A research library of key reports on the sports and physical activity sector from a variety of sources.
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A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a fit and healthy childhood.
A Summary Report Investigating The Level Of Duty Of Care Understanding In Community Sport Settings In The UK
Fri, 05 Jan 2018
The Sports Think Tank
The review follows the Duty of Care in Sport report (April, 2017) led by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, DL which sets out clear recommendations that aim to look after the people at the very heart of the sector – the people who take part and volunteer.
Time on the curriculum for Physical Education is being squeezed, new research from the Youth Sport Trust shows based on responses from teachers at 487 English secondary schools.
New research reveals that the majority of children's sports coaches are unqualified and underpaid.
We conducted research to reflect how the existing sport and recreation system for children and young people has operated in the recent political landscape and have concluded that:
- The system is excessively complex, and lacks a clear, common purpose;
- Varying definitions of children and young people creates...
THE ROLE OF MARKETING IN PROMOTING A FIT AND HEALTHY CHILDHOOD
Sat, 10 Nov 2018
APPG - Fit & Healthy Childhood
Since 1975 worldwide obesity has tripled. World Health Organisation (WHO) figures show that in 2016 around 41 million children under the age of 5 and over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were with overweight or obesity: http://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight...
The Vision for Sport in Wales is clear: To have An Active Nation Where Everyone Can Have Lifelong Enjoyment of Sport. Our mission: To Unleash the Benefits of Sport for Everyone. The School Sport Survey evaluates the activity of sport in young people, understanding their enjoyment of sport, and informs...
The research involved 5,454 boys and girls aged 7 to 11-years-old across England. It shows that even in primary school, almost twice as many girls as boys report that a lack of confidence stops them being active in school.
The YST survey aims to identify the barriers that prevent primary-aged children...
Welcome to the first Active Lives Children and Young People Survey report summarising the activity levels of children and young people (aged 5-16) in England from September 2017 to July 2018. Given that attitudes towards sport and physical activity are often shaped by experiences in childhood, we have...
This action plan is a statement of intent, setting out a joint commitment from the Department for Education (DfE), Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), to ongoing collaboration at national level to ensure that sport and physical activity...
Changing Lives:the social impact of participation in culture and sport
Mon, 30 Sep 2019
House of Commons
The DCMS Select committee's enquiry into the social impact of participation in sport and culture resulted in a series of recommendations and conclusions, each of which is addressed below. These responses have been developed with input from government departments including the Department for Health and...
It is understood that those in lower income households have acutely felt the impact of the
pandemic and lockdown both economically and in terms of mental and physical wellbeing.
During April and May 2020, some 270 community organization that are based in the
most deprived areas of England and Wales, and...
Youth Sport Trust is a children's charity that works to ensure that every child enjoys the life-changing benefits that come from play and sport. We do this by harnessing the power of sport, physical activity and PE to increase young people's life chances through improved wellbeing, healthier lifestyles...
Exploring the role of Sport for Development in the prevention and desistance from crime
Wed, 02 Dec 2020
National Alliance of Sport
The National Alliance of Sport for the Desistance of Crime was launched in October 2015. Its purpose is to advocate for its members and provide support and guidance to the wide range of stakeholders using the power of sport for the prevention and the desistance from crime. As Chair, it has been a privilege...
This study, the third in the Destitution in the UK series, reveals that even before the COVID-19 outbreak destitution was rapidly growing in scale and intensity. Since 2017 many more households, including families with children, have been pushed to the brink.
The UK should be a country where everyone...
Report form the CSJ calling on the government to radically increase the provision of school sport and PE
This report highlights the central and varied role that Rugby League clubs and charitable foundations play at the heart of their communities in providing vital social hubs and outreach activities which extend far beyond the provision of regular sporting opportunities for children, young people, women...
The latest Active Lives figures released in January 2021
Uniting the Movement is our 10-year vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.
As we adapt and rebuild from the huge disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we need to collectively reimagine how we keep movement, sport and activity central to the lives of everyone....
Uniting the Movement is our 10-year vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.
As we adapt and rebuild from the huge disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we need to collectively reimagine how we keep movement, sport and activity central to the lives of everyone....
This project is a further exploration into how to support places to work in a whole system way and sits alongside the work of the Local Delivery Pilots
When it comes to health and wellbeing, once a week works - this appears to be the rhythm of human life and we think it could form the basis of a new national preventative health service. In this new paper, State of Life measured the health and wellbeing benefits of weekly religious attendance and physical...
Our internal Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan clearly sets out our ambition to tackle inequality within our organisation.
The Plan, which we published in July 2021, represents our objectives for ensuring equality, diversity, and inclusion for the next four years and recognises the principles around...
This report outlines the current state of PE, school sport and physical activity in England and the issues and challenges facing young people today.
There is a wealth of research and insight which informs our understanding of the importance of activity in children's lives and their engagement in PE and...
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games ran at an overall public cost of £8.8 billion. The government committed to a lasting legacy, including an increase in grassroots sports participation. Successive governments have since adopted strategies to further their objectives for grassroots sport...
A new report is calling on the Government to capitalise on the role that sport can play in helping unemployed young people from disadvantaged backgrounds around the UK move into sustained work and training.
The case for action on healthy life expectancy.
Health inequalities are entrenched in this country and life expectancy has been getting worse in the poorest areas. This was brutally exposed during the covid pandemic when people under 65 in the poorest parts of the country were four times more likely to...
This report presents data from the Active Lives Adult Survey for the period mid-November 2021 to mid-November 2022. Data is presented for adults aged 16+ in England. This report contains a full year of postcoronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions. Release dates This release: 20 April 2023 Next release: 25...
This report outlines the issues facing young people and the current state of PE, sport and play in schools.
Active Partnerships National Organisation Strategy 2023-2027.
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
The Active Partnerships National Organisation is the national charity of the Active Partnerships Network – a collective of 43 locally-led, nonprofit, strategic organisations who, as valued system partners of Sport England with reach across every place in England, play a pivotal role in 'Uniting...
The DCMS/ Government sport and physical activity strategy launched in the summer recess of 2023
Sport has the power to transform lives. Of course, it keeps us fit. But so much more. For the young people of this nation, sport unlocks life-long friends, introduces mentors, provides purpose, builds confidence – and keeps us out of trouble.1 It boosts academic prospects, combats mental ill health,...
The Community Pulse is a longitudinal study of Sported members on the sustainability, needs, and ambitions of grassroot groups throughout the UK. It ensures the voices of small community organisations are heard
100 ideas for the 2024 election from 29 sport, physical activity and Wellbeing organisations.
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