About
HITZ (education and employability, 14-24 year olds, Newcastle College and New College Durham); Futures (personal development, young people); Tackling Insights (STEM education via rugby tech, Sage Foundation); Fit as a Bull (12-week free health programme, 16+); Walking Rugby; Learning Disability Rugby; Body Confidence Programme (teenage girls); Project Rugby (women and girls); Club and School Connections; CAST; Rugby College; Women's Rugby World Cup programme; camps and coaching Custom geography from upload: North East England / Cumbria
Key Metrics
Key Metric 1
18,500 people engaged in 2024-25; 10,829 hours of coaching delivered; 13,880 school and college participants
Key Metric 2
83% of HITZ participants progressed into education, employment or training; 6,950 women and girls introduced to rugby; 15% of participants had a disability or learning needs
Key Metric 3
3,000 young lives impacted through Tackling Insights STEM programme; 700+ hot nutritious meals provided to children in school holidays; 2,750 match day participants
Key Outcomes
- 83% of Fit as a Bull participants incorporated physical exercise into daily routine; 79% saw increased confidence; combined weight loss of 129kg from 24/25 cohort; 37% increase in feeling inspired through Tackling Insights
- 71% of HITZ participants felt closer to others on completion; 78% of HITZ students showed increased life satisfaction; 100% of students identified a career pathway while on HITZ; Body Confidence Programme reached 450+ girls
- Red Bull took ownership of Newcastle Rugby Club (Red Bulls/Thunder) during year; Women's Rugby World Cup opening fixture took place in Sunderland 2025; all schools primarily in lowest 20% IMD North East postcodes; 21-person staff team; founded 2005
Geography
North East
