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Sienna nets Stags mascot day prize

Posted onPosted on 6th Apr

A young girl who needed physio to play football again after being knocked down by a car has won a mascot experience prize at Mansfield Town FC.

Ten-year-old Sienna McGrath, of Clipstone’s Samuel Barlow Primary Academy, which is part of Diverse Academies Learning Partnership, won the full mascot day experience thanks to Teachers UK.

The mascot days are run by Mansfield Town Football In The Community and give children the opportunity to look behind the scenes at the Stags and meet players on match day.

Louise Hamby, of Teachers UK, an education recruitment specialist based at Mansfield’s I-Centre, said: “Samuel Barlow Primary Academy takes real pride in its children and the staff work tirelessly to give them the best opportunities possible. Teachers UK was proud to be part of the celebration. Sienna has shown courage and determination and she is an excellent role model to all of us.”

Sienna, a keen footballer, said: “I am really excited — my teachers told me they had nominated me and that made me really happy.”

Sienna plays for the academy’s girls’ football team.

“I like to play in defence for Samuel Barlow team and recently we won every game we have played.

“I also used to play for Stags girls, so I have been to the grounds before, but never on the pitch.”

Angela Hirst, who nominated Sienna for the Teachers UK competition, said: “Sienna is an excellent role model both in her academic and sporting curriculum.

“She is a resilient young lady who embodies the values of the academy and is a brilliant young footballer who has helped us to win all of our league matches this year.

“That was in spite of being knocked down by a car, and having physio to allow her to play football again.”

Pictured are, from left, the principal at Samuel Barlow Primary Academy, Melanie Brown; Louise Hamby, of Teachers UK; Sienna McGrath; Sammy the Stag; and Gary Shaw, community manager at Mansfield Town Football In The Community.