The Girls Active Awards 2019 was held at the Houses of Parliament earlier this month. Winners and their guests attended together with a host of Girls Active Ambassadors, hosted by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
The GLAM Squad (Girls, Leadership And Marketing Squad) from Lord Grey Academy won the Girls Active Best Team 2019, a national award recognising the impact girls are having on their PE curriculum and school sport.
The Girls Active Awards are a celebration of the work girls are leading, to get more girls active and enjoying PE and physical activity.
More than 300 primary and secondary schools are involved in the Girls Active programme across the country and this year the LGA GLAM Squad fought off national competition to be crowned overall winners of the Best Team 2019.
Sixteen judges, who are all actively involved in supporting women and girls’ physical activity and engagement with sport, were involved in choosing this year’s winners. This included; Becky Adlington four-time Olympic medallist and Deborah McCormack Scotland and Harlequins Women rugby player.
The GLAM Squad together with the creator of the project, Miss Webb accepted their award from Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Alison Oliver the CEO of the Youth Sport Trust at the Houses of Parliament.
The students were treated to a private tour of the Houses of Commons and were labelled the ‘stars of the day’ and proudly conversed with Youth Sport Trust associates to showcase their hard work promoting the ‘This Girl Can’ mantra.
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They have also received an activity experience from Better Leisure provider as part of their reward.
The GLAM Squad initiative consists of a group of nine girls who are PE ambassadors and role models in lessons and extra-curricular clubs.
The squad planned, created and delivered a series of extra-curricular clubs based on the requests from the disengaged students through data analysis and student voice. The group, from years 11-12, meet weekly to plan, feedback and monitor the progress of their club and each member has a different role to help with the organisation and delivery of the club.
“It has been fantastic for developing their leadership skills and has earned admiration from other students in the school,” commented Miss Webb, Teacher of Physical Education at Lord Grey Academy.
Congratulations to the GLAM Squad winners: Maisie, Ellie, Celine, Dannii, Katie, Chloe, Rosiane , Ruth and Priscilla who have previously won accolades – The Milton Keynes School Partnership Award for Innovative Club of the Year 2019, and are thrilled to have won this national award.
