Following a meeting with Kat Clifton founder of She Can Play we are pleased to announce Clockhouse have been made one of three schools locally to receive the She Can Play partner school status for 2018/2019! This is a fantastic accolade for the school and should help to take and promote girls football to even higher heights.
Kat Clifton, graduated from the University of Brighton winning a scholarship for her degree in teaching. She spent four years as a full time PE teacher specialising in Football and increasing the number of girls playing Football in the borough. She coached recreational and semi-professional teams in America, Spain and Germany. Clifton’s playing career includes starting from grassroots level before representing the county and then moving on to represent teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and more recently West Ham Ladies in the Women’s Premier League. Kat is now working full time as the founder of She Can Play to develop more opportunities for girls and women to play Football across the UK.
The She Can Play philosophy is simple they want more girls and women to play and stay in Football. She Can Play believe creating a positive learning environment is essential for player development. They facilitate this by employing professional female role models/coaches. She Can Play believe role models play a vital role for girls choosing to play Football, this is why Regional Coaches all represent teams in the Women’s Super League or the Women’s Premier League.
The partnership will be announced to children in a September assembly. Through the partnership girls and the school will have the opportunity to win kit bundles, visits from professional ladies players, tickets to women's matches, and a scholarship for one lucky pupil to attend the She Can Play Football Programme free of charge plus much much more! Equally in return please keep your eyes open for information from She Can Play, England Ladies and Women's Super League around the school site, on the website, in newsletters and via social media.
P.E. Leader Mr Yarrow said 'This partnership is a fantastic opportunity for the school. The girls football team under the guidance of Mr McGlinchey and Collier Row F.C. has really grown in previous years. This opportunity will hopefully take us even further forward.
It was a pleasure meeting Kat from She Can Play, her passion and dedication to this amazing cause was clear to see. It will be great working with her and the She Can Play Staff. Girls at Clockhouse have always worked hard in P.E. and having this opportunity to engage more girls and also challenge our high ability footballers is brilliant! I look forward to the endless possibilities ahead and the opportunity to lead a She Can Play Council alongside the new girls football captain who will be announced in September.'
To find out more about the fantastic work She Can Play deliver please checkout their website http://www.shecanplay.uk/
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