Background brief
• 3 million children in 11,000 state schools have played cricket through Chance to Shine since 2005
• Chance to Shine believes in the ‘power of cricket’ to inspire young people and help them learn life skills and connect communities
• Cricket can build the confidence, motivation and aspirations of schoolchildren. It nurtures the character of young people and teaches them teamwork, leadership and respect
• Young people learn how to win and lose, with the resilience to bounce back from setbacks
• As well as improving health and fitness, cricket helps children develop physical skills including balance and co-ordination
• Cricket has a unique ability to cross cultural, social, ethnic & gender divides
• Chance to Shine is a children’s charity that takes cricket and its wider social benefits to young people in state schools and local communities
• Charity founded by Lord Mervyn King, Mark Nicholas and Duncan Fearnley
• Nearly half the participants (45%) in Chance to Shine Schools programme are girls and 7 of the England Women’s cricket team are employed as coaching ambassadors
• Chance to Shine Street programme reaches young people in some of the most disadvantaged urban areas of UK’s major cities
• The charity works with 39 County Cricket Boards to deliver the two programmes
• Our vision: all young people have the opportunity to play and learn through cricket
• Our mission: to spread the power of cricket in schools and communities, inspiring at least 1 million more young people by 2020
• Chance to Shine is funded by Sport England, ECB, commercial partners, trusts and private individuals
• Chance to Shine is an independent charity governed by a board chaired by Donald Brydon, Chairman of London Stock Exchange and the Medical Research Council. Trustees include Sir Danny Alexander, Charlotte Edwards and Anshu Jain
• In 2016, Chance to Shine Patron Adrian Beecroft will personally match £ for £ the donations the charity receive from the public
• From every £1 donated, the charity spends 83p to benefit children and uses the remaining 17p to raise the next £1. Donate at www.chancetoshine.org/donate
Chance to Shine in Numbers
Chance to Shine Schools - since 2005:
• 11,190 schools engaged in programme
• 3.1 million young people
• 133,000 children joined cricket clubs
• 1,500 coaches
• 17,200 young leaders trained
• 54,921 teachers trained
2015 stats:
Chance to Shine Schools
• 339,809 children in 5,327 state schools
• 45% girls, 12% BME, 5% special educational needs
• 117,531 competitive cricket matches (45% inter-school)
• 10,000 teachers trained
• 26,000 children moved to clubs from schools
• 1,200 MCC Spirit of Cricket assemblies
• 1,500 coaches including 7 England Women players
• 2,700 Young Leaders trained
Impact
• 90% of teachers in Chance to Shine schools said they feel confident about taking a cricket session. (Chance to Shine research)
• 49% of Chance to Shine participants included cricket in their three favourite sports; second place after football. (Chance to Shine research)
• 84% of teachers in Chance to Shine schools believe cricket helps their students to learn teamwork and co-operation. Around 40% say that it helps pupils’ communication and leadership skills.(Chance to Shine research)
• 82% of Chance to Shine participants were able to demonstrate the MCC Spirit of Cricket values of teamwork, sportsmanship and respect (Loughborough University research for Chance to Shine)
• 97% of primary school teachers agreed that playing sport provides students with opportunities to improve their social skills (Loughborough University research for Chance to Shine)
• 58% of pupils who play cricket in school say they like the sport. Of those who don’t play at school, just 1% say they like cricket. (ECB research)
Chance to Shine Street stats (2015)
Youth:
• 1,359 boys and girls participated in the community programme
• 17% girls, 78% from BME communities
• 90% were not members of cricket clubs at the point they joined
• 96 young people have undertaken funded coach education since October
• 50% of Chance to Shine Street coaches were participants on the programme
• Overall, 7,550 community participants since 2008
Young Adults (Sport England funded):
• 2,240 participants retained in year-round community programmes and indoor leagues
• 74% were not members of cricket clubs
• 139 teams registered for weekly inner-city tapeball leagues across 13 locations
Stories behind Chance to Shine (case studies available at chancetoshine.org/about-us/our-stories)
Chance to Shine Schools:
Danny lived in a deprived area of Nottinghamshire and had serious behavioural issues. The
ten-year-old pupil had been expelled from two previous schools. One day he refused to come to school. The head of PE persuaded him to play in a Chance to Shine cricket match where he hit the winning runs. Danny’s self-esteem increased, he started to going back to lessons and he stayed out of trouble for the rest of his time at the school.
Chance to Shine Street:
Shakeel was involved in the Street programme for six years. The 21-year-old from Tower Hamlets had previously lacked focus, hung around with a bad crowd and was involved in anti-social behaviour activities. Cricket helped him move away from negative influences. Shakeel took a coach education course funded by Chance to Shine and then started work as a paid apprentice coach delivering Street projects in his local East London community. He gained a Finance & Accountancy degree from University of East London, paid for out of his coaching income. Shakeel now works as a full-time coach with Middlesex CCC.
