DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS ANNUAL REVIEW 2019/20 BEING PART OF DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS HAS BEEN GREAT. TOGETHER WITH MY CLASSMATES AT JO RICHARDSON, I’VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH GREAT ROLE MODELS, WHO HAVE HELPED US OUT WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT. WE ALL LOVE RUGBY AND TAKING PART IN THE SESSIONS HAS KEPT US ACTIVE AND HEALTHY. WE PLAYED A LOT OF RUGBY TOGETHER, EVERY SESSION WITH THE MENTORS WAS FUN AND I ALSO LEARNED A GREAT DEAL. I’M PROUD THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO FULL-CIRCLE AND NOW BECOME A SESSIONAL COACH WITH RUGBYWORKS AS IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.” Gabe, 17, (left) Sessional Coach in London and RugbyWorks Alumni. 02 CONTENTS 4 Thoughts from our Founder, Lawrence Dallaglio OBE 5 All the stats 6 Thoughts from our Chair Person, Matthew Key 7 Why we’re needed more than ever – Sarah Mortiboys, our MD 8 / 9 Meet Vinnie – using RugbyWorks to make a better future 10 Meet our squad 11 What we do 12 Theory of change 13 Where we work 14 2019/20 highlights 15 Making partnerships work 16 Financial overview 17 FutureWorks - our ambitions 18 Thank you 03 THOUGHTS FROM OUR FOUNDER LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO OBE THE CONSEQUENCES OF as much sport and PE as their state school THE PAST YEAR FOR THE peers. These principles also need to be baked into the school curriculum for every young YOUNGER GENERATION person. Not just those who can afford it. For SHOULD NOT BE every young person. Sport shouldn’t be a side UNDERESTIMATED. issue, confined to the so called ministry of fun. There’s nothing fun about the life-long health Whilst we are all facing the challenges of this risks associated with a life of inactivity. pandemic, it has also highlighted that Britain has an appalling social inequality, particularly We work day-to-day with some of the most our young people who often don’t get an disadvantaged kids in the country and I know opportunity to shine. having schools closed for months would have had a serious impact on them. Life is about Whether they face challenges in their family opportunities – you are what you are exposed “THAT’S WHY THEY NEED US MORE THAN life, through education or any other factor, this to - and it’s about time we started to expose pandemic will ultimately hit disadvantaged young people to chances so they can help us EVER. LIKE EVERYONE, WE’VE HAD IT young people the hardest. But if we are to recover. TOUGH THIS YEAR AT RUGBYWORKS rebuild society in a better way, young people need to absolutely be at the heart of that That’s why they need us more than ever. BUT I BELIEVE WE COME OUT recovery. Like everyone, we’ve had it tough this year at RugbyWorks but I believe we come out STRONGER AND MORE DETERMINED I believe that recovery of a generation needs stronger and more determined than ever to THAN EVER TO HELP THE YOUNG to happen post-Covid through participation help the young people we support thrive. in exercise and sport. This will help to build PEOPLE WE SUPPORT THRIVE.” their confidence and self-esteem and also Lawrence Dallaglio OBE their physical health, which we have seen Founder has also been massively impacted. Young people at fee paying schools do three times 04 IN EIGHT REGIONS ALL THE STATS ACROSS ENGLAND AND WALES LONDON A YOUNG PERSON IS 95% MORE LIKELY London was our HAMPSHIRE biggest region, SOUTH WEST TO BE IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR supporting 221 young people WALES TRAINING SIX MONTHS INTO YEAR 12 IF across 23 EAST MIDLANDS provisions THEY COMPLETED 15 GROUP SESSIONS SUPPORTED WEST MIDLANDS WITH DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS NORTH EAST NORTH WEST OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED MORE WE FILLED 554 PLACES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAN 15 SESSIONS WITH US IN 2019/20 716 ACROSS OUR CAREER TASTER DAYS IN 2019/20 69% YOUNG PEOPLE IN 2019/20 WE WORKED WITHIN WORKED IN FOUR TYPES 79 EDUCATION OF PROVISION SETTINGS ACROSS 2019/20 28% OF PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED 25 WEEKS OF 78% SESSIONS WITH US IN 2019/20 YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH US PARTICIPATED SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE SUPPORTED BY US IN A CV WORKSHOP IN 2019/20, WITH 196 ALSO AND DISABILITY (SEND) WERE FROM ETHNIC MINORITIES 284 ATTENDING AN INTERVIEW WORKSHOP 05 THOUGHTS FROM OUR CHAIR PERSON MATTHEW KEY What a difference 12 months makes. This time Once it became clear that schools would last year I wrote to you about how we were reopen in the 20/21 academic year, we decided increasing our service to more disadvantaged to