The John Pryor Sports and Youth Centre
Building futures for young people
Supporting disadvantaged and excluded young people in Stevenage by using boxing and alternative education to promote emotional resilience, physical fitness, employability, and personal growth.
Building a community where every young person, regardless of background or barriers, has access to tools, support, and opportunities to thrive.
We offer an Alternative Learning Development Programme, for children from Year 7 upwards, including pupils currently excluded, at risk of exclusion or disengagement from school, Students facing emotional, behavioural, or social challenges and Children with special educational needs not well supported in mainstream environments.
By including a Boxing for Change element with structured boxing based training run by qualified England Boxing Coaches, we can focus on confidence, listening, team-working, anger management, and discipline.
We also use Accredited Education Pathways leading to AQA Unit Award Certificates,reintroducing young people back into mainstream education.
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Subjects include:
Functional Maths
Nutrition & Healthy Living
Life Skills
Personal Development Skills
Community & Society
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Certificates provide tangible achievements for CVs and future education or employment.
ABOUT
The John Pryor Sports and Youth Centre (JPSYC), founded in 1992, is a registered charity based in Stevenage dedicated to supporting and educating young people physically, mentally, and socially, especially those who have been failed by or excluded from mainstream education. We deliver a unique alternative learning and development programme centred on the transformative power of boxing and structured educational pathways.
Informed by Stevenage’s socioeconomic challenges, including high youth obesity rates, significant deprivation in wards like Bedwell and Bandley Hill, and growing numbers of children living in low-income families; our work is focused, relevant, and vital.
Our goal is to help every young person we work with realise their potential, re-engage with education, and build confidence, resilience, and purpose.
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Please reach out to us if you feel we can assist in any educational needs for young people under your care.
CONTACT
Our Address:
12 Nokeside, Broadwater, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 8EY
Email:
Phone:
01438 592164