1. Engaging and retaining female students What we know, what we don’t know and the challenges ahead. Gemma Ferguson City of Bristol College

2. What do we know about female students and their reason for participating? WSFF, CSM and NGB pilot to engage more female students in sport – what did we learn? The challenges ahead…… Today’s workshop

3. Participation rates in females Teenage girls face competing pressures and their interests change and priorities shift and expand as they get older. Investigating reasons for drop-out amongst girls (WSFF, 2010)

4. Teenage girls face competing pressures and their interests change and priorities shift and expand as they get older.

6. Understanding women’s lives in 2013 – WSFF Women’s values

8. Fit2Work Level 2 Beauty Therapy students ‘Aspiring and equipping young people to be academically and physically fit to work’

10. Insight WSFF research Bespoke survey College surveys Feedback sessions

11. Ingredients Staff development opportunities Baking NOT cooking Importance of the coach Variety

12. Impact Recruitment Retention Attainment Success

13. Role Models

15. Gemma Ferguson City of Bristol College Sport Maker Gemma.ferguson@cityofbristol.ac.uk 01173121313 07824518838