Students put on puppet show to promote gender equality
A team of secondary school pupils travelled to Wembley to show off their special project promoting football for girls. Pupils from Burgess Hill Academy were among hundreds of other schools that took part in this year’s Premier League Inspires Challenge, which saw pupils design their own projects about how to tackle gender inequality The Burgess
Albion girls make it to national schools final
A primary school team representing the Albion has qualified for the national finals of a schools’ football tournament. A team of girls from Balfour Primary School in Brighton successfully qualified through the local and regional stages of the Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 National Girls Football Tournament. Thanks to their efforts, the team has earned
25 schools go for gold at BHAFC Foundation challenge
Children from around 25 local schools were invited to the Amex Stadium for a series of interactive football-themed challenges. Schools from across Sussex were invited to send teams of eight pupils to compete in the BHAFC Foundation’s Cross Curriculum Challenge Cup, in partnership with American Express. Teams of children in years 5 and 6 took
500 pupils enjoy inter-school tournaments
57 school teams competed across four tournaments hosted by the BHAFC Foundation. Just under 500 pupils from across Sussex came together in Lancing for a series of knockout tournaments, which formed the local stage of the Premier League Primary Stars National Football Tournament. Youngsters in Year 5 and Year 6 got to play on the
How we got Sussex playing in 2023/24
A look back on how the BHAFC Foundation has been changing lives across Sussex this season. Over ten thousand children and young people have laced up their boots and joined in a BHAFC Foundation football session since the Premier League season started last August. We have been helping people get active, learn new skills, and