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Football-based mentoring found to boost wellbeing for at-risk pupils in England

Wednesday 17th April 2024

Charity that uses football to help pupils build relationships found to improve happiness in Greater Manchester project

Intensive mentoring for troubled schoolchildren using football kickabouts can significantly enhance wellbeing, increasing happiness equivalent to an unemployed adult getting a job, a study has found.

A project involving more than 2,000 pupils in dozens of secondary schools in Greater Manchester showed that instead of wellbeing declining among pupils at risk of exclusion who had behavioural issues and special educational needs, their happiness scores increased.