THANK YOU Without Greenhouse Sports I feel like I’d still be a shy girl who wouldn’t open doors to anything

GREENHOUSE SPORTS 2018 IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PEOPLE’S POSTCODE LOTTERY February 2019 THANK YOU FROM US

Personally, it’s a privilege to be a Greenhouse Coach and to coach and mentor these young people, many of whom lead very challenging lives. It is thanks to players of the People’s Postcode Lottery that we have the opportunity to work with them intensively and therefore have a real impact.

The rewards are seeing these young people start to realise their potential and grow in confidence and really unlock their ability and see it have a positive effect in all areas of their lives. We really couldn’t do it without your support!

Jason Sugrue, Head of Sports Coaching and Centre Lead THANKS TO YOU I FELT LIKE I HAD A PURPOSE

Thank you! For some people table is

You’ve been THE MOST influential person during just another sport, but for me my four years at this school. You’ve taught me I felt like I belong, so this is a thank a different mind-set, a different attitude and a you for all that you have done. different perspective. Thank you - I mean it.

Because of you, I’ve changed a lot. And not just during games but mentally too. Thank you for all the consistent commitment You’ve been there from the start and you’ve put into all the training sessions, never left our sides. Your wisdom and including mornings, where I’ve become a better basketball player. guidance has resonated with us and will continue to stick with us in the future. But you weren’t just a coach. You were more than that.

I don’t know if you were expecting those who came to training to actually reflect on your Thank you for being such an AMAZING five-minute speech after each basketball coach.... not only have you taught me training, but I truly listened to every word you how to play, but have helped with my said and thought of it every time during my journey home. I was influenced by your words. communication, as well as making me less You gave me a real reason to wake up every day. stressed and more happy about school! Thanks to you I felt like I had a purpose.

Thank you for the positive vibes you gave me and staying humble even when we Now I would like to thank you would repeatedly lose matches. Thank you for the respect you gave me from the start. for the long journeys you might And thank you for the encouragement of had coming in every day that made me never give up. just to train a group of kids. Thank you, Anton.

Greenhouse Sports Participant Greenhouse Sports Impact Report for People’s Postcode Lottery 4 IN 2018 YOUR SUPPORT HAS HELPED US TO:

Run Work in Coach nearly With more than 50 16 8000 50000 Programmes Boroughs Kids Hours Coached We work with those who need us most, focussing our resources in schools where at least two-thirds of pupils live in areas of high deprivation, or which are specifically for young people with complex needs and disabilities. Our Greenhouse Centre is in the Church Street Ward of Westminster, an area in the 10% most deprived in the UK.

Greenhouse programmes Index of Multiple are in the following boroughs: Deprivation 2015, London:

SE1 Southwark In 5% most deprived E1 Tower Hamlets In 5-10% most deprived E12 Newham In 10-20% most deprived SW6 Hammersmith & Fulham In 20-50% most deprived HA0 Brent In 50% least deprived E1 Hackney SE13 Lewisham Programmes run in 2017-18: IG11 Barking & Dagenham Mainstream Programme SW11 Wandsworth  UB10 Hillingdon Special Needs Programme BR3 Croydon Clubs NW1 Westminster CR4 Merton SE1 Lambeth EC1 Islington NW1 Camden SE10 Greenwich HA1 Harrow *We define living in high-deprivation as living in a post-code which is within the lowest 33% of the EN1 Enfield Department for Communities and Local Government’s ‘Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index’ deciles. Greenhouse Sports Impact Report for People’s Postcode Lottery 5 WHAT GREENHOUSE MEANS TO ME A survey of the Greenhouse participants

OVER 6DAYS 44% 1200 EXTRA were spent in school participants have participants attended (annually) for Greenhouse English as an the programme for School participants additional language 3+ hours per week

95% 87% 91% 92%

school attendance rate Greenhouse has my Greenhouse Greenhouse Coaches for Greenhouse children, made me happier sports programme inspire me to learn compared to 92% for in school is high-quality and achieve those that didn’t

89% 85% 83%

Greenhouse gives me Greenhouse has improved Greenhouse has given opportunity and belief as a leader my personal skills me confidence in life

