Inspired by the double-winning season of 1998, the Arsenal Double Club is our flagship education programme which combines football and learning. Mirroring the two halves of a game of football, the programme combines a 45-minute classroom session, in which Arsenal related educational resources are used, with a 45-minute football coaching session. Launched in 1998 initially as a literacy intervention, the programme now incorporates other subjects including numeracy and modern foreign languages. The scheme is normally delivered in local schools and estates, as well as pupil referral units and prisons. In response to the need for educational materials to support families with home schooling...
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