reconfigure the business in such a way that young people and how we could see further we could continue to deliver to the vast majority expansion in front of us. of our young people. The pandemic was particularly harsh on This time also gave us an opportunity to reflect RugbyWorks as approximately two-thirds of our on our work in 19/20 and how we could have an expected income vanished overnight. We had even greater impact on the young people we to cancel all our events we had planned to run support. through the summer and autumn. This meant we had to take a serious look at our operating We are now progressing into exciting new model and our cost base as well as how we fields with our digital delivery service, which continued to deliver a product to young people has been funded by one of the aforementioned who were probably no longer situated within supporters, and with our theory of change, our their school environment. model is designed to give young people even more skills to thrive. “THIS TIME ALSO GAVE US AN I am glad to say that we managed to significantly re-engineer the business and through some However, the need for RugbyWorks is greater OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON OUR very generous donors, who accelerated their than ever and we must all endeavour to find a contributions, have kept a stable financial way to positively impact upon as many young WORK IN 19/20 AND HOW WE COULD position. people as possible. HAVE AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT ON We were also delighted to have some I’m sure there will be an end to this period of our THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE SUPPORT.” wonderful Trustees join us during 2019/20 who history and we will exit an even stronger and bring a wealth of expertise in the education more important element in our society. Thank and finance sectors. I look forward to working you once again for your continued support. with Zenna Hopson, John D’Abbro and Nicola We simply could not do what we do without Hetherington and continuing our excellent your help. work from last year. Matthew Key Chair Person 06 WHY WE’RE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER SARAH MORTIBOYS At Dallaglio RugbyWorks, we are fully They want what I want – a real change aware of the challenges young people in backing our youth and sport services, from disadvantaged backgrounds face so young people can enjoy an active and to succeed in life. These challenges have fulfilling future, which ultimately they drive only been increased and heightened with and own. the uncertainty around the Coronavirus pandemic and the impact it has had on their We, in our unique and brilliant way, will do future – that’s why 2019/20 was undoubtedly everything in our power to set them on the our toughest year to date. right path, and we know we’ve had some great success – but that doesn’t mean they Our skilled and experienced mentors go shouldn’t be supported in any way possible. into schools across England and Wales on a daily basis and are acutely aware of Too often they are left behind without the the essential role they play in providing necessary guidance and structure in their guidance and support young people need lives which can lead them to heading to make the right steps towards a positive towards a negative pathway. As we’ve seen “THEY WANT WHAT I WANT – A REAL and productive future. on so many occasions through our work, sport can be the spark to help young people CHANGE IN BACKING OUR YOUTH AND The fundamental issue is the lack of achieve success in society. Please continue opportunities for young people who are on to support our work so we can make the SPORT SERVICES, SO YOUNG PEOPLE the periphery of the education landscape, brilliant strides we already have done into CAN ENJOY AN ACTIVE AND FULFILLING but we know how sport can help them to 2020/21 and beyond. reengage with education and life in general. FUTURE, WHICH ULTIMATELY THEY Sarah Mortiboys We know how much untapped potential Managing Director DRIVE AND OWN.” there is within the young people we support and how frustrating it is knowing that the additional help they could do with is sometimes not there. 07 MEET VINNIE USING RUGBYWORKS TO MAKE A BETTER FUTURE Vinnie Gardner was 13 when he was like him,” he said. “I started to carry a kicked out of school. At the time, Vinnie, knife, I thought I was the boss, the big one of nine siblings, was dealing weed, man. I bullied other children and they drinking alcohol, stealing and getting were terrified of me.” into fights. “I didn’t go to lessons, teachers hated me, I was their daily We started working in The Pavilion the nightmare,” he recalled. year Vinnie joined the school. At first, Vinnie was not keen to attend.