Highfields School
Issue 30: 7 May 2020
Newsletter Highfields School enters Girls Active Awards Entry Highfields School is aiming for success in the Youth Sport Trust’s Girls Active Awards, recognising the growth and development of its girls involved in the national programme aimed at engaging girls in shaping their school sport and PE offer. The Girls Active Awards are a celebration of the work girls are leading to get more girls active and enjoying PE and physical activity. Over 300 primary and secondary schools are involved in the Girls Active programme across the country. Girls Active aims to get more girls active and enjoying PE and physical activity. Developed by children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust, delivered in partnership with Women in Sport and This Girl Can and funded through Sport England National Lottery. Highfields has nominated four girls for awards based on their own journey and impact they’ve had on other girls’ experiences within the school. The awards, now in their third year, are part of the Girls Active programme, which school has been part of a number of years. Girls Active engages girls in shaping the PE and physical activity on offer at their school, working to inspire and support other girls. Highfields has already seen some great developments since being part of the programme. Mrs Allen commented:
“We are so delighted to have nominated four girls in the 2020 Girls Active Awards. The experience of the Girls Active programme so far has really been a positive experience to work with the girls to shape their own experience of school sport and physical activity at our school. We’ve seen some really creative sessions. Ali Oliver, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, said:
“The Girls Active Awards are an important part of the journey for the girls through the programme, they allow them to reflect on and celebrate their own personal experiences and the impact of their work. Girls Active is as much about getting young people active as it is about harnessing young people’s talents and encouraging them to make a difference to others both in and through sport. Our research around barriers to girls participating in physical activity and sport tells us that one of the best ways to engage girls is through encouragement from their peers - and that is exactly what Girls Active is about. To date, the Awards have offered winners some incredible sporting experiences and opportunities as prizes and we look forward to celebrating this years’ successful young women.” The Girls Active Awards will announce the short list in the summer and the awards event will take place in London in October. For more information visit www.girlsactive.youthsporttrust.org
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