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The Army Foundation College Cross Country team compete in the UK North Cross Country league against every other unit in a region stretching from York to Inverness and Hull to Blackpool.
There are 6 races from October to March each of them over a 10km course offering sand dunes, mud, hills, mud, river crossings, mud, forests, mud, open fell, mud and mud. Teams must compete in at least 4 of the 6 races with the best results counting toward the league.
The team from the Army Foundation College consists of college permanent staff and those Junior Soldiers who selected Cross Country for their DofE award Sport.
The current cohort of Junior Soldiers have been training with Pearson TQ Sports and Skills delivery staff for a month and during that time have competed in their final 2 races of the league. In that short period of time they have consolidated their position as the number one team in the league and recently collected 3 trophies at the UK North XC league championship presentation in York - under 23 female league champion, under 23 male league champion and under 23 male team champions. Barry McGuire from Pearson TQ AFC Sports staff, and DofE cross country team coach, also won the UK North male veterans championship for the second year running.
The future for cross country at the Army Foundation College is bright and, with the Pearson TQ delivery on the new DofE sport and skills package providing consistency and continuity, the rich vein of success looks set to continue for the new season starting later in the year.
Last week, Pearson TQ was invited to a graduation ceremony held for our first cohort of Level 5 Operations/Departmental Manager apprentices from UK Power Networks (UKPN). The learners have worked exceptionally hard for the past 2.5 years to achieve their qualifications, many alongside very busy roles in senior management.
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Pearson TQ is delighted and very honoured to announce that we have been shortlisted at this year’s Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Partner Awards for the Outstanding Training Provider of the Year 2022 Award.
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On Wednesday 7 July 2021 Pearson TQ supported the college hosting the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore.
Sir Tom is Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College; the college created the ‘Captain Sir Tom Moore Walk’. This is the path Junior Soldiers will tread as they graduate from the Army Foundation College.
Sir Tom’s daughter, Hannah, chatted at length about her father’s legacy after he passed and how proud he was to be a part of the college.
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