14.05.25
Girls in Sport Survey
The Youth Sport Trust is the UK’s leading children's charity for improving the education and development of every child through play and sport.
The Youth Sport Trust equips educators and empowers young people to create a future where every child enjoys the life-changing benefits of play and sport.
The 'Girls Active' programme supports schools to gain student insight to understand participation levels, attitudes, motivations and barriers to participation.
Parents, please encourage your child (girls and boys) to complete the Thamesview School survey below:
https://online1.snapsurveys.com/yst-ga-25?u=aj2lu
By age 7, girls are already less active than boys and this disparity widens as they move from childhood into adolescence. Adolescent girls are more likely to experience barriers to participation than boys with the biggest drop-off occurring during the transition from primary to secondary school.
At this time there are multiple factors that affect girls’ participation including disruption to friendship groups, the onset of puberty and declining body confidence and the increasing need to ‘fit in’ and be accepted amongst their peers.
You can find out more about girls participation in sport here. Or, read the latest national research reports, published in October 2024 here.
This survey will close on 20th June 2025
