Grant #252875 to The Legacy Asset Network
DOTTEDLINE data workshop
Pending
Grant #252875
Submitted by Aji Thompson
Jun 6, 2025
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Overview
Dottedline is the educational and community engagement platform. We are planning a three one-day Football x Data Learning workshop in Barking & Dagenham that introduces young people to the full process of working with data—beginning with collecting football-related data on the pitch, and progressing through cleaning, interpreting, and visualising this data using modern digital tools.
We are requesting £800 in funding to support the delivery of this session, which includes equipment (two cameras, tripod), pitch hire, facilitator fees, venue hire, and workshop materials. This initiative will directly benefit Barking & Dagenham residents by providing access to foundational data skills—made engaging and relatable through the lens of football.
Football has long been a universal language that connects people across age, background, and experience. By linking football with digital learning, we create an entry point for individuals who might not otherwise explore data, coding, or analytics. This session will allow participants to grasp the meaning of data in everyday life, while building skills that support creativity, confidence, and future employment. The Football x Data program will make learning interactive, accessible, and community-powered.
Alignment with the Legacy Asset Fund’s Values
Accessible Participation Opportunities
The Football x Data Learning workshop is designed with accessibility and inclusion at its core. Open to all Barking & Dagenham young people, regardless of prior experience, the session invites people to learn by doing—beginning with observing football activity and using that real-world action to collect data via cameras.
Participants will then be supported in organising, cleaning, and transforming this data, before producing simple visualisations and insights. We provide all tools and materials necessary, ensuring no financial or technical barrier stands in the way of participation. The goal is to build comfort and curiosity around data—especially among individuals from creative or non-technical backgrounds.
By providing this opportunity at no cost to participants and keeping the tone of the session culturally relevant and practical, we offer a clear, inclusive pathway into tech and digital understanding.
Strengthening Community Connections
This project is more than a workshop—it’s a collaboration rooted in football culture. By starting the day with a live pitch session for data collection, the program invites residents to come together around a shared passion. From there, the group transitions into a hands-on workshop where they explore how that football activity translates into usable data.
In doing so, we connect players, tech-curious youth, community educators, and creatives in one unified experience. This allows football culture to serve as a bridge to deeper learning, media fluency, and data literacy. Participants will engage with each other, share interpretations, and leave with skills that are both useful and empowering.
The program also builds stronger ties between Dottedline, local sports organisations, and community groups—strengthening Barking & Dagenham’s identity as a place where culture, education, and sport come together to shape the future.
Upskilling and Development
Participants will be guided through the key stages of the data lifecycle:
- Ideation – Understanding what data is, and how it applies to football
- Collection – Capturing meaningful football data using digital cameras
- Cleaning and Organising – Sorting data into usable formats
- Transformation and Visualisation – Turning data into charts or visuals
- Interpretation – Understanding what the data tells us, and why it matters
By combining a playful, physical starting point (football) with structured, creative analysis, we empower residents to see data as something they can understand, use, and apply. Whether participants are future analysts, artists, community storytellers or simply curious locals, the session offers transferable skills that will serve them well.
Event Details
The Football x Data Learning Program will feature the following components:
- Pitch-Based Data Collection
A guided football session where participants will collect visual and numeric data using cameras and observation frameworks, supported by trained facilitators. - Interactive Data Workshop
In a nearby venue, residents will work together to clean and transform the collected data. They will use visual templates and beginner-friendly tools to process the data into usable formats. - Data Storytelling & Interpretation Session
Participants will learn how to turn numbers into narratives—exploring how data reveals movement, impact, and patterns in the game and in community life. - Peer Presentation and Reflection
A closing space for participants to share insights, learn from each other, and reflect on how these new skills might apply in their creative or professional journeys.
Budget Breakdown
We are requesting £800 to cover the following costs:
- Data Collection Equipment – £360
- Two digital cameras (£140 x2) = £280
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- Tripod = £40
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- Memory cards, spare batteries, and camera accessories = £40
- Pitch Hire – £100
A local football pitch for the data collection session. - Facilitator Fees – £200
- Lead Facilitator (Data Instructor) = £125
- Assistant/Creative Tech Support = £75
- Venue Hire – £80
A local community venue for the workshop and presentation portion of the program. - Materials & Refreshments – £60
- Printed guides and worksheets = £30
- Light refreshments for participants and facilitators = £30
Long-Term Community Impact
This learning experience will leave a lasting imprint by:
- Providing accessible digital upskilling for Barking & Dagenham residents
- Introducing the next generation to data as a creative and empowering tool
- Connecting football with technology in a meaningful, community-first way
- Building local confidence and pride in the area’s growing culture of innovation and inclusion
- Develop data skills in the borough for the next generation.
Commitment to the Legacy Asset Network
Dottedline is fully aligned with the Legacy Asset Network’s goals. Through this program, we will:
- Use the Legacy Asset Fund to directly support accessible, culturally relevant participation in tech and digital learning
- Strengthen collaboration between football groups, creatives, and educational facilitators in Barking & Dagenham
- Foster long-term appreciation for how sport, creativity, and data can intersect to build a stronger, more inclusive community
The Football x Data Learning Program is a first step in making data approachable, visual, and valuable—rooted in a culture that local people already love and understand.
£800.00 GBP
Total amount £800.00 GBP
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The Legacy Asset Fund Expense Policies
Expenses will be covered for costs which support and progress accessible participation opportunities for all members of the collective. For example, and not exhaustively, these include payment for:
Accessing space - Support for booking/accessing conducive and appropriate space to host and deliver accessible participation activities, workshops and sessions that create value for and in the community.- Equipment - Support for equipment upkeep and maintenance such as but not limited to software & hardware updates to increase the capacity to support accessibility and participation.
- Continued development - Support to meet training and upskilling needs necessary to maintain accessible offers of participation in Barking & Dagenham.
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£2,241.90 GBPFiscal Host:
The Social Change Nest