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Jade’s Enlightening Experience of being a Dodgeball Player with a Long-Term Health Condition
Posted: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:47
Jade's Enlightening Experience of being a Dodgeball Player with a Long-Term Health Condition
We'd love to share Jade's enlightening experience of being a dodgeball player with a long-term health condition. Katrina, our Children and Young People Officer, had a great discussion with Jade and would like...
ukactive: Radical Rethink Required to Boost Health and Productivity Across UK Workforce
Posted: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:25
ukactive has called for a radical rethink of health incentivisation in the workplace, including expanding the Cycle to Work scheme to cover gym memberships and equipment as more people work from home. A study conducted by the ukactive Research Institute, informed by Sport England and business organisations...
UK Coaching: Number of People Delivering Physical Activity Falls by a Third
Posted: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:11
Latest Sport England data suggests an alarming drop in the number of people giving up their time to support others to be active, which will only exacerbate already declining activity levels.
A total of 6.6 million people (14% of the adult population) gave up their time to lead activity sessions from November...
Swim United Campaign Launches to Ensure Youngsters Leave School Able to Swim
Posted: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:38
Swim England has joined three of the biggest names in the sport and leading aquatic organisations in pledging its support for the Swim United campaign to ensure all children who leave primary school by 2025 are able to swim.
The campaign has been launched by swimwear brand Speedo alongside Olympic gold...
Sense Releases New Research Into Complex Disabilities
Posted: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:51
Sense has partnered with the National Centre for Social Research to develop and deepen their understanding of the scale of complex disabilities in the UK.
The key findings are:
ukactive and Nike Collaborate to Launch Open Doors Blueprint, Unlocking the Nation's School Sport Facilities Outside of School Hours
Posted: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:22
ukactive have collaborated with Nike to launch the Open Doors Blueprint, a new guide which has the potential to unlock the UK's school sport facilities, giving every child and young person access to activities and food outside of school hours.
The blueprint is based on the Open Doors programme, which...
Sport England's Queen's Platinum Jubilee Activity Fund Gives Out More than £4 million
Posted: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:03
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Activity Fund from Sport England has committed more than £4 million of National Lottery funding to more than 650 organisations since its launch in January. The fund, which is still open, was created to mark and help celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year by supporting...
Activity Alliance's Latest National Activity Survey Reveals Disabled People Feel Forgotten
Posted: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:14
Activity Alliance has released the data from its annual Disability and Activity Survey. The results show slow progress in engaging more disabled people after the COVID-19 pandemic, but greater effort is needed now to tackle inequalities that affect disabled people, so no one feels forgotten.
Health Club Management: State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022 finds UK Industry Building Back to Pre-pandemic Levels
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:27
The State of the Fitness Industry Report for 2022 shows that 631 clubs have closed, with majority early in the pandemic, while 455 have opened - a difference of 176. Market value is down by 4.3% and membership has dropped by 4.7%.
Despite this, researchers have found the market to be in remarkably good...
The FA partners with Nuffield Health to Help Build a Healthier Nation
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:50
The FA have announced a new five-year partnership with Nuffield Health, becoming the football governing body's official health and wellbeing partner.
With more than 65 years' experience and an industry-leading network of health and wellbeing facilities, Nuffield Health offers a full breadth of services,...
Safeguarding - 3 Simple Questions A Parent Can Ask!
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:50
- Do you have a safeguarding policy and is it accessible?
- Who do I contact if I have a problem?
- Who is your safeguarding lead?
These are three simple questions parents can ask a coach, teacher, leader or volunteer regarding safeguarding.
Don't be afraid to ask these questions and check out the sessions your...
Sport England: This Girl Can publishes Guide to Recruiting Female Volunteers
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:42
This Girl Can campaign has published new guidance on how to boost female volunteer numbers in the sport and physical activity sector.
The guide will help recruit and retain female volunteers following on from a key partner organisation of Sport England revealing that they struggled in their female-only...