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Dallaglio Rugby Works - Charity Case Study

September 19, 2023

What are the biggest issues younger genrations are facing today in 2023 ?

With a combination of new generational pressures with conflicting deeper social issues, many people now believe it is a crucial time to help the youth progress into modern day society.

One British sporting figure has made this his own personal mission, by pushing boundaries and making sure that those who deserve a second chance get the opportunity.

Under the leadership of Former Rugby World Cup 2003 Winner Lawrence Dallaglio, the Dallaglio Rugby Works Charity are building possiblities for those who deserve them.

Dallaglio Rugby Works

"Supporting young people using the power of Rugby"

At the Dallaglio RugbyWorks we work with teenagers that for a variety of reasons, find themselves excluded from mainstream education and so reducing their life chances.

Through an intensive long term skills development programme based on the values of rugby, we go into the Alternative Provision (Pupil Referral Units) on a weekly basis, working with the young people over a period of three years to ensure that they get into sustained Employment,Education or Training. Government stats currently indicate that only 1.4% of young people in Alternative Provision achieve 5 GCSEs (including Maths & Eng) compared to 53% in mainstream.

Failure to improve outcomes for this population segment comes at a high societal cost: a staggering 80% of young people in the criminal justice system were excluded from school. But, our award winning programme, RugbyWorks, is making a difference to these young people, over 82% are still in sustained education after 12 months of leaving AP, this is compared to 57% of their peers not on our programme.

The Problem - On average, 129 young people are excluded from school each week. The lifetime cost to the state of permanently excluding one young person is estimated to be £370,000 , let alone the personal cost to a young persons future prospects.

Our Mission - Our mission is to ensure that those young people failed by mainstream education, have an equal chance to be in Education, Employment, or Training (EET) post 18.

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