Key aspects of the project were to:

• get the girls to work as a team
• develop interpersonal skills
• develop self-confidence and self-esteem
• develop new friendships
• keep girls engaged with physical activity.

The programme has without doubt provided the opportunity for the key aspects to be addressed. The headteacher of Craigie High School has been impressed with the girls and their attitude when they moved up from primary to secondary school. There is anecdotal evidence that the girls who participated in the programme have continued to participate in physical activity.

Most of the girls identified through the feeder primary schools were desperate to be involved in the programme.

For some of the girls the outcome has been an increase in self-confidence which has helped them on the journey from P7 to S1.

It will be important to find ways of finding funding or making the programme sustainable, as it has proven to be a good transition vehicle for young girls.