News
Education Select Committee Report Launched
Posted: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:30
The House of Commons Education Select Committee release their report into School Sport on Monday 22nd July. The report "School Sport after 2012 - no more political football" has largey been welcomed.
£9.9bn Boost to Economy from Olympics
Posted: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:38
The UK economy has seen a £9.9bn
boost in trade and investment from hosting the 2012 London Olympic and
Paralympic Games, research suggests.
A report by the government department which promotes UK businesses put new
contracts, sales and foreign investment in the last year down to the Games.
But the claims were met with scepticism by some economists and the Federation
of Small Businesses.
Government estimates put the cost of hosting the Games at £8.9bn.
Sport & Employability
Posted: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:57
New research from BUCS has revealed that the current average salary of graduates who engaged with sport at university is £32,552, compared with £26,728 for those who did not.
House of Lords Committee on Legacy
Posted: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:00
The Committee on Olympic and Paralympic Legacy was appointed on 16 May 2013 to consider the strategic issues for regeneration and sporting legacy from the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
DCMS Claim Olympic Legacy Protected in Cuts
Posted: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:00
The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport has claimed that the Olympic legacy has been protected after the government were forced into making further savings in departmental budgets this week.
Patron Tanni Grey-Thompson Launches Schools Report
Posted: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:49
Our honorary patron Tanni Grey Thompson today launched a major report on the future of PE in Wales.
Her Report has one single recommendation
CIMPSPA Announce 'Business Review'
Posted: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:16
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity has today announced new plans for a business review of the Institute, in order to prepare itself fully for its new governance structure as required by its new Charter, due to be ratified by its members in late 2013.
The official press release states the following:
CIMPSPA Announce 'Business Review'
Posted: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:16
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity has today announced new plans for a business review of the Institute, in order to prepare itself fully for its new governance structure as required by its new Charter, due to be ratified by its members in late 2013.
The official press release states the following:
Sport England Reveal Latest Participation Figures
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:31
Sport England this week revealed the latest figures from their Active People Survey.
As always the reaction to the figures has been mixed across the sports landscape and in the media. The Sports Think Tank will be doing an in depth look at the way we measure participation to create a greater confidence in this process.
Sported Launch Ground Breaking Research
Posted: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:10
Ground-breaking research, commissioned by The Sported Foundation, shows that using sport to tackle social issues among disadvantaged young people could save billions of pounds every year.