On Tuesday (15th March), the young midfielder met some of Wolves Foundation’s BTEC Football & Education Academy students, run in partnership with the college. Wolves Foundation provide a range of bespoke enrichment opportunities aimed to enhance their college programme.
Cundle, 19, held a Q&A session with the group of around 50 students, chatting about Wolves and his career so far and signing autographs for the teenagers.
He also presented the course’s ‘Student of the Month’ Mustafa Hussain with two tickets to the upcoming home game against Aston Villa.
“I enjoyed speaking to them today”, said Cundle. “They’re all a similar age to me, only a year or so below, so speaking to them and telling them my experiences was good.”
2022 has been a breakthrough year for Cundle. The Wolves Academy graduate made his Premier League debut as a substitute in January, before receiving his first league start in the 2-0 victory at Tottenham last month.
He added: “They have the same kind of aspirations as I had. I think telling them about where I started and how I got where I am is important.
“If it’s helping them at the end of the day, that’s the most important thing.”
Player appearances are just one of the enrichment opportunities available within the Foundation’s BTEC course.
In the 2021/22 season students have so far visited the Molineux for stadium tours and workshops, as well as receiving a training experience at the club’s Compton Park Training Ground.
These unique enrichment activities come on top of weekly sessions with Wolves Foundation coaches and competing in the EFL CEFA league with teams from other professional clubs, alongside their studies on the BTEC Level 2 or 3 Sport course.
Senior education officer for Post 16 education, Brad Moore, said: “We really pride ourselves in being able to offer these enrichment opportunities to the Wolves students.
“And to have a player appearance on top of that was fantastic, so we’re really pleased Luke Cundle could come along.
“While we’ve had a few instances of virtual player engagement, this has been our first face-to-face player visit for over a year due to Covid. It was brilliant to get that buzz with the students.
“Because of his age and background Luke is very relatable for them, so it’s good for our BTEC students to have someone to look up to like that.”
Free taster sessions for the BTEC Football & Education Academy will be taking place on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th April. You can sign up and book your place here.
For more information on the course, please head to the City of Wolverhampton College website.
