HITZ is Premiership Rugby's award-winning education and employability programme which works with over 2,000 14-18 year olds across England every year.

HITZ uses rugby's core values of teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship to support and develop young people not in education, training or employment (NEET).

Our core offer, the HITZ Learning Academy, offers a relaxed environment targeted at 16-18 year olds to improve their functional maths and English, develop valuable life skills and gain important qualifications alongside experience from work placements and employer-led sessions.

The programme also offers essential enrichment and sporting activities which supports the development of the whole individual through not only improving their mental but physical wellbeing as well.

Over 80% of participants in the HITZ programme regularly report an increase in resilience, self-confidence and aspiration as a result of their involvement, and over 75% go on to achieve a positive progression into further education, training or employment.

HITZ is funded by long term partners Land Rover and Wooden Spoon.