The team received a £358,135 grant in February, from the National Lottery Community Fund to further develop their work across the community as part of the TACKLE programme for the next three years.
Since receiving the funding, the team have gone from strength to strength, expanding their network from working with 6 schools to 15 across the community with over 177 new students on board.
Schools from across Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Bridgend, and Powys have taken part in over 99 sessions since February with 832 attendances tallied up.
The employability and education team, work with those who are at risk of becoming, or who are NEET (Not in employment, education, or training) over three main programmes using the Ospreys brand and the power of sport, to engage with learners with the help of schools and colleges.
Since the new funding for the TACKLE schools programme, students have taken part in musical workshops like ‘Beats not Blades from Re-Wise learning, which uses producing music as a way of promoting anti-knife crime, as well as hearing insightful talks from and Ospreys Rugby nutritionist Matthew Thomas. They’ve also attended Avia autos in Bridgend, to learn about mechanics and the basics you need to know whilst maintaining a vehicle.