SALT

Sport and Learning Together is a partnership programme between Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, Leeds Rugby Foundation, Leeds United Football in the Community, Education Leeds and Leeds City Council Youth Services.

The programme is due to start in 2011 and will provide young people from disaffected homes and with behavioural and attendance problems with a route to gain training, qualifications and personal and professional skills through sport related activities

Key messages and social skills will be learnt along with football, rugby and cricket skills. The programme will be held in each of the professional clubs’ Learning Centres with access to first class sporting facilities, players and matches.

SALT is due to run 30 weeks of the year and plans are currently being made for a rotational timetable.

For more information on this programme or to find out how you can support the scheme, please email alison.giles@yorkshireccc.com or call 0113 203 3620.