Many students at Ark Academy have relatives and friends who work at Wembley stadium, usually on low wages. The student Social Action team felt this was an inequality that needed addressing and identified the London living wage as a realistic target to press the FA to pay.
Students from seven different schools took part in a project delivered by Football Beyond Borders (FBB), using the story of Raheem Sterling to introduce young people to assets, platforms, community, inequality and change.
A group of students at Hendon School sold cakes they had made in order to raise money for the WE Schools programme, providing clean water for communities without access.
Students at The Vale School, a special school in Haringey, identified homelessness as a topic that they wanted to learn more about and see how they could support people experiencing homelessness in their community.