Team PE host the Girls in Football Festival

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Friday 7th March, Team PE put together a three-day football festival as part of the Girls in Football initiative started by the UEFA.

The Academy hosted nine other schools for the occasion, seeing 22 teams compete across three tournaments.

Day one of the festival brought together 270 KS3 students, some playing their first-ever football match whilst some were already a part of team setups.  The sun shone, creating a fantastic spring feeling as the tournament began. 

Worle School and Backwell School took the crowns for the Year 8 and 9 matches, whilst the Year 7 matches proved too close to call!

Day two saw an equally sunny afternoon, which brought 80 KS4 students to the Academy for the festival. There were some intense matches across the board, and the final came down to an exciting penalty shootout between Churchill and Clevedon, with Clevedon snagging the victory.

The third and final day of the festival allowed our female students to participate in a fun-day in-house football tournament during their PE lessons in a bid to empower girls to take up the sport.

It was great to see so many schools and girls come together and celebrate International Women’s Day in such a fun and active way. Check out some photos from the day below!