Please note multiple programmes in some schools are represented by a single coloured marker. Source: Department for Communities and Local Government, Indices of Deprivation 2015. © Crown Copyright and database right 2015. Ordnance Survey 100032216 GLA. Greenhouse Sports Impact Report for People’s Postcode Lottery 6 CHANGING LIVES AT THE GREENHOUSE CENTRE NW1 5NS

After 78 weeks of construction, working with 36 types of trades to refurbish an almost 200 year old Grade II* listed building, the Greenhouse Centre opened its doors to the Westminster community in April 2018.

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, in particular the Players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, for helping to make our vision a reality.

The Centre gives all ages and abilities the opportunity to get active and experience the benefits of working with our high-quality sports coaches. Since opening, we have welcomed over 500 members, held jam-packed after school clubs for local primary school children, and hosted many local community organisations to run What a place for young people workshops on wellbeing, health and nutrition. to come and play sport. It seems like there are a lot of people that Our first year at the Greenhouse Centre: don’t understand the impact that a place like this can have on a whole generation...

...this is without question 965 220 110 0 5000 money well spent.

unique primary school hours of coaching individual visits HRH Prince Harry at the opening of users pupils in our first term delivered to the Centre the Greenhouse Centre, 26 April 2018 Greenhouse Sports Impact Report for People’s Postcode Lottery 7 CHANGING THE GAME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

We deliver intensive high- Ernest Bevin College Highshore School quality sport programmes Judokas Excel SW17 7DF Pathway to Independence SE5 0TW designed to give young people Judokas Excel Ernest Bevin College was Our Disability Sports Coaches and Programme the skills they need to succeed – named the top school in the country Managers embarked on their first residential in sport and in life. thanks to Sensei Mike’s hard work and camp this year, taking a group of young coaching of young people in all age groups. students with Special Educational Needs These highlights are the result of the His team earned medals in all competitions to Eastbourne for three days. For many intensive nature of our programmes, entered, including in the SEN category, participants, this was their first opportunity our high-quality coaches, and the where one of his students with ADHD commitment of our young people. showed how judo has helped improve his to be away from home without their parents. Learning through competition, as well focus and his listening skills. Sensei Mike “It was great to see how much students as developing leadership and sport said. “For me, it was good for this student developed in independence and confidence qualifications, helps young people to achieve this – he was proud to have the and how well students and staff worked and grow in confidence, bounce back from medal and it’s given him confidence.” played together.” – Coach Gabriel adversity and reach their full potential. From Player to Coach Clapton Girls crowned National Champions E5 0RB Clapton tennis players qualified as Level 1 tennis coaches, following mentorship and National Champions Greenhouse support from Coach Jamie in the lead up to their Sports U16s from Clapton Girls Academy exams. This qualification bolsters their CVs and won the National Basketball Schools gives them options for future employment. They Finals, showing grit and determination to overcome obstacles and work together are now being paid to coach at the community as a team. After working with Coach Fe sessions at Tower Hamlets Tennis Club. for years, the development of these girls is clear: Achieving our PruGOals Seventy-five riders and their coaches were given the opportunity to cycle in Prudential RideLondon 46, thanks to Prudential’s I have worked with some of these award-winning PruGOals initiative. A few players since they were in primary participating students had never even ridden school and I am immensely a bike before but on the day, in very wet and proud of them – both for the windy conditions, our participants from 15 achievement but also for the different schools showed their mettle and people they have become. I hope earned that medal! A group of students from this experience compels them to our programme at Highshore Academy, who continue reaching for their goals. have Special Educational Needs, did particularly Coach Fe well, demonstrating an increased level of independence and confidence that will be incredibly valuable for their development. Greenhouse Sports Impact Report for People’s Postcode Lottery 8 MEET NABIL HIGHSHORE SCHOOL SE5 0TW

