Castleford Tigers and NEW College Education Link

Castleford Tigers and NEW College are proud to announce that they have teamed up in an unique partnership. The Tigers Education Link will see players within the club's development structure given expert academic guidance and advice from NEW College as they consider the various options relating to their higher education. These players, once at college will benefit from a supportive learning environment and a dedicated Personal Tutor to work closely with them during their studies.

How will the link benefit you as an elite player?

Players will be offered the opportunity to join NEW College's Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme. This will enable you, as a top young player to combine your studies with the demands of training and playing professional Rugby League. Tigers’ Player Performance Manager(PPM) Tim Rumford comments " When I was put in place as PPM at the club I quickly established that this was an area we needed to address.  Many of our scholarship and academy players are very bright young men who often become torn between further education and following their dream of playing professional rugby. This link will allow the College to access our elite youngsters, assist them with their choices and take them through the various options open to them. Before the players take up their courses, the club and NEW College will work to coordinate player’s club commitments with their college activities.  One possibility is that students will study three AS Levels as opposed to four when they start in September.  This enables the players to concentrate hard on their studies whilst still putting 100% effort in to their development as elite players."

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