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Classroom Challenge

The Panini Classroom Challenge returns for 2023/2024

The English Schools' FA

The English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) and Panini are celebrating their 11th Classroom Challenge with an opportunity for primary schools to win £2,000 cash, plus more prizes, and a presentation assembly from Panini.

This latest challenge, which for the first time is celebrating both the Premier League and Barclays Women’s Super League Official Sticker Collections, will see participating schools receive a box of Panini goodies for their pupils, including the Classroom Challenge worksheets. The team will be asking pupils embrace a real challenge this time – designing their very own football, to secure a place in the running for the prize!

Schools can register to take part in this latest activity by clicking the link below, but hurry – there is only space for 2,000 schools to sign up!

click here to register

Registered schools will receive their Panini Classroom Challenge goodies in the new year, in early January 2024, and the competition will run from 8th – 26th January 2024.

Don’t forget to register your school today!

After 6 years of Classroom Challenges, the ESFA and Panini are delighted to be including the very first WSL Panini Sticker Collection with this giveaway for school pupils to enjoy stickers from the Women’s game as well as the Premier League. Both partners hope to continue to grow the popularity of the Classroom Challenge and to introduce even more schools across England to the competition and its activities.

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English Schools’ FA announce new USA Scholarships Partner

The English Schools' FA

The English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) is delighted to announce their new partnership with Future Elite Sports, part of Keystone Sports – the official scholarship partner of the ESFA.  

Keystone Sports is vastly experienced in providing quality scholarships in the USA, assisting more than 2,300 student-athletes every year, from 30 different countries obtain scholarships in the US since being formed in 2007. Future Elite Sports will be working alongside the ESFA to promote the incredible opportunities available for ESFA schools’ cup players in America. 

The Partnership which has officially launched as of October 2023, will run for an initial three years and during this time both the ESFA and Future Elite Sports hope to be able to share the success of their current scholarship students and promote the exciting possibilities that will open up to ESFA players through this new partnership. 

ESFA Chair, Marvin Robinson said: “This partnership is a fundamental part of our provision for ESFA student-athletes. Together with Future Elite Sports, we’re opening doors to a world of opportunities in the USA. We look forward to nurturing the potential of our players and witnessing their incredible life journeys unfold.”

The Keystone Sports services assist talented individuals through the complex process of becoming a student-athlete in the USA. Keystone Sports works with colleges and universities across the 50 States, helping American coaches scout the best available talent wherever they are from in the world. Student-athletes have achieved scholarships to top universities such as Duke University, Penn State, UCLA and Cal Berkeley. Keystone Sports help find opportunities for student-athletes at schools belonging to NCAA Division 1, NCAA Division 2, NCAA Division 3, NAIA and NJCAA – across all levels of academics and sports.

Future Elite Sports said: “We are thrilled to announce our exciting partnership with the English Schools’ FA. This partnership offers great advantages for students who wish to combine football and education in the USA, while also bringing value to ESFA-affiliated schools. Students gain access to our scholarship services and the opportunity to participate in our US recruitment tours. We are really excited about building a strong and successful relationship with the English Schools’ FA and its members”

More information on Future Elite Sports and how you or your students can get involved with their scholarship programmes will be emailed directly to schools in the coming days, however in the meantime, please head over to their website for more information and to contact Keystone Sports / Future Elite Sports directly to discuss options that are available for you.