Our Champions Programmes offer five engaging, curriculum-based series designed to inspire and educate students through the power of rugby.
Each programme—Tackling Reading, Tackling Health, Tackling Character, Tackling Heritage, and Tackling Numeracy, provides a unique five-week journey that encourages students to learn, stay active, and discover their potential.
Through a mix of classroom learning and physical activity, students build confidence, set aspirations, and develop skills to help them thrive. Each week, participants enjoy one hour of engaging classroom sessions led by Northampton Saints Foundation and one hour of dynamic TAG Rugby activities with the Northampton Saints Community Team.
Programme Highlights:
Designed for Key Stage 2: Our programmes are perfect for single-form-entry schools, and we can tailor sessions to span multiple or combined year groups.
Curriculum-Integrated Learning: Lessons are aligned with key areas of the national curriculum, including Science, PSHE, and Numeracy, as well as Physical Education, School Sport, & Physical Activity standards.
Supports Sports Premium Goals: Each programme is crafted to meet essential Sports Premium indicators, fostering a healthy, active lifestyle among students.
Join us to empower the next generation—building skills, confidence, and a love of sport!
Five week programme
Tackling Reading
Northampton Saints are a club who are proud to embrace the values of rugby, which we are proud to share through our brand new five week reading programme, aimed to create both rugby and reading champions in your setting.
Our immersive and enjoyable content covers the six values of Rugby, through encouraging positive discussion, sharing of ideas and information gathering. Sessions will look at student’s reading journeys along with key reading skills including our Champion looking, clue and thinking questions in relations to the rugby related texts.
Sessions run across five weeks, with each class receiving 10 hours in total. Each week, groups will receive one hour theory delivered by our Foundation education staff and a one hour practical rugby session, with Values links, from the Northampton Saints community coaching team.
The programme is suitable for those in key stage 2 and all sessions are delivered within your school.
Areas of focus
- What is a Rugby Reading Champion?
- The Power of Reading and how they can encourage others
- Our Champion Levels - Looking, Clue and Thinking questions
- Key skills including retrieval of information, text marking, inference, group discussions and making predictions
- Group reading with our book Combat Zone by Tom Palmer
- Rugby values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline, Sportsmanship and Understanding
- A celebration of the group’s reading achievements
- To encourage aspirations of being a rugby player or reader of the future
Tackling Health Programme
The Tackling Health Programme is designed to deepen young people's understanding of healthy eating, balanced nutrition, and personal well-being, providing them with the knowledge and motivation to make positive health choices.
This interactive programme features hands-on sessions that highlight the importance of exercise and encourage an active lifestyle, fostering both enjoyment and long-term commitment to physical activity.
Programme Highlights:
- Nutrition Education: Students explore the five essential food groups, learn to interpret packaging and nutritional information (including traffic light labels), and discuss the role of sugar in everyday food and drinks.
- Athlete vs. Everyday Life: Through engaging comparisons, students learn how the diet and activity levels of a professional athlete differ from those of an average adult.
- Active Participation: Each session encourages students to get moving, emphasizing the value of regular exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle.
The Tackling Health Programme empowers young learners to make informed health choices, understand the impact of their diet, and develop habits that support a balanced, active lifestyle.
Tackling Character Programme
The Tackling Character Programme focuses on nurturing positive character traits by immersing students in the core values of rugby. Students explore how these values apply both in sports and in daily life, gaining insights on how to incorporate them into their own routines.
Aligned with key PSHE curriculum themes, Tackling Character encourages students to build decision-making skills and apply them in practical situations each week. This programme offers a unique platform for students to demonstrate resilience, teamwork, and calmness under pressure.
Does your class have the determination, discipline, and team spirit to become our next Tackling Character Champions? Join us to find out!
Tackling Heritage Programme
Northampton Saints, a club rich in history, is proud to introduce the Tackling Heritage Programme—a five-week journey that brings heritage to life for young learners.
Through engaging, interactive sessions, students explore both local and global heritage, connecting the stories of the past to the present. This programme has strong curriculum ties to historical events, including both World Wars, making it an enriching addition to students’ understanding of history and cultural heritage.
Join us as we delve into the legacy of Northampton and beyond, uncovering stories that inspire and educate the next generation.
Tackling Numeracy Programme
The Tackling Numeracy Programme prepares young learners for future success by connecting numeracy skills with engaging, real-life experiences. Using a dynamic rugby theme, this programme enhances core skills across key numeracy areas, including number, money, shape, space, measurement, data handling, and applied math.
Students will dive into hands-on activities like managing a pop-up Saints shop with branded merchandise and designing their own stadium, providing them with practical opportunities to demonstrate and reinforce their numeracy understanding. Aligned with the school curriculum, Tackling Numeracy brings math to life in a fun, interactive way that builds confidence and skill.
Prepare your students to tackle numeracy with confidence and enthusiasm!
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