Nabil has Cerebral Palsy and attends of others and is even growing less a Greenhouse Sports programme in frustrated when he is occasionally not Southwark. His disability affects his understood due to his Cerebral Palsy. movement and coordination, so he Nabil attended Greenhouse Sports’ struggles to be active. He also suffers residential trip earlier this year. from stiff muscles and tremors, This trip aimed to give our young and often has problems with people with disabilities independent sensation, hearing and speaking. living skills and team-building When he joined the programme, activities, and Nabil impressed with Greenhouse Sports coach Jo his openness to speak to new people recognised that adapted multisports and try new skills whilst on the trip. could not only help Nabil keep active, Looking to the future, Coach Jo feels but also increase his confidence, confident that Nabil will continue to independence and leadership skills. develop his skills. He continues to Coach Jo helped Nabil get on and teach the local primary school and complete his Sports Leaders course has now begun to assist Jo during and he now leads PE sessions with her lunchtime multisport sessions. a local primary school twice a week. “His confidence continues to grow, Being given the opportunity to take and he is very much at ease when a leadership role has really helped coaching and leading groups.” him develop. Jo has seen Nabil become confident speaking in front

Working as a sports leader has helped increase his confidence, communication skills and independence.

Nabil’s Form Teacher Greenhouse Sports Impact Report for People’s Postcode Lottery 9 SPOTLIGHT ON BRAMPTON MANOR E6 3SQ

Like many of the schools “The very idea that there is a consistent Because Greenhouse Sports coaches Greenhouse Sports works with, presence in the school makes a huge aren’t teachers, they are able to get difference for the students,” says Joan, through to young people in a different Brampton Manor Academy in one of the learning support workers in way. Janade explains: “Because he’s East London’s East Ham area the Special Educational Needs team. built up a great rapport, the way he is a bright spot in an otherwise “The children here – there are a lot of talks to the kids – they think ‘it’s looked after children, ADHD, single Coach Rikki, he’s not having a go. worn-down community. parent families. It’s an economically He’s just teaching us about life.” Coach Rikki came to the school two years deprived area. There is a lot of anger. A good role model is so important.” With that unique perspective, Rikki’s ago. He delivers basketball sessions every mentoring takes many forms. One day, giving students access to sport and Anger is also something Janade, Head block he may be called to pick up a coaching on a regular basis. of Behaviour for Year 8, recognises in participant who has been sent out of a lot of her students and Coach Rikki class so he can speak with them one suggests it might be because there are a on one, while other times he may go “I’ve had to deal with a lot of challenges outside school for many into class to be a trusted influence lot of different challenges of these young people, in an area of high for participants who are struggling. unemployment, overcrowding and high He says many who have taken him up in life and I feel like that rates of child poverty. All of which can on participating in the basketball put additional stress on young people. programme are now off the radar helps me relate to so many “Kids who had certain behavioural issues, of the behaviour team. of the situations these kids who had nothing to focus on, he will say “On my programme, it’s about culture,”

‘come to basketball’ and I’ve noticed a he says. “It’s about understanding that go through,” major difference in their attitudes. They basketball can relate to real life.” he says. are motivated, have more discipline. Have a routine. They are taking responsibility. Janade concurs: “A huge difference “Kids see him as very successful,” They’ll get in early and stay after school.” he’s made has been in helping them Joan says. “He is a role model for work to control their anger. They Rikki runs breakfast clubs every day from them. A kind young male role realise that basketball doesn’t always model is rare.” 7:00-8:00 to get kids in the door and has go your way and he will pull them aside. after school club sessions every day as Remind them they need to work as a well, unless one of his teams has a match team. If one person falls, it affects against a neighbouring school or another everyone. He uses basketball to show Greenhouse programme. Lunch sessions are them how far they can go when they try.” run for 30 minutes most days and are much more relaxed opportunities for students Like many other Greenhouse coaches, just to play and have fun. The rest of his day Rikki can relate to many of the issues breaks down into one to one mentoring the young people face, having grown sessions both on and off the court. up himself in difficult circumstances. OUR PRESS & SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE Greenhouse Sports Tel. 0208 576 6118 Follow Us 35 Cosway Street Email. [email protected] London Web. www.greenhousesports.org THANK NW1 5NS Charity No: 1098744 YOU