Are you currently in Year 11 and interested in joining a full-time, elite level football and education programme that allows you to train like a professional footballer, while continuing your education at sixth form?
Then Fulham FC Foundation’s Football & Education programme is for you. Recruitment to join both our Male and Female teams in September 2024 starts now.
Our Football & Education programme will allow you to experience what it's like to train as a professional footballer, with high quality training sessions and competitive fixtures built into your weekly academic timetable. Taking place at state of the art training facilities, including Fulham FC First Team Training Ground, your weekly football schedule would look like:
Monday – Training Session
Tuesday – Training Session
Wednesday – Game Day
Thursday – Recovery and Match Analysis
Friday – Strength and Conditioning Training
“I loved having the opportunities to play with the academy and seeing how much I need to improve to reach the elite level football, which motivates me to train and work harder in training.” – Ashot, Football & Education Student-Athlete
Alongside your footballing development, your academic studies will take place at one of our two partner sixth forms. Both Raynes Park High School and Ark Globe Academy are rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and will allow you to study either A-Levels or BTEC qualifications.
“The programme made me realise that every footballer needs a Plan B after they retire, or in case they don't make it as a professional footballer. So, I now see how important my education is so I can have a Plan B.” – Alex, Football & Education Student-Athlete
Finally, we want to provide all our student athletes with once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and so we’ll provide all our student athletes with additional opportunities that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. These include:
- FFC match tickets
- Training and friendly matches against the FFC Academy/FFCW U18s teams
- Links to footballing scholarships abroad
- Careers events at Craven Cottage
- University visits
- Personal development workshops
- Coaching qualifications
“My best memory of the programme was playing at Colchester’s and Southend's first team stadiums and going to Wembley Stadium for the Championship Play-Off Final to have our league title presentation on the pitch at half time.” – Zac, Football & Education Student-Athlete
To find out more about what our students though about the programme last year download the impact brochures below.
We have our recruitment events running throughout the year, with our first ones in October half-term. To find out more information about these events, register your interest on the form below and a member of our team will be in contact with you. Or if you have any questions then please contact the Foundation at footballandeducation@fulhamfc.com
