Visit by U’s star Hoddle is a winner with pupils at school for young patients at CPFT
Cambridge United’s George Hoddle was a special guest during lessons at the school attended by young patients at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
The midfielder joined a PHSE session at the Pilgrim Pathways School where young people up to the age of 18 are educated while they receive mental health treatment at the Trust’s inpatient wards or while under the care of some community teams.
The visit was arranged as part of the school’s partnership with the Cambridge United Foundation, the club’s charitable arm.
George and Tim Walker, Head of Programmes at the Foundation, took part in the PHSE - Personal, Social, and Health Education – lesson which focused on mistakes, how to learn from them and how to be resilient when they occur.
Claire Witney, teacher at the Pilgrim Pathways School (below, right, with colleagues), said: “In the session we started by thinking, ‘Why is it good to make mistakes?’ and we looked at some examples of people who have made mistakes, and learned from the mistakes. Then we did a practical activity together to see how, in life, that if we make a mistake, we need to reflect on it and learn.
“It is always interesting to have visitors coming into the classroom. It makes it more interesting for the children. They can bring new ideas and help us complete our tasks.”
The Pilgrim Pathways School, a Cambridgeshire County Council community school based at the Trust’s Ida Darwin site in Fulbourn, Cambridge, was again rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted during its latest inspection this year.
Tim said: “Our work at the Foundation is to use the power of sport and the attraction of a professional football club to inspire people across the community.
“The work we have been doing here today is absolutely the type of work we want to be doing. We can use the professional footballers and the links we have with the club, to work with the young people and hopefully add something extra to their lessons.
“They were thinking about mistakes and resilience and there are loads of really important lessons through football about that and, as the foundation, we’re proud and privileged to support the fantastic work that was going on here today.”
George said: “I think it’s been really interesting to come some where different and pass on some of my knowledge to the people here and I’ve learned a few things today as well. I really enjoyed it.”
CPFT employs more than 4,700 staff who provide community physical healthcare for older people and those with long-term conditions, mental healthcare for adults and young people, eating disorder services in Norfolk, health visiting and school nursing in Peterborough, social care services and learning disability support. The Trust is also renowned for its research work.
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