North East Sports Academy

  • Sport Further Education
The North East Sports Academy offers students aged 16-19, a full-time elite sports development programme alongside a career focused further education. Students can choose between our talented athlete scholarship programme ideal for individual sports or our male and female football education programmes.

Partnered with Access Sport and based at the Perth Green Community Association facility, our courses and sport programmes are perfect for aspiring athletes and players looking to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours toward a career in sport. All while training full-time on our professionally built talent scholarship of football development programme.

Highly Qualified

Tutors & Sport Professionals

Learn & Train

Every Day!

L2 & L3

Extended Diplomas Sport

Elite

Athlete Development

Player Development

Weekly Fixtures

Male Programme Partner

Represent Jarrow F.C

Female Programme Ambassador

Ella Toone (ET7 Academy)

No Exams

100% Assessment and Practical

Funded

Coaching Qualifications

Progress onto

Uni, Apprenticeships, Scholarships

Professional Development Sessions

Work Experience Opportunities

Tours & Experiences

Career focused international tours

The Education & Professional Development

 

 

Delivered by highly qualified tutors, students study towards a two year Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sports Development and Coaching qualification that is attached to one of our industry career focused pathways in either  coaching & teaching or sports science .  The course and attached pathways covers a wide variety of topics, developing the skills, knowledge and industry relevant experiences to prepare students for their chosen progression route and future career aspirations. This is the core qualification for both of our talented athlete scholarship programme and male and female football education programme. The equivalent of 3 A-levels, the programme provides progression routes onto higher education, U.S Scholarships, Apprenticeships and direct employment. 

 

Professional development hours are also built into students timetables which enables them to gain work experience, transferable employability and important life skills, contacts and industry experiences that supports them in their future career journeys. This can also include additional coaching qualifications and selection on to funded international career focused tours.

 

Talented Athlete Scholarship Programme

 

 

The North East Sports Academy Talented Athlete Scholarship Programme is perfect for aspiring athletes across individual sports such as swimming, boxing, tennis, athletics, gymnastics and golf who are looking to maximise their training alongside their further education.

 

This fully funded talented scholarships scheme provides access to highly experienced professionals, sports nutritionists and strength and conditioning coaches who will work alongside students and their current coaches to create a professional fitness and development plan bespoke to their choses sport. The aim, to develop students to their highest ability to hopefully progress into professional athletes.

 

Students will have access to a range of professional analysis technology and if required their athlete development hours can also be based with their current coach/club facilities to ensure maximum development. To assist with recovery students will also be able to use the onsite recovery room featuring an infrared sauna, ice bath and compression boots.

 

Supporting financially, The North East Sports Academy will also fund a students external club membership or fees for the duration of the time they are with the college.

 

Male Football Education Programme

The North East Sports Academy Male Football Education Programme caters for both elite players aiming to develop as far as they can up the football pyramid and those who aspire to turn their passion into a career in coaching, performance analysis or sports science and continue to play recreationally.

 

 

Training on the fantastic 4G facility, students undertake a structured training programme with UEFA and FA qualified coaches that will support players to develop physically and technically, utilising the latest in performance technology (VEO cameras, Playertek GPS Vests and Sports Coaching Session Planner). This professional technology is also available for students aspiring to be sports scientists, analysts, and coaches, allowing them to get hands on and develop a portfolio of experience that support their future career aspirations.

 

Representing the college or partner club Jarrow F.C, across a range of competitive national and college league and cup competitions, including the prestigious FA Youth Cup, there is also the opportunity for those who excel and catch they eye the opportunity to progress to the first team squad. Opportunities to trial for England Colleges National Team and National Player Development Camps with Access Sport will also be available for elite players we think show the right attributes to succeed.

 

The programme also supports financially in funding FREE college teamwear and a pair of football boots.

 

Female Football Education Programme

The North East Sports Academy Female Football Education Programme provides an exciting opportunity for young women to experience an elite player development programme with the view of progressing as far as they can up the football pyramid. As a partner of Access Sport we are excited to link up with England International Ella Toone (ET7 Academy) who from September 2025 will be the Ambassador for the colleges national female programme making guest appearances throughout the year.

 

 

Training on the fantastic 4G facility named after another local and England International legend Jill Scott, students undertake a structured training programme with UEFA and FA qualified coaches that will support players to develop physically and technically, utilising the latest in performance technology (VEO cameras, Playertek GPS Vests and Sports Coaching Session Planner). This professional technology is also available for students aspiring to be sports scientists, analysts, and coaches, allowing them to get hands on and develop a portfolio of experience that support their future career aspirations.

 

Representing the college or ET7 Academy, across a range of competitive national and college league and cup competitions, there is also the opportunity for those who excel and catch they eye the opportunity to be recommended to semi pro and pro club trials. Opportunities to trial for England Colleges National Team and National Player Development Camps with ET7 Academy will also be available for elite players we think show the right attributes to succeed

 

The programme also supports financially in funding FREE college teamwear and a pair of football boots.

EVENTS

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