At this year’s Primary Rocks Live event in Manchester, Kathryn Morgan and Hannah Wilson said: “Come and listen to Graham Andre – he’s talking about gender and equality.”

Listening to Graham reminded us about how tag rugby inspired us to create our Physically Active Learning (PAL) games in the first place. When we taught in schools in Yorkshire, we encountered tag rugby for the first time via Bradford Bulls and were wowed by the way the game involved girls and boys on the same level. We are always pleased when teachers comment on the fact that our approaches engage all children, both physically and mentally. Watching children compete and collaborate during the PAL sessions, we often hear teachers say, “I didn’t know she could do that!”

To find out more about Graham’s recent journey and findings, check out the BBC programme, ‘No More Girls and Boys: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?'

We also urge you to check out #genderequality, #nogendertoys, #nomoreboysandgirls, #smashingstereotypes. Likewise, go to @WomenEd for inspiration, links and ideas. We also recommend you check out Caroline Ash, a wonderful Deputy Headteacher at Horton Grange Primary School in Northumberland. Look at her work with the Gender Charter and read her blog post, ‘Closing the Gender Gap’. Truly provocative and informative!

In terms of sport and physical activity, check out @MiniMermaidUK and @ThisGirlCanUK, both of whom are making massive differences to the way girls think about themselves – with health benefits and more.