual Report 2013–14 The problems and our solutions “Working with Greenhouse Sports has been excellent for Greenhouse Sports works to address Among young people with SEN, fewer staff, students and the school issues experienced by young people gain five or more GCSEs at grade C or as a whole. As well as improving growing up in disadvantaged communities above than those without SEN. On top of participants’ table tennis skills, in inner London. In mainstream schools this, such young people are less likely to we harness the power of sport to tackle progress to further or higher education it has also had an extremely problems that lead to absenteeism and or find a full-time job, and are more likely positive effect on their school consequent underachievement. In SEN to report feeling unhappy at school and life, with improved organisation, schools – where the provision of physical to experience poor general well-being. By activity is generally limited – we also help helping combat absenteeism and guiding commitment and motivation to young people work towards independence. them towards independence, Greenhouse their studies. They’ve developed Through our community clubs we expand Sports can therefore provide these young socially, with improved confidence, the social and cultural horizons of young people, and their families and carers, with people from all backgrounds. life-changing experiences. communication, leadership and teamwork skills” Participation in sport reduces the risk of The ambition of GLFC, our largest Staff member at Eastbury many chronic physical conditions (such as community club, is specifically to help Comprehensive School coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, young people overcome problems cancer, and obesity); it combats mental associated with growing up in a deprived health problems, such as depression area. In such areas race, ethnicity, or and anxiety, and improves brain function culture can exclude a young person and self-esteem. Participation in sport is from mainstream services, while the also known to increase young people’s tendency to bond with others of the same commitment and attention in the background can reinforce stereotypes classroom. Sport is thus a cost-effective that negatively impact the wider way to address both absenteeism and community. The result is increased underachievement. crime, postcode territorialism, and anti- social behaviour. Young people living in Greenhouse Sports focuses on young areas with a lack of opportunities also people from disadvantaged backgrounds risk becoming NEET (Not in Education, because they have an increased tendency Employment, or Training). towards absenteeism: they often feel that they lack control over their learning, Based between several large housing and are frequently reluctant to engage estates in the London borough of with a structured teaching curriculum. Southwark, GLFC is a safe space for young The link between absenteeism and people of different cultural backgrounds to underachievement is clear: only 3% of come together. In their training sessions pupils who attend school for less than half and mentoring relationships, our coaches the year gain five or more GCSEs at grade emphasise positive communication, C or above; for those with high attendance teamwork, and leadership, both combating (95% or more) this figure is 73%. the negative effects of growing up in an area of high deprivation, and boosting player aspirations and development. 6 7 Greenhouse Sports Annual Review 2013–14 Our Coaches Our Volunteers Our volunteers are an invaluable resource: in 2013-14, 95 volunteers donated a total of over 4,500 hours of their time to Greenhouse Sports. These volunteers hail from all walks of life – from city executives and event managers to recent graduates and former participants – and are active across almost all areas of our work. The Greenhouse Sports Inclusive Swim Club had six active volunteers in 2013-14. Mike, who works for a global investment management company, is one of them. Coaches celebrate participant success He first encountered Greenhouse Sports four years ago at one of our dodgeball Our coaches are all highly skilled and we asked Ashley, one of our table tennis fundraising events, and has volunteered exceptionally dedicated to the young head coaches, why he liked working as a with us since. We asked Mike what he people on our programmes. Many have a Greenhouse Sports coach, he said enjoyed about volunteering at the club: close connection with the area in which Mike enjoying the annual winter festival they are based. Among permanent “I love helping and supporting “I think the most enjoyable part is coaching staff, 20% were previously involved with Greenhouse Sports, whether young people to achieve their seeing the participants having fun as participants or volunteers. Many grew goals, I want to make a positive in lessons, letting off steam whilst up or attended a school within three miles effect in the community that I developing swimming skills and of their programme. work and live.” gaining confidence. It’s great to Almost a third of our permanent coaching see first-hand the hugely positive staff have coached for over 10 years, while Greenhouse Sports coaches are an integral impact Greenhouse Sports has on half have sport-related qualifications – part of their schools and communities, including masters degrees – beyond those their constant presence enabling them their lives.
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