Over the last couple of months, we’ve been working in 4 schools across Tower Hamlets and Brent, to explore and listen to the voices of global majority girls and what they think about football and sports. Through active listening, interactive and creative workshops, with the voice of girls at the heart of the project, we have learnt more about the ways that girls want to engage with football in school.

Our Creative Facilitator, Shaheen Kasmani used the following three themes to frame conversations and learning:

• The Global Stadium – a creative session where students explored themes around identity and belonging to design a football shirt.
• What is a team? Competition and collaboration, team-building, football skills and careers in sports.
• Representation in Football – Gender equality and diversity in Football.

The young people designed individual football shirts that will be brought together by Shaheen to create a team shirt for each class. The project will culminate in a trip to Wembley Stadium supported by The FA, and a final sharing of the project.

Find out more about Football Forward here