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League Football Education LFE was established in 2004 by the EFL and the PFA to deliver the Apprenticeship Programme to 16 to

24/02/2026

๐Ÿ† ๐—š๐—ข๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—› | ๐—๐—”๐—ก๐—จ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ†

The winner of LFEโ€™s Goal of the Month competition for January is Crewe Alexandraโ€™s Lucas Swann.

Lucasโ€™ emphatic strike versus Hull City gained 50% of the votes.

Congratulations, Lucas ๐Ÿ‘

18/02/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿšจ

The latest edition of magazine was recently released.

Inside issue 51โ€ฆ

โ€ข Cambridge United apprentice Samuel Okolie details his remarkable rise to the international stage

โ€ข Conor Manderson reflects on his journey from Portsmouth apprentice to Brighton goalkeeper coach

โ€ข Attendees of LFEโ€™s Global Showcase Tour share their experiences

Plus, all the usual features!

๐Ÿ“– To read, simply head to the โ€˜Touchline & Downloadsโ€™ section of our website at www.lfe.org.uk

โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿš€ LFEโ€™s Goal of the Month competition is back with seven of the best strikes from across the academy leagues in Januar...
16/02/2026

โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿš€ LFEโ€™s Goal of the Month competition is back with seven of the best strikes from across the academy leagues in January.

Vote for your favourite via the link below ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”— https://www.lfe.org.uk/goal-of-the-month/january-2026/

๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐— ๐—ก๐—œ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—ฌ #๐Ÿฒ This week is , and to celebrate, weโ€™re shining a light on some of our apprentices, b...
13/02/2026

๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐— ๐—ก๐—œ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—ฌ #๐Ÿฒ

This week is , and to celebrate, weโ€™re shining a light on some of our apprentices, both past and present.

In the latest edition of our case study series, the spotlight is on Stoke City Academy graduate Lewis Walker.

The former Potters midfielder discusses his experience of LFEโ€™s Apprenticeship Programme, highlights the transferable skills he honed during his time in the academy system, and goes into detail about his new career in quantity surveying.

๐Ÿ“– To read, simply head to the homepage of our website: www.lfe.org.uk

12/02/2026

๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž

This week is , and to celebrate, weโ€™re shining a light on those involved in delivering the LFE Apprenticeship Programme.

Notts County have made a conscious effort this season to expose their apprentices to as many different off-the-pitch experiences as possible in order to broaden their future prospects.

โœ‚๏ธ Following on from their construction-based work experience day at Nottingham College in December, the Magpiesโ€™ apprentices returned in January to try their hand at barbering.

11/02/2026

๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž

This week is , and to celebrate , weโ€™re shining a light on some of our current and former apprentices.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ In this clip, first-year Rotherham United apprentice Morgan Clarke opens up about his first few months on the LFE Apprenticeship Programme.

11/02/2026

๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž

This week is , and to celebrate , weโ€™re shining a light on some of our current and former apprentices.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Listen to Cambridge United second-year apprentice Samuel Okolie explain how his experiences on the LFE Apprenticeship Programme have helped him build his confidence.

๐Ÿ“– Okolie is the cover star of the latest edition of . You can read our full feature with him by heading to the link in our bio.

11/02/2026

๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž

This week is , and to celebrate , weโ€™re shining a light on some of our current and former apprentices.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Listen to Stoke City Academy graduate Nathan Lowe explain why heโ€™s continuing his education alongside his professional career, and why he believes further education is crucial to both his performance and his identity.

10/02/2026

๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž

This week is , and to celebrate , we are shining a light on those working within our clubs who help deliver the LFE Apprenticeship Programme.

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธBirmingham City have commemorated those affected by the Holocaust over the past three years by inviting families of survivors to speak to their apprentices.

This year they learned the story of Kitty Hart-Moxon. Kitty survived 18 months of imprisonment at Aucshwitz and, after the war, settled in Birmingham.

Kittyโ€™s son, Peter, and his wife, Moira, shared Kittyโ€™s incredible story with the Blues youngsters.

๐ŸŽฅ Video courtesy of

10/02/2026

๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž

This week is , and to celebrate , we are shining a light on those working within our clubs who help deliver the LFE Apprenticeship Programme.

In this clip, Michael Deaville, Head of Player Care at Rotherham United Academy, explains his approach to player care.

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๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Today marks the beginning of this yearโ€™s National Apprenticeship Week.LFE has been s...
09/02/2026

๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Today marks the beginning of this yearโ€™s National Apprenticeship Week.

LFE has been supporting apprenticeship delivery in football clubs for over 20 years, providing thousands of apprentices with the skills and development to have a successful and fulfilling future. The week-long celebration showcases and celebrates how apprenticeships can provide .

๐Ÿ’ฌ DAYTime to Talk Day is the perfect opportunity to start a conversation about mental health.Talking about mental heal...
05/02/2026

๐Ÿ’ฌ DAY

Time to Talk Day is the perfect opportunity to start a conversation about mental health.

Talking about mental health isnโ€™t always easy, and sometimes itโ€™s harder to say how you really feel, but a conversation has the power to change lives.

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