TEAM SIXTEEN National Promotional Event
Over sixty male and female students will be engaged in the event which aims to provide student led, new and exciting football activities on secondary school sites, Steve Swallow, The FA Education Project Officer, had this to say about the programme:
"TEAM SIXTEEN is a new intra-school football programme developed by The FA along with delivery partners the English Schools FA (ESFA) and the Independent Schools FA (ISFA).
It also forms The FA’s Level 1 School Games offer. TEAM SIXTEEN aims to engage secondary school children who are not currently participating in sporting activity outside of regular Physical Education lessons.
The programme also provides leadership opportunities for pupils, encouraging students to be placed in organising roles. At category 2 and 3, we will provide a ‘TEAM SIXTEEN Maker’ pack. The ‘TEAM SIXTEEN Maker’ will be a student from within the school whose role it is to encourage his/her peers to participate in TEAM SIXTEEN, making TEAM SIXTEEN a programme delivered by Young People, for Young People.
There are three ‘Categories’ to TEAM SIXTEEN (see below), allowing schools to deliver a programme on a scale that meets the needs of their students and makes TEAM SIXTEEN accessible to all secondary schools, regardless of teacher and facilities availability."
| Categories | Maximum number of schools* | Minimum delivery (weeks) | School offer | FA benefits package |
| 1 | Unlimited | 8 | • Minimum of one intra-school league • Minimum of one age group, which MUST be within years 9-11 • Regular participation (eight weeks minimum) • Student leaders are supporting activity |
• Use of TEAM SIXTEEN logos and access to Team 16 full-time site • TEAM SIXTEEN Toolkit • TEAM SIXTEEN ‘Just for Girls’ Guide |
| 2 | 350 | 12 | • Running intra-school leagues for a minimum of two school year groups. Which must include Years 9 to Year 11 • Regular participation (12 weeks minimum) • Separate male and female provision • Student management team leading the programme within school – including one activator • School make Junior Football Leaders course available for students |
• Use of TEAM SIXTEEN logos and access to Team 16 full-time site. • TEAM SIXTEEN toolkit • TEAM SIXTEEN ‘Just for Girls’ Guide • 2 footballs (1 x size 5 and 1 x size 4) |
| 3 | 150 | 16 | • Running intra-school leagues from Year 7 to Year 11 • The opportunity for every child within the school to participate • Regular participation (16 weeks minimum). • Fully inclusive • Separate male and female provision • Programme is run by a Student Management Team and delivered by young leaders • Teacher trained to deliver the Junior Football Leaders course to students • School has a 2 x TEAM SIXTEEN activators - one MUST be female • School has community exit routes |
• TEAM SIXTEEN toolkit • Access to Full Time league administration programme TEAM SIXTEEN ‘Just for Girls’ Guide • 4 footballs (2 x size 5 and 2 x size 4) • 20 bibs (10 x blue and 10 x pink) • 1 x set of cones • 1 x kit bag • 15 x student management team pin-badges • 2 x TEAM SIXTEEN MAKER packs consisting of: Nike t-shirt & hoody for the TEAM SIXTEEN MAKER; Drawstring bag; Incentives for students that attend TEAM SIXTEEN; 80 silicone wristbands, 20 water bottles, 20 ‘platinum member’ pin badges. |
*The FA will offer benefit packages at Category 2 and 3 to the first 350 and 150 schools respectively to register and demonstrate meeting the criteria. There will be application windows throughout the year, which will allow this to be managed effectively.
Shoreham Academy’s TEAM SIXTEEN promotional event will also be attended by England and Chelsea Ladies defender, Claire Rafferty who shall be supporting the event through Q & A sessions with the students and helping to inspire a generation.
Any schools in Sussex that would like further details on how to sign up and be a part of the TEAM SIXTEEN programme please contact the College & Community Football Coordinator:
Michael Ryan
T: 01903 766855
M: 07411 362755
E: Michael.Ryan@SussexFA.com