Category: Sponsors and Partners

Sponsors and Partners

English Schools’ FA announces new partnership with Butterfly Squad

The English Schools' FA

The English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) is delighted to announce their new partnership with Butterfly Squad.

Butterfly Squad is a cutting-edge digital platform, delivering essential life skills to children through captivating, animated episodes. Each episode in their magical world unveils easy to apply, life changing tools and techniques.

This meticulously crafted formula guides children through the complex terrain of emotions, fostering mental health and understanding… ensuring an enjoyable learning experience that transforms their lives.

Marvin Robinson, ESFA Chair said: “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with The Butterfly Squad, a revolutionary digital platform that promises to enrich the lives of children by equipping them with essential life skills through engaging animated episodes. 

Their commitment to emotional understanding and mental health among the youth aligns perfectly with our values at the English Schools’ FA. 

Together, we embark on this empowering journey, aiming to bring about transformational change in every child’s life. Education through entertainment is a powerful method, and we are excited to see how this partnership will inspire and nurture our young minds.”

Nicole Antoniou, Founder of Butterfly Squad said: “I could not be more proud to be in partnership with the ESFA. The creation of this programme has been a journey that has spanned more than 15 years and together we will help change the lives of every child in the world.”

The partnership, which officially launches on Thursday 7 March, will see the ESFA promote the Butterfly Squad’s curriculum-based programme for years 1 – 6, which provides children with a strong cognitive foundational platform, leading to higher attainment and improved performance. The ESFA will also be supporting Butterfly Squad’s “No Kid Left Behind” campaign, which is looking to eradicate the statistic that 1 in 6 children around the world are suffering with their mental health, by gifting their revolutionary new animated formula to every single parent, for free.

More information on Butterfly Squad and their contact information can be found via their website here.

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.