1. School of Football

2. Not about winning Scottish Cup

3. Not about winning EDC League

4. Not about playing football

5. Person first, Player second

6. History – Journey of School of Football Programme
Developed in 2007 between the Government and Scottish FA
Aim
Use daily football coaching during school day, to foster skills such as:
Concentration
Communication
Behaviour management
Problem solving
Positive attitudes
Personal Responsibility

7. Kirkintilloch High School will be the first school in EDC
History – Journey of School of Football Programme
Current Picture
19 Local Authorities
28 Schools
903 Pupils
811 Boys / 92 Girls
Kirkintilloch High School will be the first school in EDC

8. Footballers who have been involved
Kyle McAllister
Kyle who signed for Derby in January 2017 for £¼ million was an S3 School of Football pupil at Renfrew High.
Kyle came through St Mirren's Youth Academy before making 48 appearances for the first team before joining Derby.
He has also been capped for Scotland at U17 level.

9. Footballers who have been involved
Micheala McAlonie
Craigroyston HS pupil is currently captain of Scotland under 17’s National Squad and plays for Hearts Ladies in the SWPL2.
Micheala has been part of the SOF programme for 4 years now.
An amazing achievement given that Micheala only started playing club football in P7.

10. Who will be involved at Kirkintilloch High School…
There will be 32 places available
Group will be made up of
16 x S1 pupils 16 x S3 pupils
Open to Boys and Girls

11. Who will be involved…
Two options for selecting pupils
Pupil nominates themselves
School nomination: SMT / Guidance / Key Adult / Departments
Application stage
Formal pupil application
Reference (Parent/Guardian/Key Adult/Teacher/Coach)
Interview with DHT, Principal Teacher & SFA Representative

12. Participation is not guaranteed and is dependent on positive outcomes
How we will run
School of football is not a reward system
Participation will involve meeting certain criteria and targets, this will be pupil specific but, is likely to include:
Attendance
Behaviour
Homework
School Materials
Nutrition
Any pupil not meeting their criteria or their own set targets will be withdrawn from sessions
Participation is not guaranteed and is dependent on positive outcomes

13. How we will structure
5 Sessions a week:
3 sessions during the school day
2 after school sessions
Staff
Two SFA coaches with responsibility for their own specific year group
Will not be delivered by Physical Education department

14. How we will structure
S3 Participants
You will maintain contact with all your subjects
Not dropping a subject to take part
S1 Participants
You will lose one period of contact with a subject
If you only get a subject once: Art, Computing, Business Studies you will get a catch up period during PSE

15. How we will structure S1 S3
Monday
Period 2
Computing, D & M
Home Ec, French PE
Tuesday
Period 7
To be confirmed
Wednesday
After school
Thursday
Period 4
Home Ec, Science, Art, PE
Spanish, French
PSE, PDA
Friday

16. Person first, player second Better people make better learners
Benefits to for you
Improve your Health and Wellbeing
Develop a positive culture of aspiration
Engage in a positive school experience
Improve confidence
Improve time keeping and attendance
Create a culture of personal responsibility
Improve football ability
Person first, player second
Better people make better learners