Made for This Game: Breaking Barriers
Bring the conversation into your classroom. Change the game for girls.
Made for this Game: Breaking Barriers is designed to help schools tackle the barriers that girls face in football, sport and across school life. By opening up honest conversations with pupils, teachers can play a vital role in creating environments where every girl feels confident, included and ready to take part.
What insight tells us Research shows that many girls still face challenges when it comes to sport and physical activity:
- 71% of girls feel excluded by boys when playing football in primary school
- 63% of girls disengage from sport in secondary school due to low body confidence
These barriers affect participation, confidence and belonging. But schools have the power to change that.
Free resources for your classroom Access our FREE primary and secondary teaching resources to bring these barriers to life in your classroom:
- Teacher Guidance
- Assembly PPTs
- Worksheets
Primary Resources
Bring the conversation of misogyny and gender perceptions to your classroom, with our free resources and teacher vodcast
RESOURCES
Secondary Resources
Bring the conversation of body confidence to your classroom, with our free resources and teacher vodcast.
RESOURCES
Watch the Breaking Barriers vodcast
Hosted by comedian Maisie Adam, our vodcast brings together educators and role models to discuss the real challenges girls face – and what schools can do to help.
You can watch the full episode or share short, bite-sized clips with colleagues to spark ideas and conversations.
Featuring:
- Mr Burton – Headteacher featured in Educating Yorkshire
- Helen Tonks – Secondary school senior teacher
- Aaqil Githae – Lead Practitioner at Football Beyond Borders
- Rachel Brown-Finnis – Former Lioness and PE teacher