Street League Edinburgh

Street League is the UK’s leading sport for employment charity. Our mission is to see an end to youth unemployment in the UK, and our award-winning programmes have supported 5,851 young people into work since 2010.

THE NEED

Youth unemployment is still a massive problem in the UK. In the areas where we work, up to 1 in 4 16-24 year olds are unemployed, which is a huge cost to the taxpayer and society as well as the long-term consequences of unemployment on mental and physical wellbeing.

We think this is unacceptable, and our vision is to see an end to youth unemployment.

WHAT WE DO

Street League operates in 14 regions across the UK with our sport for employment programmes running in 38 local communities. Our 10-12 week long programmes support unemployed 16-24 year olds to learn the key skills, gain the necessary qualifications and work experience to move into a sustainable job or further training.

We believe in the power of sport to enable people to achieve their full potential; sport is a universal language. Sport teaches teamwork, leadership, discipline, and communication – not only beneficial on the pitch or in the dance studio but also essential for the world of work.

We use football, as the nation's favourite game, to tackle one of the nation's biggest problems, and it really works. We’ve also introduced dance and fitness to broaden our social impact and diversity, and allowing our young people the freedom to express themselves in different ways.

Made Outside The Classroom.

We believe that school isn't one-size-fits-all. It doesn't work for everyone and certainly isn't the only way to succeed. At Street League, you can play sport everyday, learn key skills and get the qualifications you need to get a job and get paid. It’s not about having mad football skills or dancing like Beyonce, it’s about having the determination to move into work (and having fun at the same time!).

How it works

- 16-24 and out of work, education or training? OK great... read on.
- Join our FREE sport and employability courses - based in 14 cities around the UK.
- Support with work skills, life skills and getting you ready for work i.e. CV writing, Interview skills.
- 1-to-1 support with career advice and mentoring, including once you've moved into a new job.
- Help with job applications and applying for apprenticeships.
- Opportunity to take nationally recognised qualifications
- Daily sports and fitness activities with our trained football and dance coaches.
- Opportunity for up to 100-hour work experience with one of our great partners, such as Barclays, Jewson, Debenhams, Hilton and Hyundai.
- Plus... travel expenses paid and £50 worth of free Nike sportswear.

Does it really work?

YES! We helped 1,656 young people last year into jobs or training

We found jobs, apprenticeships, and training programmes for young people in 23 different industries (Top 3 were retail, hospitality, and construction).