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Football Fun Factory

James Cutting

PE & School Premium

Guide to the PE & School Premium: What you need to know

Mental health

How physical activity can be used to support young people’s mental health

2023 Workforce State of Mind Survey

Employers need to take responsibility for workplace fitness says survey

Swimming Provider Panel

Charitable foundations

What inspires an athlete to create a charitable foundation?

StreetGames

StreetGames awarded £57 Million to open up school facilities

Ramadan

Youth Sport Trust releases guide to support young people with PE & Sport during Ramadan

Goal Click

Matthew Barrett

Customer retention

How the physical activity sector is pushing for greater customer retention

Careers Guide for Sport and the Physical Activity Sector

CIMSPA launches careers guide for the Sport and Physical activity sector

MP Edward Timpson

MP Edward Timpson supports AfPE’s bid to make PE a core subject

Sportmadness

Alejandro García

Financial support

Financial support confirmed for swimming pools as benefits confirmed by RCGP

Government funding

YST welcomes government announcement for new funding

Sport Wales

Sport Wales announce nearly 3.1M of new capital funding

VR fitness scheme

Gamified VR fitness scheme launches to improve employee health

Rugbytots

Max Webb

ChatGPT

A guide to what you need to know about ChatGPT in an AI-enabled world

NGB Development fund

UK Sport makes first awards from NGB Development fund

Broadcasting investment

UK sports bodies continue broadcasting investment in grassroots sport

Football activity programmes

What inspired our most unique football activity programmes?

Rugby in schools review

Rugby in schools review – call for evidence

The Big Walk and Wheel

Get involved: The Big Walk and Wheel for schools 2023!

Health care and wellbeing

How the physical activity sector is putting its stamp on health care and wellbeing

Dance and movement

Sport and Recreation Alliance release report on the social value of movement and dance

PE Premium

Mental health and wellbeing at risk without confirmation of £320m PE Pupil Premium

Lessons From Leaders

Lessons From Leaders – Part 10

Energy cost relief

Coalition of sporting bodies plea with the government to support the fitness and activities sectors

SPORTSSESSION.COM

New Sports Coaching programme looks to revolutionise corporate wellbeing

Small Grants Programme

Small Grants Programme returns with awards of up to £15,000

Uniting the Movement

Two Years of Sport England’s Uniting the Movement

London Youth Games

Andy Dalby-Welsh

Swim fitness companies

How top swim fitness companies successfully franchised their businesses

Government's Youth Justice fund

Deputy prime minister has a vital role to play in physical activity

The Insights Family

Have your say on future industry trends with The Insights Family

Rounders England

Natalie Justice-Dearn

Outsourcing

6 ways that outsourcing your SaaS needs is essential for success in 2023

Cycling on the curriculum

Bikeability says put cycling on the curriculum to transform the school run

2023 Workforce State of Mind Survey

The 2023 Workforce State of Mind Survey is now open for the fitness and active leisure industry

Sport and recreation

Leading bodies urge government to support grassroots sports and the activities sector

Garmin’s Connect Fitness Report 2022

New report from Garmin highlights exercise trends in 2022

Parimatch Foundation

Katerina Biloruska

Debate on sport in school and communities

Debate on sport in school and communities in Parliament

Another Round

Max Cotton

Football Foundations

How Football Foundations keep their communities at the centre of their work

Cost-of-living crisis

Grassroots community clubs under threat from growing cost-of-living crisis

Volunteering survey of sport organisations

Volunteering survey of sport organisations gathers nearly 3,000 responses

Sport England denies UK Parliament's accusation

Sport England denies UK Parliament’s accusation that it has lost track of £1.05bn in grant funding

Active Lives Children and Young People Survey

How should the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey inform the activities sector?

Active Lives Children & Young People Survey

Sport England publish official statistics from the Active Lives Children & Young People Survey

Parliamentary Physical Activity Challenge

ukactive and Myzone announce winners of inaugural parliamentary physical activity challenge

HAF Alliance

HAF Sprint Event

Active Lives Children and Young People Survey

ukactive warns of inactivity health risks amidst the release of the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey

2023 Predictions

2023 Predictions

South Yorkshire Tech 100 Report

Coordinate Sport’s success highlighted in latest South Yorkshire Tech Report

Legacy

Birmingham 2022 Deputy Chair: Legacy ‘movement’ must become more diverse and inclusive

Angela's Swim School

Angela Wilson

Advocating for the disabled in physical activity

How the activities sector is advocating for the disabled in physical activity

Youth Sport Trust's #HalfTimeChallenge

Sky rallies behind charity challenge with the release of England World Cup Christmas song

Reduction in PE time

Youth Sport Trust research finds a reduction in PE time for GCSE students

Digital Futures Report 2022

The Digital Futures Report 2022: How has the digital landscape in the leisure, fitness and activities sector changed?

Bleep Tests

Schools told to be cautious with fitness ‘Bleep Tests’ of pupils in PE class

Autumn budget

Coalition of sport and activities organisations respond to the Autumn budget

Let Me Play

Amy Lalla

NextGen 2023

Sport Industry’s NextGen 2023 look to tackle social change and sustainability

Shaping the future of play and sport

How the activities sector is shaping the future of play and sport for children and young people

Benefits of exercise to future generations

New research finds that women can pass on benefits of exercise to future generations

School Sport Survey 2022

Sport needs to modernise to suit the needs of children and young people says survey

Chiles Webster Batson Commission

Commission finds that sport is detrimental to young people in low-income households

cost-of-living crisis

How the cost-of-living crisis is affecting sport and physical activity for vulnerable children

Laureus Sport for Good

Adam Fraser

GOALS storytelling program launches

GOALS storytelling program launches in the run-up to Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

