Friday 5th June 2015

Good news! We now have a new range of merchandise and stands available on your Irongate shop. The merchandise has been developed to raise awareness and improve brand recognition of the Inspire to Engage programme.

Some of the new products available are: footballs, folding frisbees, roll up water bottles, sweatbands and boot bags.

These have been added to the existing products available for you to order...

As a result of positive Facebook interactions with parents following Whitsun, our Klout score has risen to 58 this week which puts us in the top 10% social media users. This rates us above AfPE, Fit For Sport, Sports Xtra, Activ Kids, Sport Works and Progressive Sports, to name a few.

AQA have launched their new draft GCSE, AS and A Level dance specifications for first teaching in September 2016. Check it out...

With the recent introduction of the Golden Mile WhatsApp group, we have seen numerous success stories over the last week that will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the network, which is fantastic.

Golden Mile Director Karl Fox comments: “Not only have these good news stories been shared, there has been some completely different angles of approach highlighted when accessing schools. Some of which have generate immediate income meaning these stories are invaluable for continual improvement across the Golden Mile network.”

Last week we received on average 280 online bookings per day which demonstrates the growing confidence of our parent demographic to book online.

Premier Performing Arts is delighted to introduce the ‘Premier Achievers’ programme to our network of licensees. The new programme is another way to engage with your schools offering them a unique way to creatively engage with students who may be struggling within their existing learning environment. Through the use of expression, ‘Premier Achievers’ will provide a safe, non-judgemental environment that children and young adults will feel able to take risks and make mistakes allowing them to conquer key barriers to learning.

As an accredited training centre, we can offer bespoke 1st4sport qualifications exclusively for your staff at a reduced rate. Are you interested? Please contact Mel Jackson.

Golden Mile Director, Karl Fox has spent time creating a process with ukactive to highlight any potential ‘child weight management’ &’ physical activity’ funding pots within licensed territories. The objective is to source funding to impact YOUR business.

We now have 18 businesses across the network launch their official Facebook pages following the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) online modules and face-to-face training at HQ.

The next training course is now available to book via the online shop. But first, hit ‘The process’ button below to find out what is required before being able to connect with your local stakeholders.

We had 5.4 million visits on our activities in term one and two. This equates to 11.5% more young people gaining access to high quality PE, sport and physical activity against the same period last year.

We welcome Akin to the Premier Sport network this month as he launches his franchise in the Wolverhampton territory. Wolverhampton is a part of the world he knows well as, over the last nine years, he has been teaching in a local secondary school. He enjoyed the challenging role of Head of Department (ICT) as well as a KS3 leader.

Before becoming a teacher, Akin demonstrated his natural ability to inspire children by being a Social Worker working with disadvantaged children. This natural skill and passion can be further demonstrated with Akin being a volunteer for the Youth Offending Service ensuring that disillusioned children did not offend.

If you have a question or comment about the products/services on the new Irongate platform, you can contact [email protected]

You would have noticed we’ve increased the use of video marketing as a way to communicate to you as well as your stakeholders. We’ve also encouraged you to video Head/Deputy Head Teachers and PE Coordinators at your schools so we can upload to YouTube and share with the network.

Here’s an example of franchisee, Stuart Bartles-Smith demonstrating outstanding customer service and sharing Head Teacher endorsements to clinch new business.

This particular video was recorded by a franchisee over 200 miles away but still has the same positive impact!

Phase two is in process and will be completed soon. This will then enable leaflets to be customised for overprinting by Irongate and delivered ready for instant use and distribution.

We have invested many hours in rebuilding our artwork to make it better suited for the new shop. This will allow full customisation of materials for greater local relevancy and to offer instant proofs and artwork files.

Our next step is to develop a wider range of more flexible templates with greater levels of customisation and personalisation for greater effect and more impact.

Glenn Hoy and TIME Associates have been working with us since 2010 and in that time have generated over 1500 appointments for the network.

As well as the appointment making service that TIME offer, Glenn is a co-author of our new Sales Manual, assisted with the revised Induction Programme, undertakes sales training and works with individual business owners with sales planning, mentoring and delivery.

Just to remind you that our clothing will be managed and stored by an experienced local company outside of PEG Training Academy. This will ensure faster delivery times, more products and better stock management.

We also apologise if you suffered any delays while the stock was transferred to the new warehouse. You can continue to acquire your clothing and courses via premier-educationshop.com

PEG Director, Karl Fox will take part in a ‘Jackson Williams Corporate Boxing Show’ tomorrow to raise money for a cause that’s close to him and his family’s heart. Karl will be boxing for his Dad who was sadly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease just a couple of months ago.

If you haven’t done so already, please give generously.

We thought you would find it useful to create a Weekly News Update archive housing previous newsletters from this academic year.

‘Read more’ to catch up on any news you may have missed.