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The Rangers Charity Foundation is delighted to publish the 2026 report for our Diversity Wins programme.

This season, Diversity Wins engaged 702 Primary 6 and 7 pupils across 40 classes in 24 schools, continuing the Foundation’s commitment to promoting inclusion, challenging discrimination and helping young people prepare for future employment opportunities.

Diversity Wins is delivered in partnership with Glasgow City Council as part of its Towards Better Futures initiative and supports the Rangers Charity Foundation’s wider commitment to diversity and inclusion. The programme provides interactive workshops which encourage pupils to explore discrimination, prejudice and stereotyping while also developing employability awareness and key meta-skills.

This year’s findings demonstrate the continued impact of the programme within schools and communities.

Following participation, 85% of pupils reported a good or excellent understanding of discrimination and prejudice, including how discriminatory behaviour can affect others and ways they can help challenge it. Young people also explored the wide range of employment opportunities connected to football and beyond, with 85% gaining a good or excellent understanding of job roles available at a football club.

Throughout the workshops, pupils reflected on their own strengths and future ambitions while identifying the meta-skills needed to succeed in different careers. Creativity, communication and focusing emerged among the most commonly identified strengths.

Feedback from pupils highlighted the powerful impact of the sessions.

One young person said:

“Be the bigger person. Think before you speak and don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Another shared:

“I have learned meta skills and that Rangers Football Club jobs aren’t just about football.”

Teachers also praised the programme, with 95% rating the course’s ability to communicate key messages to young people as good or excellent and 94% describing programme content around discrimination as good or excellent.

One teacher commented:

“The topic of discrimination was discussed in a respectful and thought-provoking way, encouraging the children to consider the way they treat others and what discrimination really means.”

Another added:

“The content around employability was very engaging and realistic for pupils as this related to real life situations and they could see the purpose.”

The workshops are designed to break down barriers between young people from different backgrounds, promote anti-bullying, encourage respectful discussion and equip pupils with skills and confidence for the future.

To download our full 2026 Diversity Wins programme report, please click HERE