Friday 22nd August 2014

Business is booming – to date we’ve had over 7.3 million visits on our activities since September 2013. To recognise this hard work and achievement; at the beginning of this school year we introduced three termly Premier Business Awards. The awards are based on figures from term to term, meaning it’s not always about the Franchise making the most money. The winner of each award receives a Premier Business Award certificate and a £150 voucher to spend in the online shop.

And the winners are....

We’ve had lots of parents nominating your Activity Professionals for the Annual Excellence Award via social media. Now it’s your turn to nominate them and show your appreciation for the hard work over the past year. Each nomination will be in with a chance of winning £500 cash.

We’re pleased to announce there will be NEW ID Badges available from this Tuesday via our online store. When you purchase an ID Badge for your Activity Professional you will be required to select the relevant brand -

• Premier Sport (PS) – Premier Sport Activity Professionals ONLY
• Premier Performing Arts (PPA) - Premier Performing Arts Activity Professionals ONLY
• Premier Education Group – Activity Professionals that deliver BOTH Premier Sport and Premier Performing Arts activities

Andrew Overhill franchisee in Taunton joined us in January 2014. Eight months into this first year, he wanted to share his experiences with the network and in particular the success of his holiday courses.

Remember, if you have a good news story to share with the network please email us.

Franchisee Duncan Donnelly always reads the weekly news update without fail on a Friday evening. In particular, an article about approaching schools to fund holiday courses caught his attention. He thought he’d give it a go. Here’s how he got on...

Premier Performing Arts Directors and Activity Professionals travelled from all over the UK last week to complete Product Orientation and Arts Award training. Over the course of 2 days, the candidates learnt about the keys products, USP’s and became qualified Arts Award advisors.

Just some of the feedback we received...

We’re seeing an increasing number of franchisees emailing Head Office with the incorrect email signature displayed.

To clarify -

• Premier Sport business owners, your email signature should look like this...
• If you own a Premier Sport franchise and Premier Performing Arts license your signature should look like this...

The only exception would be including logos from your local associated business partnerships. Please remember to keep logos small and remove any external links within your signature to avoid spam filtering in schools.

Please email Bev if you have any questions.

With only a few weeks of the summer holidays remaining, we would like to bring to your attention the printing deadlines for ordering themed holiday literature in 2014-15.

We will again be offering you two opportunities to get your bespoke literature printed (with the exception of October).

The process is as follows...