Streetspeak is a community based outreach project that uses football to involve and support groups of young people in their literacy work, leading to an increase in their self-esteem.

Funded by the Football Foundation, Arts Council and National Football Museum, Streetspeak is a three-year project (2008-11), in which participants are involved in a programme of performance poetry workshops producing new pieces of poetry (including poems, chants, texts, slang) with a football theme. It will culminate in an exhibition at the National Football Museum in the third year, with performances of newly commissioned work by poets and community participants. At least 800 young people will take part in the project over three years.

Ten poets, including Paul Cookson - Poet in Residence at the National Football Museum - are delivering the sessions. PfS pupils worked with Liverpool poet Terry Caffrey; an initial session took place at the PfS centre in January with a further 2 follow-up sessions back at school.