Football

Launch your journey towards a career in football with our programmes run in partnership with Oxford City Football Club, Banbury United Football Club and Reading Football Club. 

Pursue a career in football with a college study programme that mixes playing and training with coaching and learning. Our programmes run in partnership with Ignite Sport UK from Oxford City Football Club at City of Oxford College, in partnership with Banbury United Football Club at Banbury and Bicester College, and with Reading Football Club at Reading College.

Through our football programmes, you will improve your knowledge in a range of sports science topics whilst also developing your coaching and playing skills and training techniques, allowing you to work effectively within the sport.

Our learners follow their ambitions of a career in football with programmes that develop talented players, while providing full-time education. Our programmes can lead to careers in:

• coaching and development
• professional or semi-professional sportsperson
• sports consultancy
• sports media and journalism

Qualifications and programmes available

We offer football programmes from Level 1 (equivalent to GCSEs grades 3-1/D-F) to level 3 (equivalent to three A-levels). 

Banbury and Bicester College

• Football Academy Levels 1 and 2 in partnership with Banbury United FC

City of Oxford College

• Football Academy Level 2 in partnership with Oxford City FC
• Football Academy Level 3 in partnership with Oxford City FC

Reading College

• Football Academy Level 2 in partnership with Reading FC
• Football Academy Level 3 in partnership with Reading FC

Facilities

Enjoy a combination of classroom based study and onsite training with our partners. These programme are run in partnership with Ignite Sport UK from Oxford City Football Club at City of Oxford College, with Reading Football Club at Reading College, and with Banbury United Football Club at Banbury and Bicester College. 

Career pathways

A career pathway is a plan, with clear, practical steps you can take to achieve the career of your dreams. This will help equip you with the skills, attributes and knowledge that future employers want, giving you a greater chance of success.

Our career pathway maps will show you the best routes through college, higher education and employment and into the most popular industry sectors.

Industry partnerships

We work in partnership with Oxford City Football Club, Banbury United Football Club, Reading FC Community Trust and Ignite Sport. These partnerships mean that as a student you'll get to use the facilities at the clubs stadiums and even have the opportunity to play football there!