Exciting away trip for sports students

Ten sport students are in Portugal for a three week work placement at a football club.

The group are working at Clube Desportivo da Cova da Piedade in Almada, near Lisbon, assisting in monitoring the planning of activities, implementing the club's sports plan and organising football competitions.

The students will be overseen by sport coaches and divided into different age categories of the football club, working from 5.30pm to 10.30pm from Monday to Friday.

The lucky ten are: Adam Hall; Amber Denton; Chloe Riding; Darren Waites; Declan Ward; Ella Howe; Katie Smith; Sadie Fisher; Sam Dawson; Sydney Cassidy.

They have been joined by tutors Jack Warren and Naomi Morrison are also enjoying some sightseeing, having already visited the Praça do Comércio plaza, the Rio Tejo river and the famous Time Out Market in Lisbon.

Their visit is being captured through Padlet for friends and tutors to follow.

Located on the Atlantic coast, Lisbon is the westernmost capital of continental Europe and the cultural, educational, business and tourist centre of Portugal.

Like Rome, Lisbon spreads over seven hills and is divided into two parts by the Rio Tejo. The bridges ‘Ponte 25 de Abril’ and ‘Vasco da Gama’ connect two coasts.

Almada is a city and a municipality located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge.

The trip, funded via the Government’s Turing Scheme which enables students to access international opportunities in education and training, follows an earlier three week visit to Salerno in Italy by art and design and catering and hospitality students in March.