DFY

Who we are

DFY is the charity of the sports agency International Sports Consulting.

Our mission was born out of a desire to level the playing field for the next generation. Our strategy is to engage with disaffected or disenfranchised kids who don't have access to the springboards that give others a head start in life, and help equip them with the mental skills to realise their full potential.

Our Reach: Nationwide coverage with work in London schools, engaging thousands of children weekly through sports and mentorship programs.

Why It Matters:

• Overcome barriers to sports and education.

• Reduce health inequality 

• Foster resilience, teamwork, and confidence help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.

• Bring people together to build stronger, healthier communities.

Visit us here: https://www.dfy.org.uk/

Our culture and values

Our Values

Our role models engage with the pupils on our programme by demonstrating how they have made it to the top of their own field. They identified the values they have had to live by to get there and motivate the kids to find instances in their own life where they can utilise these. Values such as dedication, sacrifice, teamwork and ambition. As well as educational and mentoring sessions in the classroom we head outside and use sport as a conduit to show how the values the pupils have learnt play out in reality.

We believe the values learned through the DFY programme are transferable to all areas of their life.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Diversity matters to us

We’re especially keen to hear from people whose backgrounds reflect the communities we serve—including people of colour, women, those with disabilities, and individuals with lived experience of socio-economic disadvantage.

That said, this isn’t an exclusive requirement. We welcome all applicants who believe in our mission and want to contribute meaningfully. Our goal is to build a board that’s balanced, representative, and full of fresh ideas.