{"id":273,"date":"2019-08-15T11:37:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T10:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.canterbury.ac.uk\/centre-for-sport-physical-education-and-activity-research\/?p=273"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:17:12","slug":"chance-to-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.canterbury.ac.uk\/centre-for-sport-physical-education-and-activity-research\/chance-to-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"Chance to Shine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Evaluation of a Secondary Schools Girls Programme aiming to enhance girls\u2019 engagement with sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This programme aims to increase girls\u2019 engagement in cricket and physical activity and to develop key employability and leadership skills. The programme provides welcoming, informal clubs which appeal to secondary school girls. The evaluation draws upon quantitative and qualitative sources to explore how the programme impacts girls\u2019 engagement, leadership, motivations and barriers towards cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Findings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A significant increase was found in the number of girls who think they are good at playing cricket between the start and end of programme engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of afterschool participants who were &#8216;active everyday&#8217; significantly increased between the start and end of the programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Significant increases in confidence, resilience and creativity were measured in the End of Project Survey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases in confidence were noted as benefits in all schools visited, and this was reported by both teaching staff and coaches. Girls also recognised increases in their own confidence and the importance this may have for their future<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the end of the programme, 55% of leaders felt very confident leading activities, 87% say they like to lead activities &#8216;a little&#8217; or &#8216;a lot&#8217; and 88% say they have led or helped out with cricket activities &#8216;a little&#8217; or &#8216;a lot&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" id=\"block-1a5d2c6b-0126-481c-8666-705d2ae3c140\">&#8220;<em>It\u2019s helped improve my confidence. If I go into something with sport, it will probably be with younger children, so I can use the leadership skills I\u2019ve learned with the kids.<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Year 10 Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Client:<\/strong>&nbsp;Chance to Shine Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d9e80d14-2870-4300-ae67-153911a0f5d3\" href=\"https:\/\/research.canterbury.ac.uk\/centre-for-sport-physical-education-and-activity-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/06\/spearcccu-Access-Sport-March-2018-presentation-1.pdf\">spear@cccu Chance to Shine 2019<\/a><a 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