Our mission

Track Academy blends athletics, education, and mentoring to help young people (5-21yrs, 85% ethnic minorities, 64% girls) overcome barriers and thrive. Based in Willesden, Brent - where child poverty is 41% - our youth build confidence, resilience, and skills. 90% leave empowered with tools and networks to shape their futures.

The need

In Brent (where 85% of our young people live):

• Educational inequality: disparities in school funding, teacher shortages, and overcrowded classrooms hinder academic progress.
• Lack of safe spaces: only 28% of young people in Brent feel they have enough safe spaces to socialise, limiting positive social interaction.
• Mental health crisis: 1 in 3 children in brent are affected by bullying, impacting their wellbeing and sense of safety.
• Gender inequity in sport: by their mid-teens, over half of all girls are no longer meeting recommended activity levels, affecting their health and confidence.
• Challenging inactivity: children from the least affluent families are the least likely to be active, widening health and social inequalities.

How sponsorship of Track Academy delivers value to your company

Sponsoring Track Academy delivers significant value by authentically advancing your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ESG goals, providing your employees with meaningful volunteering opportunities that boost morale and retention, and generating powerful, youth-led stories for your marketing that build brand trust and demonstrate a genuine commitment to challenging inequalities in the community.

Why sponsorship is important

Sponsorship is vital for Track Academy as it provides the stable, core funding needed to sustain and grow our proven holistic model - blending athletics, education, and mentoring - ensuring we can continue to be a reliable launchpad for hundreds of young people in London facing systemic challenges.

What your investment will enable?

Through sponsorship, you will support:

1. Physical activity: Support over 570 annual athletics and multi-sport sessions, providing a safe, consistent, positive outlet and improving physical and mental wellbeing for 330+ young people.
2. Academic support: resource our homework clubs and Saturday school, which helps 120 students improve their grades.
3. Life skills: support our workshops that teach leadership, resilience, and teamwork, directly benefiting the 279 young people who attended these vital sessions last year.
4. Mentoring: expand one-to-one and group mentoring, a service that supported 89% of participants in making new friends and 76% in significantly improving their confidence.
5. Supportive networks: foster the trusted peer and adult relationships that are critical for youth development, where 89% of our young people feel connected to a supportive network that opens doors and creates pathways to future success.

Impact

Find out more about our impact at www.trackacademy.co.uk/impact

Thank you for your consideration.