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U9-U18 Squad Photos - Saturday 10th November

Hi All, 

Please may all parents and players be aware that the 2018/19 squad photos will be taking place on Saturday 10th November. Each age group will have an allotted time which all players should attend, as you can see below. 

U9 - 11:00

U10 - 13:15

U11 - 11:15

U12 - 13:30

U13 - 11:30

U14 - 13:45

U16 - 10:15

U18 - 10:00

As we are running on a tight schedule, please ensure you arrive at the training ground before your time slot. Players who don’t at...

Parents Room Cafe

We are pleased to confirm that the parents room cafe will now be open 5:00-7:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays in line with our Pre-Academy programme.

This is in addition to its usual opening hours and will not effect opening hours on weekends. 

Many Thanks,

BCFC Academy 

U14 & U16 Safeguarding Workshops

We have some upcoming safeguarding workshops within the Academy. The content will be around a very topical form of abuse, child sexual exploitation. The workshop aims to provide children with the necessary skills to identify potential risks and also the knowledge of how to keep themselves, siblings and peers safe in varied environments.

The topic areas and dates are as follows:

Tuesday 27th November – Healthy Relationships
Tuesday 4th December – Child Sexual Exploitation and Groo...

Week 20 Player Reviews (U9-U16)

FAO:- ALL U9 - U16 PARENTS (INC. GKs)

The Week 20 Player Reviews will be taking place as follows:-

2018/19 PFA Independent Youth Advisory Booklet & PFA Safety Net

All Players/Parents,

Please be aware that the PFA Independent Youth Advisory Service have recently updated their Service Booklet.

Please click the link below to read the updated Service Booklet:

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You can access more information on the service by following the link below:

https://www.thepfa.com/players/academy-players-and-parents 

The PFA Safety Net Online platform can be accessed 24/7 and utilised by...

WhatsApp Consent Reminder

All U12-U16 Parents/Guardians,

This is a reminder to complete the WhatsApp Parental Consent Survey that was sent out on 13th July 2018.

The survey must be completed by Monday 8th October 2018. Please see below the link you must use to complete this if you have not already done so.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VVVDFM6

It is imperative that you complete the survey by the above date to ensure your son can be included in any BCFC WhatsApp communication.

The updated What...

EFL Forms Required for Day Release | U12-U16 Players & Parents

All U12-U16 Players & Parents,

The EFL have requested that we need to complete a form for all our players that come into the Club on day release.

This needs to be signed by the player & one of their parental guardians. The below table details when we will require all U12-U16 players & one parent to sign the relevant forms.

We will set this up in the Classrooms on each of the below dates & times.

U11 Parents Meeting

Hi all, 

Please may all U11 parents attend a parents meeting this Saturday at 9:00am in the classrooms. 

Many thanks, 

BCFC Academy

Schoolboy Transport to WBA

Hello all,

Unfortunately there will be no transport for the schoolboys games v West Bromwich Albion on Sunday 2nd September.

I apologise for any inconvenience.

Kind Regards,

Dan Ferrar
Birmingham City Academy 

Birmingham City Vs Grimsby Town Fixtures | Parking Information

All U9-U14 Parents,

Please note that there will be no parking on site at the Trillion Trophy Training Centre tomorrow for the schoolboy fixtures Vs Grimsby Town.

Parents can drop players off at the Training Ground but must then park elsewhere. Parents are also not permitted to park on Redhill Road or the local Golf Centre.

Some parking will be available at The Haze Playing Fields, Birmingham, B31 3QG to help (it is accessible via the A441 & we will have stewards here to help di...