Premier League Primary Stars: football, wellbeing and skills

About this video

This podcast is with the Premier League about its own schools programme. Nick Perchard, Director of Community at the Premier League, describes Premier League Primary Stars; HeadteacherChat has not independently reviewed the resources. Published 13 February 2025.

What this covers

Nick's role and the Premier League's community work.
What Premier League Primary Stars offers primary schools, and how football clubs work with schools through it.
Using football to engage children and to support their mental health.
Resources and competitions for teachers, including the Harry Kane resilience resources and kit for girls' teams.
How a school gets started with Primary Stars.

Before you act on it

The Premier League describes Primary Stars as free, curriculum-linked resources for PSHE and health, PE, English and maths (Premier League Primary Stars, checked 13 October 2026). If you use them in PSHE or health education, check them against the DfE's RSHE statutory guidance.

About the session

Podcast Summary

Title: Inspiring Children Through Football | Premier League Primary Stars with Nick Perchard

Episode: Spring 2025 – Episode 1

Date: 4th February 2025

Join Lucy and Jonathan as they welcome Nick Perchard, Director of Community at the** Premier League**, to explore how football can inspire children to stay active, improve their** wellbeing**, and develop key** life skills**.

Nick discusses his role in leading social impact initiatives and how football clubs are working with schools through the Premier League Primary Stars programme.

They explore the benefits of football-related resources in education, strategies for supporting children’s mental health, and the competitions and activities available to help** teachers and students**.

Discover exciting initiatives like the Harry Kane resilience resources and the impact of providing new kits for girls’ teams to encourage participation.

For the resources, visit PLPrimaryStars.com.

About Nick

Nick is the Director of Community at the Premier League, where he leads the delivery of its community strategy. He leads initiatives including Premier League Primary Stars. The Premier League says the programme reaches more than 19,000 primary schools in England and Wales and has engaged 1.1 million children and over 70,000 teachers, with resources across subjects and on life skills such as resilience, teamwork and respect.

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