Gender and sport

Over time I have received a number of queries / concerns about splitting competitive sports into separate girls’ and boys’ events. Whilst we completely recognise the value of mixed teams, and see a shift towards this at a local level, the events which we enter through school are usually affiliated to national organisations. For example, the football tournaments follow FA regulations and, to date, they haven’t found a way to manage the challenges of mixed-teams.

We have considered peaceful protest, but we don’t want to risk our children missing out on anything.

Your understanding is appreciated.