Digital Marketing Hub

£520,000 awarded to fund Digital Marketing Hub for a second year

Physical activity

ukactive tells PM that business of physical activity can boost health and economic growth

Energy bill relief scheme

ukactive calls for the energy bill relief scheme review to be shared with the sector

Big School Swim

Swim England’s Big School Swim is back

Lessons From Leaders - Part 9

Lessons From Leaders – Part 9

Physical inactivity

500m people globally will develop preventable diseases, at a cost of US$300bn by 2030 due to lack of exercise, says WHO

Level Law

Rowena Samarasinhe

Sport for development sector

How organisations in the sector advocate for physical activity across the UK

Priced out of sport

New study shows that young people are being ‘priced out of sport’

Diversity and inclusion

The Lawn Tennis Association launches new inclusion and diversity advisory group

English Institute of Sport

Dr Kevin Currell

ukactive

Strategic partner ukactive introduces their new board of directors

Parliamentary Physical Activity Challenge

ukactive and Myzone announce parliamentary physical activity challenge

Social prescribing

How the power of activity can be harnessed by social prescribing for young people

Energy Bill

Energy bills subsidised by 50 per cent under UK government relief scheme

Churchill Fellowship

Churchill Fellowship seeks ten innovators in the physical activity sector

Sugar tax

Truss faces backlash against plans to dump sugar tax

National Fitness Day

Millions take part in National Fitness Day across the UK

ClubsComplete

Stacey Dean & Kerry Goodacre

Gymfinity Kids

Gymfinity Kids completes fundraising for next stage of expansion

BASES

BASES releases handy guide to working in sports and fitness

Help pupils excel in school

How can the activities sector help pupils excel in school?

Chance to Shine

Laura Cordingley

ACTivate

Walking the Talk: Implementing Physically Active Learning and Whole School Physical Activity

StreetGames

StreetGames celebrates a successful summer of sport and activity

Solar Technology

New solar technology pilot could revolutionise pool heating for former Drive Phase guests

Peter Roberts

The Drive Phase guest and entrepreneur Peter Roberts invests in training app, Another Round

Gymfinity Kids

Peter Roberts

Space

How can activities businesses support schools with physical activity when they’re lacking in space

National Fitness Day 2022

ukactive announces National Fitness Day 2022

Lionesses

Lionesses win the Euro 2022: What should their legacy be?

PE and football

A guide to PE and access to football on the curriculum

Commonwealth Games

How the legacy of Commonwealth Games & London 2012 are shaping conversations in sports and activities organisations

Walking and cycling

Walking, wheeling, and cycling to be offered on prescription in nationwide trial

Aquababies Global

Julie-ann James

PE Pupil Premium

The Sport & PE Pupil Premium: Why is the Premium an essential part of the activities sector?

National Audit Office

National Audit Office release grassroots participation in sport and physical activity report

The 25th annual coaching award nominations are now open

Aston Villa Foundation

Guy Rippon

Community sports

Sported and StreetGames: Elevating the voice of community sports groups

CIMSPA

CIMSPA summertime hotspots for activity this year

Public health

How we are unlocking the potential of sport for the benefit of public health

Full of Beans

Nicky Adams

Youth Sport Trust

Youth Sport Trust welcomes the appointment of three new board members

This Girl Can

This Girl Can, ukactive, and CIMSPA team up to create inclusive spaces for women

Govox

Free Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programme Offered to 2,500 Sports Clubs

Digital Futures

Fitness and leisure operators offered free digital score tool in ukactive’s Digital Futures consultation 2022

Unlock the potential of sport

‘Unlock the potential of sport, recreation and physical activity’ urge sector leaders

Wellbeing Through Sport

Chris Irwin

Leadership

How to ensure you’re a top performing leader in the activities sector

SMEs

ukactive calls for a radical rethink of health and fitness in SMEs

Newcastle United Foundation

Nadhim Zahawi praises Newcastle United Foundation for community facility work

Lessons From Leaders

Lessons From Leaders – Part 8

PE Premium

The PE Premium and the legacy of London 2012 for the nation’s primary school teachers

Sport and Recreation Alliance

The Alliance establishes an EDI subcommittee to drive diversity and inclusion

Open Doors Blueprint

Nike launch blueprint for unlocking the UK’s school sports facilities

EMD UK

Sue Wilkie & Shelley Meyern

Autism

afPE launches survey to understand autistic pupils in schools

ukactive

ukactive launches taskforce to unite sector for disabled people

Sun Safety Awareness

afPE committed to sun safety awareness with new webinar

OutPlay Squash

OutPlay Squash diversifies to support Pride Month

thinkBeyond

Sam Shave

Swimming pools

Energy price pose ‘clear and present threat’ to swimming pools, MPs warn

Big Sister

Tampon tax funds new Big Sister programme to keep girls active throughout puberty

Activity Alliance

Barry Horne

leadership

How the sector’s women make their leadership mark

Webinars

afPE to hold review webinars for the PE sector

ukactive Awards

Finalists revealed for ukactive Awards 2022

A Better Way Athletics

Heath Eslinger

Safety

Safety: How can the activities sector respond to safety concerns in the 21st century?

V4V Project

Be a part of Europe’s first-ever volunteer survey of sport organisations

Access Sport

Helen Rowbotham

Para sport

The Disability Sport Wales festival giving thousands of opportunities to try para sport

Active Uprising

ukactive announces theme for Active Uprising 2022 as flagship event returns

Active Lives Survey

ukactive underlines case for sector support with the release of the Active Lives Survey

LAPS

Annie Vernon

Sport England

ukactive and Youth Sport Trust announced as systems partners in Sport England’s 10-year strategy

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