Eighty care-experienced young people gathered at the University of Hertfordshire for a sport and wellbeing festival which focused on participation, employment and education in the sport and physical activity sector.
Hertfordshire became a signatory of the National Care Leaver Covenant last year and the festival formed part of the county’s commitment to work with partners, businesses and the community in order to improve the lives of local care-experienced young people.
Organised by Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership (HSP), the Active Partnership for Hertfordshire, and the Hertfordshire County Council participation team, attendees were encouraged to get active by trying new sports, explore different career pathways, and learn about various educational opportunities available to them. The Hertfordshire Sports Village Climbing Wall (pictured) proved to be a very popular activity on the day, with many people eager to see how high they could climb.
The employment and education themes of the day were delivered via lunch and learn workshops including a CV-writing skills session, a career marketplace and a sports industry talk from Saracens Foundation.
John O’Callaghan, Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership Director, said: “The event was the embodiment of the Partnership addressing inequality and disadvantage head on and targeting those furthest from the action. It was an inspiring event which made me feel very proud of what we can achieve with our partners, and a timely reminder of the great gift of being able to use sport and physical activity as an opportunity to positively impact young lives.”
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