Cricket in Education Centre Lancashire County Cricket Club  and Trafford MBC (School Improvement Service) worked in partnership on a bid to the New Opportunities Fund for Out of Hours Learning.  This refers to activities that take place out of normal school hours.  Funding was gained for three years to support this initiative.  The schools involved in this are: Highfield Primary School St. Hugh of Lincoln R.C. Primary School Cherry Manor Primary School Gorse Hill Primary School Manor High School A Centre has now been set up at Lancashire County Cricket Club with a Cricket Centre Manager, Glyn McGuire.  Initially the Centre will be opening two nights a week.  It is hoped to extend this. Linked to this initiative is another successful bid between the Club and Trafford MBC (School Improvement Service). This was “Partners in Study Support” which aims to better prepare the pupils for their study support activity – through the use of interactive cricket games beforehand.  Lancashire County Cricket Club roadshow runs these activities with the Study Support Centre Manager in the school prior to their study support sessions. The main aim of the study support programme is to develop young people’s teamworking skills and raise standards of Literacy, Numeracy and ICT.  Activities will focus on cricket as a learning tool to do this.  The programme will also include some practical skills. The Government views study support as a main strand in its current focus of raising standards and social inclusion. http://www.cricketined.fslife.co.uk