#LetGirlsPlay

On Friday 8th March we celebrated #letgirlsplay day by hosting a year 3/4 and a year 5/6 girls football match. By 2024, The FA’s and Barclays ambition is for girls to have the same football opportunities as boys in schools and clubs.

#LetGirlsPlay is a campaign to drive influence and change perceptions, showing that football can and should be played by girls. It is bringing together a growing community of people of all genders, ages and backgrounds who want to champion equal access for girls, helping create independent, resilient young girls who will be a force for good in all local communities. As this was our 2nd year of celebrations, we really put Penn Wood on the map.

The Sport Ambassadors (SA) were busily leading skills, drills and mini games for KS1 and we also held our very own mini league, refereed by our SAs up on the field at lunchtime. The girls were proud to show off our brand new FA football kits; they brought us some luck too, as the year 3/4 team won 7-6 against St Mary’s!

The whole day was an inspiring success and we can’t wait to continue this level of enthusiasm throughout the rest of the year. You smashed it, girls!