March 8th 2022
An article in The Times suggested that 'deep-rooted stereotypes' put teenage girls off sport. Nicola Woolcock, Education Editor writes that, ‘more than a million girls who describe themselves as “sporty” lose interest in exercise after they leave primary school,’ among the reasons being a ‘lack of self-belief and body-image concerns.’
Our robust, award-winning co-educational sport, as featured this week in The Week, shows that we are breaking those stereotype barriers and biases, and girls here feel empowered by our personalised programmes and, importantly, have the confidence to put themselves forward for wider accolades such as county trials and bigger sporting events.
All five girls pictured have been selected to play for Dorset Cricket U13 squads because they feel the thread of inclusivity strongly, and proudly too.
As a school, we take action to level the playing field. On International Women’s Day, we stand in solidarity for these women of the future. Together we can #BreakTheBias
All five girls trained and played at Compton House Cricket Club, some for three years now, and they have been attending Coaching sessions on Monday nights with Matt Pardoe and Ross Ashton, from Elite Cricket Coaching, from September to December.
