Paralympic gold medallist launches sports course at Shropshire college

Danielle Brown MBE did the honours for North Shropshire College, as she helped launch the men and women's multi-sport scholarships, which will be based at the college's Walford campus from September.

The women's scholarship will include a BTEC Level 3 sport qualification with multi-sport pathways – rugby, football and netball.

The programme will be supported by Worcester Valkyries, Wolves FC and Wolves Community Trust and England Netball, and championed by the double Paralympic gold medallist for archery Danielle, who is the official ambassador of the scholarship.

While the men's scholarship will run similarly with the BTEC Sport qualification, and will feature pathways of rugby and football. It will also be supported by Wolves FC and Wolves Community Trust.

Staff at the college said they were "thrilled" to welcome Danielle to the college this week, to launch the courses.

Karen Roberts, assistant principal of NSC, said: "The scholarships are perfect for students with a passion for sport who see their future career in coaching and sports development.

"Both scholarships have fantastic support and put the student right at the heart, allowing them the choice of sport pathway and a range of enrichment activities supported by partner agencies."

Laura Nicholls, senior manager for Wolves Community Trust, said: "We are excited to be supporting North Shropshire College with their new sport scholarship. We look forward to working alongside the college to add real value to the programme and offer the young people involved a unique education within this sector."

Mrs Roberts also confirmed the college is looking to offer two funded accommodation places for the year – one for each of the scholarship programmes.

To find out more about the scholarships, funded accommodation places or the forthcoming open events, contact the admissions team on (01691) 6880800 or by emailing admissions@nsc.ac.uk