So much positive energy in the room on Wednesday night as we discussed all things ED&I as part of 'Your Game Your Way'. An honour to be on the same panel as these brilliant change-makers - thanks to Anwar Uddin MBE and Grassroots for the invitation.

For the love of the game ❤️⚽️

Last night we took Your Game - Your Way to London, the attendance was incredible and there wasn't a seat left in the room.

Firstly a HUGE thank you to the Grassroots community, your thoughts, views and opinions were amazing and have definitely been heard.

Secondly a Huge…

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Fantastic role supporting female coaches. More details on the link

Moving and receiving the ball will unlock teams 🔓

Lawrence Lok shows us how your players can sharpen their skills.

Fabulous way to start the new term delivering our England Football Learning PE Team Secondary Teacher CPD with PGCE cohort Uni of Reading and colleagues SSSN Also great to have support and input from Lawrence Lok & Careers in Sport #PE #PlayExplore 😁

As proud Sikh 🙏🏼 & 👏to Northumberland FA Coach The Coach specially Gary Middleton, looking forward to delivering this at the gurdwara with FA mentor Gurdeep & Community Champion Roshan, everyone welcome #inclusion #connectingcommunties Anwar Uddin MBE Dal Singh Darroch Lawrence Lok Bex Garlick

A massive thanks to the coaches who attended yesterdays event Jason Roberts Foundation huge respect to Emile Heskey & Rachel Yankey OBE for being so open and welcoming

Honoured to work with such a brilliant group of people. Check out what we do below ⬇️

Meet our Diversity & Inclusion Team ⚽

Find out more about the work that takes place across the country to identify, support and empower coaches from historically underrepresented backgrounds to develop their skills 👇

Play Phase ⚽️

Our new England Football Learning philosophy for those working with children aged 4-6 at the start of their football journey

Highlights from the recent workshop delivered by myself, Andy Dyke & Pete with all the key messages ⬇️

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Bex Garlick: “Having diverse role models in our workforce can inspire those coming into the game: if you can see it, you can be it.”

Lawrence Lok: “We’ve thrown some pebbles into the water; now we need to turn the ripples into waves.”

The The FA is currently recruiting a #Coach #Development Officer focusing on #Diversity and #Inclusion across the north-west region.

This is a fantastic role for somebody passionate about coaching and increasing the diversity in our #coaching workforce.

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Exciting role to join the D&I Coach Development Team as a coach development officer in the North West England Football Learning

Come make a difference in the grassroots game. Supporting the next generation of coaches

Please DM if you want more information.

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Fantastic and well deserved Chris Welburn 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As part of his home learning from Sonning Church of England Primary School - Dexter has created a poster to help get more Dads into playing football ⚽️👏🏼

- Make Friends
- Get Fit
- Have Fun

To find out more about this 'Award Winning' JustPlay session - you can contact Lawrence Lok

We love this Dexter!

Applications for our Coach Development Group in 2024 are now open ⚽

This programme supports coaches from historically underrepresented backgrounds to develop their skills and work towards a career in the professional game.

Find out more and begin your application today 👇

Stepping Over The Sidelines and Talent ID workshop with a group from the Chinese community in East London.

Thanks to Rashid and Daniel for delivering and also to Neal Akhtar and Frenford FC for hosting.

Hope this is just the beginning of the journey!

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Brilliant work Frenford & MSA WFC Yasmin Neal Akhtar Sharon ‘MUX’ Muxworthy- McIvor she/her Daniel

📢 Primary PE CPD: A great opportunity to develop your delivery to energise and engage all of your children. Come and join us Reading FC Community Trust Slough School Sport Network
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Last month, more than 250 coaches and delegates gathered at St George’s Park to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth and discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion within the football community ⚽

Watch the full highlights and read a summary of the event on our website 👇