A group of Emmanuel College students were privileged to attend the Premier League Inspires Challenge celebration event at Wembley at the end of April, where they shared their groundbreaking project aimed at tackling the use of misogynistic language in school.

Our five students, working with representatives from Newcastle United Foundation, joined hundreds of young people from more than 40 other clubs from across the Premier League and English Football League, having received the highest number of votes in their heat. 

Former Manchester City Women and Lioness player Izzy Christiansen, as well as representatives from the PFA, were also in attendance to support and celebrate the young people’s achievements.

The team organised an informative question and answer session with Beyond Equality, an organisation encouraging brave conversations about what ‘being a man’ means today.  By applying their learning from the workshop, the team felt confident to approach the issue and to create change with their peers.

The group made a presentation during our weekly broadcast, the Friday Review, and arranged for posters to be displayed around school with best practice on how to challenge, report and speak up against misogynistic language.

Dan Stones, Project Officer at Newcastle United Foundation, said: “Through their project tackling misogynistic language, our participants have not only raised awareness in their school community, but Emmanuel College are also now incorporating this project into their behaviour policy with an ambition to implement across the entire school trust as best practice.

“We couldn’t be prouder of the hard work and progress our participants have made and to see their confidence grow throughout the process has been rewarding for everyone involved.”

Click here to read the full article from the Newcastle United Foundation: Young people promoting gender equality through the Premier League Inspires Challenge