Bath Rugby Opens Playing for Success Centre
Last month Bath Rugby officially opened its Rugby Education Centre (REC) in rousing style with a Haka from students at Fitzmaurice Primary School in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. Students from the Bath region, including those at Fitzmaurice Primary School, use the REC to improve their literacy, numeracy, confidence and self-esteem through rugby in the exciting environment of a rugby stadium. The Centre is run as a part of Playing for Success, an initiative from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
In this video, deputy head Paula Dawkins talks about how bringing students to the REC makes them more motivated to learn and more confident back at school, and student Kyle gives a speech about how going to the REC has helped him improve his attitude:
Read more about the event on the Bath Rugby site here and the Fitzmaurice Primary School site here.
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