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Football Beyond Borders

Football Beyond Borders Impact Report 2023/24

Football Beyond Borders uses football to build trusted adult relationships with young people at risk of school exclusion. Their 2023/24 impact report records 1,587 young people supported, a 51% GCSE pass rate (vs 5% for Alternative Provision nationally), and over £5.5 million in societal wellbeing benefits — with independent evaluation by the University of Manchester confirming significant wellbeing improvements.

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Long-term football-based SEL sessions, 1:1 therapeutic mentoring, school advocacy, teacher CPD, reflective practice groups, parent/carer engagement, reward trips Custom geography from upload: England

📊Key Metrics

1,587 young people on FBB programmes; 97% finished the year in school without permanent exclusion or managed move Key Metric 1
51% GCSE pass rate for FBB young people — vs 5% national average for Alternative Provision and 17% for FSM pupils with SEN Key Metric 2
FBB programme delivered societal wellbeing benefits worth over £5.5 million to the taxpayer (Pro Bono Economics) Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 7 in 10 young people improved their SEL skills — bucking the global trend of SEL decline during teenage years (OECD)
  • Young people up to 10 times more likely to pass English and maths GCSEs than peers in their national comparison group
  • 3 in 5 improved behaviour in school; 75% saw a reduction in suspensions; 2 in 3 saw mental wellbeing improve or stabilise

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