Sports enthusiasts from Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Manchester have been gaining vital leadership skills by delivering an extra-curricular football club for their peers.
Twelve pupils, known as Pupil Activators, have successfully organised a football enrichment club for all year groups in the school, with sessions, activities and matches all run by the girls.
The Activators’ goal is to maximise young girls’ participation in all sports, not just football, and inspire them to continue with physical recreation after school.
Launching the club was a result of the school’s involvement with Barclays Game On, a programme developed by the Youth Sport Trust in partnership with England Football. Inspired by the successes of the Lionesses in the European Championships last year, the nationwide initiative aims to increase participation in sport and help young people to develop new transferable skills.
Through a series of workshops, the school’s team of Activators participated in training to enhance their delivery skills. Pupils’ newfound skills will not only help the football club to gain traction, but to develop young female leaders of the future.