STUDENTS from West Craven High School were rewarded with a visit from Burnley Football Club defender Charlie Taylor.

The students at the Barnoldswick school have taken part in the club's Community’s Premier League Enterprise and Achieving Moor programmes.

Charlie’s visit was part of an event to celebrate the students’ success on both programmes.

It was also an acknowledgement of the growing partnership between Burnley FC in the Community and West Craven, which has seen the community enterprise deploy a full-time Behaviour Mentor/HLTA into the high school to support and inspire students on a one-to-one basis.

Charlie took part in a question and answer session with students, before going head-to-head with them in a guess who-style game of ‘teammates’.

Members of the Clarets’ first team were described by Burnley FC In the Community staff and Charlie was tasked with being the first to answer ahead of the West Craven students, testing his knowledge and how well he really knows his teammates!

After posing for a group photo, Charlie then visited a class of students that are currently engaging with the PL Enterprise and Achieving Moor programmes with Burnley FC’s official charity.

The left-back spoke to pupils about the work they were completing in class and even had a go at completing some tasks in the PL Enterprise booklet himself.

Jack Ormesher, Burnley FC in the Community’s Premier League Enterprise Co-ordinator, said: “We very much appreciate the support and engagement from the players. It was clear to see Charlie gave the students an afternoon to remember by helping them celebrate their efforts on both our Premier League Enterprise and Achieving Moor programmes.”

PL Enterprise is a free, flexible, interactive course that engages, inspires and unlocks learners’ potential, introduces learners to business and entrepreneurship and helps them develop essential enterprise and employability skills using the power of football.

Burnley FC in the Community’s Achieving Moor Interventions programme aims to build pupils’ confidence and self-esteem and give them a more positive outlook towards school, while encouraging them to be more willing to engage and raising their aspirations.