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More Than Just a Game is an exciting education programme offered to schools as part of a “day trip” to Ipswich Town Football Club. Targeted at Key Stage 2 and 3, the programme offers fun and challenging activities based around literacy, numeracy and science – showing pupils that what goes at Portman Road really is “More than Just a Game.”

More than Just a Game offers schools the chance to visit a professional football club, getting behind the scenes of a unique business. The programme has been professionally developed by qualified and experienced teachers and offers schools a menu of activities from which to select three core sessions. The activities, based around literacy, numeracy and science, combine fun, practical activities with computer based challenges within the IT Learning Zone.
Click here to see our menu of classroom activities.
The programme is delivered by our experienced Education Officers, allowing the class teacher a unique opportunity to “step back” and access their pupils.
The programme begins at 10am and finishes at 2.30pm. Pupils are required to bring a packed lunch and drink.
As with all our Education Programmes, teachers are more than welcome to visit the stadium prior to their visit to discuss the programme and activities that their pupils will undertake. However, this is not a requirement as all education activities are led by our experienced and well qualified team of teachers and Education Officers. A Suffolk County Council Risk Assessment for the Education Day time Activities is available for download from this website.
Click here to view Risk Assessment section of the website.
More than Just a Game is offered at a cost of £6 per pupil, with a minimum group size of 30.
Groups of less than 30 are advised to join up with other small groups or to pay the minimum group fee of £180.
The Ipswich Town Community Trust is happy to put “small schools” in touch with other interested groups that would like to “session share” – although obviously this is not always possible.
More than Just a Game is delivered at the IT Learning Zone, within Ipswich Town Football Club. Upon arrival schools are asked to report to the main gate, on Constantine Road.
Click here to download a map and directions to Ipswich Town Football Club