TO EDUCATE, ADVOCATE AND INSPIRE THE MOVEMENT IN SPORTSWEAR & PE KIT POLICIES TO PUT CHOICE, COMFORT AND INCLUSION FIRST.
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What we do
Inclusive Sportswear CIC is a non-profit community-interest company, working to create more inclusive sport and physical activity clothing and uniform policies for schools, clubs, sport organisations and brands.
We identify the diverse range of issues related to impractical, outdated sports clothing policies and practices. Research proves it is one of the most underrated causes of low participation, particularly for girls and minority-groups.
In response, we have developed the first sports clothing standard based-on choice and inclusion: The Inclusive Sportswear Charter.
To empower action, we have collaborated with leading experts to create The Inclusive Sportswear Guidance, free to access.
Get involved by joining the community now.
Our Mission
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Why we care about sports kit inclusion
Sport kit discomfort and rigid non-inclusive sportswear policies are the most underrated causes of drop-outs in sport and physical activity.*
The Inclusive sportswear charter
The rigorously inclusive sportswear policy and practice standard. The Inclusive Sportswear Charter is the first and only inclusion-based kit standard for policy and practice to empower schools, clubs, National Governing Bodies, and brands to design and implement inclusive sports kit policies.
OUR OVERARCHING COMMITMENT:
Our primary goal is to create a sports culture that welcomes participation, nurtures enjoyment, supports optimal performance, and fosters a genuine sense of belonging for all individuals.
WE CHAMPION INCLUSION BY SUPPORTING:
We empower individuals to make sports kit choices that resonate with their personal preferences, transcending outdated traditional stereotypes to ensure a genuine sense of choice and autonomy.
We prioritise the comfort and practicality of sports kit to enhance the sporting experience, recognising that functionality and comfort is paramount to athletic performance.
We celebrate and embrace the diverse identities and forms of expression represented within the sporting community, recognizing that sports kit serves as a powerful medium for showcasing personal and cultural uniqueness while fostering a sense of unity.
We promote collaboration with sports kit target groups, ensuring their voices shape the design process, resulting in sports kit that resonates unique needs and preferences.
Explore how you can pledge the charter:
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How you can get involved
Join the community to access the guidance
Joining the community begins your individual journey, where you can access free Inclusive Sportswear Guidance and explore how you can become an Inclusive Sportswear Advocate and pledge your organisation or institution to the Inclusive Sportswear Charter.
Become an Inclusive Sportswear Advocate
Join the movement by becoming an Inclusive Sportswear Advocate, earned through taking our e-learning course. Choose between the Inclusive Sportswear Advocate course or our specific Schools Advocate course, built alongside Youth Sport Trust.
Pledge to the Charter
Inclusive Sportswear Advocates will unlock the ability to pledge their organisation or institution to the Inclusive Sportswear Charter, committing to the principles and actioning policies.
become an Inclusive Sportswear Champion
Inclusive Sportswear Advocates will be able to help their organisation or institution become an Inclusive Sportswear Champion by sharing how they have implemented the Inclusive Sportswear Charter and actioned the Inclusive Sportswear Guidance effectively.
Explore our Guidance
Using our guidance resources!
Here you can find a variety of information and tools to begin your journey on becoming an Inclusive Sportswear Champion.
THE INCLUSIVE SPORTSWEAR GUIDANCE WAS BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
our founder
TESS HOWARD
Our Founder is Team GB Olympian, Tess Howard. Over the last few years, Tess has led the successful campaign for international hockey to change their clothing regulations to allow choice of shorts and skorts in the same team - where previously only skorts could be worn. This hard-fought change is the culmination of her academic paper on the effects of gendered sports uniforms and her own discomfort as an elite athlete wearing sexualised gendered kit.
Tess is determined the movement not stop at hockey or just in the UK, and is on a mission to educate, advocate and inspire a movement in inclusive sports kit policies based on choice and comfort.
Commonwealth Gold Medallist 2022