We bring golf into the school hall, then out to the course.

What we do

Golf is a hard sport to start. We remove every reason not to.

Cost, kit, transport, dress code, not knowing anyone who plays — for most families in our area, that's the end of it before it starts. So we bring the sport to where the children already are.

We work in mainstream and SEN schools, community centres and holiday provision, using equipment designed for indoor spaces. No child needs to own a club, and no child is turned away for what they're wearing.

Golf teaches discipline, patience and honesty better than almost any sport we know — you call your own penalties. Each of our six weeks is built around one of those qualities.

What's included

Everything arrives with us

• All equipment — clubs, balls, mats, nets and targets built for indoor spaces
• A free Apeiron Academy polo shirt for every participant
• Two qualified coaches at every session
• Delivery in school halls, sports halls, playgrounds or on the field
• Twelve-week Player Development course for secondary schools
• A route on to Bootle Golf Course and a nine-hole competition

Secondary schools

Player Development: twelve weeks, and they leave as golfers

An introduction to golf for secondary-age students, taking a group from a school hall to a real driving range and a real scorecard.

1. Weeks 1–6 — in schoolFundamentals and life skills, indoors, with all equipment provided.
2. Weeks 7–12 — on the rangeThe same group moves to Bootle Golf Course and trains with PGA coach Daniel Croft.
3. Nine holesPlayers finish on a real course, in a real competition, with a scorecard they fill in themselves.
4. Junior membershipFamilies who want to carry on are pointed to junior membership and our Sunday sessions.

Costed per group. What a school pays depends on group size, year group and whatever funding is in place — some of our work is funded so schools pay nothing at all. Tell us what you have and we'll build it around it.

Safeguarding

What schools ask us first

Both of our coaches are certified community golf instructors and hold enhanced DBS clearance. There are two coaches on every session, and we work to the school's own safeguarding procedures while we're on site.

Risk assessments, insurance certificates and DBS confirmation are available before any booking. We don't photograph children without written consent from a parent or guardian.

• Certified community golf instructors
• Enhanced DBS checked
• Public liability insurance
• Safeguarding policy and named lead

Who we work with

Schools, clubs and community organisations

• Everton in the Community
• Bank View SEN School
• Wade Deacon High School, Widnes
• Unite Sport & Leisure holiday provision
• Bootle Golf Course
• Sean's Place

Read how a six-week programme actually runs →

Outside school

Junior Academy, Sunday mornings

Open to any young player, no school booking needed. Six-week blocks at Bootle Golf Course, coached on the range, with two groups each Sunday at 9am and 11am.

• Six-week blocks, Sundays at 9am and 11am
• Two coached groups, currently at Bootle Golf Course
• Equipment and a polo shirt provided
• Open to any young player, no school booking needed

Bootle Golf Course, The Clubhouse, Dunningsbridge Road, Bootle L30 2PP
Parents can book a place here →

Funding

What support pays for

We are a not-for-profit. Every pound raised goes back into sessions, and the asset lock means it cannot go anywhere else.

• Equipment — cut-down clubs, balls, mats, nets and targets built for indoor spaces
• Kit — a polo shirt for every participant, so dress code never ends a child's involvement
• Coaching hours — two qualified coaches on every session
• Facility hire — hall and range time, and the cost of getting groups to the course
• Free places — funded blocks for schools and groups who cannot pay

We report on numbers reached, schools worked with and progression to the course, and can provide safeguarding policies, insurance and references before any agreement.