City College Plymouth Join Plymouth Albion as Official Performance Partner
Plymouth Albion is delighted to welcome City College Plymouth as our Official Performance Partner for the 2025/26 season, strengthening the connection between elite sport, education and community development.
Since joining the club this year, supporters will have already noticed the City College Plymouth logo appearing across Brickfields and beyond. Their branding features on players’ water bottles, the matchday medical team’s hi-vis tops, and pitchside through a ground board in front of the Brunel Stand, highlighting a partnership that plays a vital role behind the scenes as well as on matchdays.
Supporting Performance On and Off the Pitch
Innovative and at the forefront of professional education and training, City College Plymouth is the learning destination of choice and the anchor institution for skills in the city. The College works closely with its strategic partners to enrich the community through knowledge, experience and skills.
The College offers hundreds of courses, ranging from entry to degree-level, all delivered by industry-experienced lecturers and combining hands-on learning with nationally recognised qualifications and industry standard, cutting-edge facilities.
Through its core values – respect, ownership and integrity – the College promotes excellence in both academic and vocational achievements with a strong focus on health and wellbeing.
“We couldn’t be happier to be an Official Performance Partner with Plymouth Albion – our two organisations share a long history and many common goals, and as Albion’s positive impact on the community and the sports culture in our city continues to grow, City College Plymouth is immensely proud to support them and their ambitions for the future. We look forward to deepening our already very strong partnership with Albion and collaborating further to share expert knowledge and boost education, health and wellbeing across the rugby community and beyond.”
– Pauline Hands, Executive of Strategic Communications & Stakeholders
A Shared Commitment to Community and Inclusion
City College Plymouth’s values align strongly with Plymouth Albion’s vision for growth, inclusion and opportunity.
The college has signed both the AoC Mental Health Charter and the AoC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Charter, demonstrating a clear commitment to wellbeing, accessibility and creating environments where everyone can belong and succeed.
With more than 4,000 full-time students, 8,000 part-time learners, and over 1,500 apprentices, City College Plymouth continues to play a key role in developing the future workforce of the region.
“We’re extremely proud to welcome City College Plymouth as our Official Performance Partner. Their commitment to education, development and community impact mirrors our own ambitions as a club. Having their support across key areas of our matchday and performance environment is hugely valuable, and we’re excited to grow this partnership moving forward.”
– James Greenacre, Commercial Director, Plymouth Albion
As Plymouth Albion continues to build for the future, partnerships like this highlight the powerful connection between sport and education – creating pathways that inspire the next generation both on and off the field.
If your organisation would like to join our sponsor and partner community, please contact the commercial team at commercial@plymouthalbion.com.
