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NEW #BFLEARNINGWEEK 2025 EVENT: INCLUSIVITY TALK

Gemma Collis joins #BFLearningWeek 2025 with ‘Inclusivity Talk’, taking place on Monday 18th August at 4pm-5pm.

Date: Monday 18th August at 4pm-5pm

Guest Speaker: Gemma Collis (GBR Para Fencer & Paralympian)

Host: Grace Batey (BF Performance Athlete Support Coordinator)

About the session

Join us for a thought-provoking and empowering Q&A with Paralympian Gemma Collis, as we discuss navigating sport as a female athlete and how this intersects with having a disability. Gemma balances life as an athlete and life as a BBC Assistant Producer, so we will be delving into the hows of balancing two great careers.

Learning Objectives:

  • Increase understanding and awareness of life as a female athlete.
  • Increase awareness of the importance of the athlete voice and lived experiences.
  • Directions for the future – how can fencing become more inclusive to female and disabled athletes?

About the guest speaker

Gemma Collis:

Gemma Collis has represented Great Britain at every Paralympic Games since her debut at London 2012. She has won 20 World Cup medals, and also made history as the first British woman to win a Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in 2018. Following her World Cup victory in Pisa in 2023, she became world number one in the Women’s Epee Cat A.

In 2022, Gemma was presented a poster on ‘The Power of Disability Sport to Change the Lives of Women with Disabilities’ at the International Working Group on Women and Sport World Conference in Aukland, New Zealand. She also has a career in media, and has worked as an assistant producer for BBC Sport.

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About BF Learning Week

BF Learning Week is an annual opportunity for our members and wider community to join online developmental and informative sessions in subjects from coaching to community development. Due to the work being made in the para and seated fencing spaces, such as the SwordSeat™, the aim for 2025 is to focus on accessibility and disability inclusion.

The week will take place between the 18th and 22nd August 2025.

A full timetable, updated regularly, can be found here: BF Learning Week 2025