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‘Cornwall Playing for Success helps children achieve their best by using sport to bridge the gap between education and unrealised potential.
Pete Goss, Founding Trustee |
Sponsors
HSBC
‘HSBC is delighted to be involved with Cornwall Playing for Success and with a fantastic education project that will benefit so many schoolchildren, a key objective in our community work and financial literacy programme. Many of our staff have taken part, from as far away as Swindon, and have thoroughly enjoyed and benefited from the experience. Through our association with Cornwall Playing for Success, the 'Spirit of Mystery' is flying our flag on her epic voyage and we are following Pete's progress with avid interest.’
Sue McMullen, Southern Division Public Relations Manager
www.hsbc.co.uk
Cornwall & Devon Media Ltd
‘As a proud Cornish company we were delighted to sponsor proud Cornishman Pete Goss in his ongoing work to promote Cornwall Playing for Success. Pete’s adventures and passion for them is an inspiration to us all and the work which Cornwall Playing for Success is doing in our communities is an extremely worthy cause which we were very pleased to be able to help.”
Andy Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
www.thisiscornwall.co.uk
Rex Hall Associates
"The continued development of Playing for Success across the country will be dependent upon local partnerships forming to support and initiate innovative projects to enable more young people to access our programmes. The Cornwall Playing for Success Charity is a prime example of how local people can take up this challenge. We value greatly the strong working relationship we have developed with this group."
Chris Myant, Critical Friend
www.playingforsuccessonline.org.uk
Cornwall Outdoors
‘Cornwall Outdoors is delighted to be working in partnership with Playing for Success. We are pleased and proud to have been the first outdoor education centres in the country to host a PfS centre, and to be able to demonstrate the impact and power that outdoor learning has on the academic performance, and the personal, social and emotional development of young people. We are also delighted to work in partnership with the Cornwall Playing for Success charity. The charity has been instrumental in supporting significant initiatives for PfS in Cornwall, notably the centre at Porthpean, and the satellite programme in Camborne, and we place huge value on the support from the trustees and the particular inspiration of adventurer Pete Goss whose exploits and attitude exemplify the spirit and intended outcomes of the PfS initiative.’
Andy Barclay, Head of Cornwall Outdoors
www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwalloutdoors
Sense of Place
‘The recent collaboration between Sense of Place and Playing for Success on the Spirit of the Mystery project has been a huge success. Whilst Sense of Place and Playing for Success usually aim to support learning in quite different contexts, partnership working between the organisations has provided new opportunities to enrich the lives of children and young people both in and outside of school. We look forward to continuing this valuable partnership in the future.’
Claire White, Director, Sense of Place
www.sense-of-place.org.uk
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
‘One of the most impressive and positive aspects of working in partnership with CPfS was being able to draw on the expertise of their team. Planning and working together enriched and extended the range of teaching and learning styles, and enabled us to delver an ambitious project that neither organization could have managed by itself.’
Stuart Slade, Education Manager
www.nmmc.co.uk
Cornish Pirates
"The Cornish Pirates are proud to be associated with the Cornish Pirates Learning Zone and the charity Cornwall Playing for Success. Committed to working with the local community, the club firmly believes in the benefits of sport as a means of reaching, motivating, supporting and celebrating young people and their achievements."
Rod Coward, Chief Executive, Cornish Pirates
www.cornish-pirates.com
Truro City FC
‘Here are Truro City Football Club we are very proud to be a partner with Playing for Success. Our children’s education is paramount and what better way to educate our children with the introducing of sport. Through initiatives like Playing for Success, children now have opportunities I could never had dreamed of when I was a child.’
Chris Webb, Vice Chairman, Truro City FC
www.trurocityfc.co.uk
Cornwall Learning
"Cornwall Learning is committed to providing high quality Out of Hours Learning opportunities as an entitlement to all young people. Playing for Success is a proven and effective programme to help secure this goal and our partnership with the Cornwall PfS charity to develop and extend this programme’s reach across the county, is of great importance to us. Playing for Success provides a beacon of how Out of Hours Learning programmes, linked to school improvement planning, can play a significant role in raising young people's attainment."
Mary Dornan, former Head of Cornwall Learning
www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwalllearning
Directorate of Services for Children, Schools & Families
‘…to work in partnership [with Cornwall Playing for Success] to support better educational outcomes through the provision of Playing for Success style Out of Hours Learning opportunities for children and young people throughout Cornwalll…’
Dean Ashton, former Director of Services for Children, Schools & Families.
