Entire Lionesses squad demands government offers football to all girls in schools

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The Lionesses have issued an open letter to RishiSunak and trussliz calling on them to ensure all girls have access to football in schools. It comes after theipaper revealed guidance fails to guarantee girls are offered the same lessons as boys➡️

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Some sports such as swimming are compulsory under the national curriculum, but football is not.

She said: “I think if you could ask the squad what they would want, it’s access to football in schools for young girls… I really would like to see more girls at school being able to play.” Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said Labour was “calling on the Government to seize this moment” to shake-up the current curriculum and provide better football access for girls.

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RishiSunak trussliz No space. Between all the cheap and crappy new building developments and the new roads linking them the best they'd achieve is table football if they could fit it in somewhere.

singharj RishiSunak trussliz Guidance lets school heads & head of PE/Games/Sports depts work out what sports will be taught/encouraged through lessons, clubs & competition. It's the schools & academies you need to be attacking.

RishiSunak trussliz It’s really not complicated. If you allow boys to play football you should allow girls to play football too. Ideally, there should be some sports that are considered part of the curriculum, and one of them should be football.

RishiSunak trussliz Hear hear! The Tories, reading the room as always.

RishiSunak trussliz In a joint letter signed by the entire England women’s squad, the Lionesses said their victory at the Euros was “only the beginning”. ⚽ They called on the Government to ensure all girls have access to a minimum of two hours of football each week in PE lessons.

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