Sports writer. Founder of @LiteracyKicks
Lancashire
Joined February 2011
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Gareth Walker retweeted
Following screenshots of me being shared & people calling me ignorant (and much worse) for not standing to shake Matthias Jaissle’s hand, I’ve filmed a video reflecting on the incident to educate about my disability.
Revenue will be donated to @scope.
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This month Literacy Kicks started a new three-year partnership with @BritTri that will combine primary school writing workshops with physical activity sessions using Active Skills For Life. The pilots at Bradford’s fantastic @PriestleyTrust were a huge success ✍️ 📰 🏊♀️ 🚴♀️ 🏃♂️
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This month Literacy Kicks teamed up with British Fencing to create a writing workshop on the Para Fencing European Championships which take place in Cardiff this October. Over 400 primary school pupils in the city wrote their own newspaper articles on the fast-paced sport ✍️ 📰
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Earlier this month we returned for a fourth year at The Hollins high school in Accrington for match reporting workshops with each of their Y8 classes. The pupils produced some outstanding reports on the Lionesses’ memorable Euro 2025 triumph ✍️ 📰
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Whitworth Whistle Summer 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🌞 🏝️
Well done to all the students who have contributed to this terms publication. Special mention to Ethan C and James P who have been great editors. 👏📰🗞️
Thank you to @garethwalker & @literacykicks once again. 👍
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Meet Yiska. This remarkable young man plays for South London Sharks u15s.
He’s what the 10 in 10 campaign is all about.
In this thread he’ll tell you in his own words how #rugbyleague has changed his life.
1/6 🧵🪡
John Kear was a champion fella - warm, funny and generous with his time, he treated everybody the same. The many, many tributes speak volumes of his standing in RL, which he contributed to immeasurably as a player, coach and broadcaster. Thoughts with his family and many friends
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My contribution to Saturday’s programme is a deep dive into the 1996 final between @Saints1890 & @OfficialBullsRL. Spoke to Chris Joynt at length about one of the greatest ever finals and his memories of the day and how the result kickstarted the modern Saints
The @Betfred @TheChallengeCup finals programme is now at the printers - 84 packed pages with some of the sport’s best writers looking at Saturday’s finals, the rich history of the competition and stories across rugby league. Available to buy online here: curtis-sport.com/all-program…
The @Betfred @TheChallengeCup finals programme is now at the printers - 84 packed pages with some of the sport’s best writers looking at Saturday’s finals, the rich history of the competition and stories across rugby league. Available to buy online here: curtis-sport.com/all-program…
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It was an absolute pleasure to be back in classrooms with @ikramofficial today to conclude our sports journalism programme with Olive Tree Primary in Bolton. The pupils loved hearing stories of his trailblazing rugby league career before writing their own newspaper articles ✍️📰
Year 5 continued their journalism project today with @LiteracyWorks, learning more about the inspiring Ikram Butt and his rugby journey. The children loved using their notes to write their own reports! #Journalism #Literacy @Mr_H_Neville @skovariwala @OliveTreeHT @ikramofficial
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Year 5 have done a fantastic job with Literacy Kicks this week, stepping into the role of sports journalists to write about Nathan Maguire. Brilliant writing, great questions and some excellent reporting skills on show! @literacykicks @OliveTreeHT @Mr_H_Neville @skovariwala
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Media coverage of our project with the Deighton Carnival in today’s Huddersfield Examiner ✍️ 📰
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Over the last two weeks we’ve been working on our first non-sporting project with the Deighton Carnival - and it’s been an absolute privilege.
Four primary schools have learned about the 25-year history of this amazing event through the eyes of organiser Howard Belafonte (1/2)
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Over 1,000 primary school pupils have learnt the fascinating history of the BARA & the impact of one of its founders Dr Ikram Butt over the last two months 🙌
As part of the ‘Beyond the Try Line’ project, schools programme Literacy Kicks developed a bespoke writing workshop ✍️
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"It makes you think you can do it, no matter whether you're a boy or a girl, or your ethnicity." @ikramofficial the first South Asian to play rugby (in either code) for England visited Parkinson Lane school in Halifax this week to inspire the children with @literacykicks @therfl
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"Not only did the Literacy Kicks sessions raise aspirations, they also supported pupils’ understanding of how literacy connects to real-world opportunities."
Coverage of our Beyond the Try Line project with the British Asian Rugby Association ✍️ 🏉
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Today we have run the latest of our online workshops with @endeavourlt, with eight classes becoming sports journalists to report on the Lionesses’ historic Euro 2025 win. Literacy Kicks online sessions will be available in the summer term, with further details to follow ✍️ ⚽️
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Our project with the history-making @ikramofficial has now reached over 700 primary school pupils in West Yorkshire, telling the story of his and others’ trailblazing careers as part of the British Asian Rugby Association’s Beyond the Try Line heritage programme ✍️ 📰 🏉
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After 10 years, hear firsthand from RFL players and coaches on the impact of Community Integrated Care's long-standing social care partnership bringing inclusivity onto the pitch, into the stands, and across our communities 🌍🙌
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Literacy Kicks began a powerful new project this week as we were joined by the trailblazing @ikramofficial to deliver ‘Beyond the Try Line’ - the story of the British Asian Rugby Association.
In coming weeks 900 primary school children will take part, funded by @HeritageFundNOR
