Testimonials

Alexander McCafferty, Careers Leader

During Year 10 Work Experience week, 20 of our Djanogly City Academy scholars had the fantastic opportunity to work with The Pythian Club. The Club supported and encouraged the development of our scholars in the workplace. They crafted a programme for our scholars that allowed them to experience continuous professional development from the Police and Fire Service; this actively supported their overall understanding of working practices. They have shown our scholars what it is like to be in a workplace with both community and young people at its heart. These are key principles that we as an academy strongly believe in. This opportunity would not have been possible without the staff of The Pythian Club as well as the support given from NET, who treated the scholars as employees of Pythian and allowed them to travel around the city as part of their ongoing partnership with the club. Overall, our scholars were able to take part in an engaging and enriching week that has aided them significantly in their development. We look forward to future collaborations with The Pythian Club; they are truly making a difference.”

Steve Vaccarini,
University of Nottingham

Hi Ben,  I just want to say a big belated Thanks!  for taking part in the panel at the Politics careers and placements event last week.

I've already had several students talk to me about how helpful they found it and how interesting the speakers were.  fingers crossed it leads to  even more engagement between the uni and TPC!

Thank you so much again for taking the time to participate and inspire and inform our students about future career directions!

Aidan Coates, Nottingham College

I have been watching you and your team interacting with my students and giving them an "out" to vent any pent-up emotion that they may have. They are getting a thrill out of these sessions and hopefully will join your club in out of college sessions. I also noticed that the lads you are teaching are calmer as a result. I wanted to thank you and your team personally, for all the good work you are doing, and I hope that you and the team get recognition for the good work that you are doing here at London Road campus.

England Football

We hope you are well and enjoying the season after what has been an incredibly challenging couple of years for leagues and clubs up and down the country.

Firstly, we would like to thank you for the resilience you and your fellow league and club officers within your organisation have shown over this period. Without your dedication and enthusiasm many players would not be playing today. It is testament to your efforts that football is back, providing all the enjoyment and benefits to hundreds of thousands of players, officials, parents, coaches, spectators, and many others who love our nation’s game.

Castle Cavendish

We’re really proud of the work you guys are doing! Your passion is really inspiring and we’re delighted to offer support wherever we can.

Alex Owusu

Ben Rosser joined us for our careers event held in conjunction with the School of Politics and International Relations, focusing on students who were interested in working in the charity/third sector. He delivered a very engaging and impassioned talk amongst the panel of speakers, detailing his career journey, the current work of The Pythian Club and how they were keen to work with students who had a passion for this area. 

 Ben has delivered talks at a variety of career-based events at the University of Nottingham to highlight the work The Pythian Club do, the impact of their work on individuals and communities, how students can support their work, and how students can support their own development through volunteering and other opportunities. His contribution at each event has been highly valued.

We continue to work closely with Ben and The Pythian Club to provide opportunities for our students to gain valuable opportunities and insights into supporting the wider community through youth engagement.