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Leadership Skills Foundation
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The Leadership Skills Foundation 2022-23 Impact Report is here

Political leaders
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Sport & Recreation Alliance offers open letter to political leaders in support of physical activity

Party Conferences
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Party Conferences 2023: What do they mean for the activities sector?

School Sport & Activity Sector
Governing Bodies

Experts outline the future at partnership summit for the School Sport & Activity Sector

afPE National CPD Development Day
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afPE National CPD Development Day on the 12th of December – Register now!

Swim England flashcards
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Swim England introduces free Learn to Swim flashcards in different languages

Sport Environment and Climate Coalition (SECC)
Governing Bodies

New Information hub launched to reduce the environmental impact of the physical activity sector

National Fitness Day survey
Governing Bodies

Mental health is the main driver for physical activity says National Fitness Day survey

ukactive Awards winners
Governing Bodies

ukactive Awards winners revealed as sector celebrates in Leeds

cycle training delivery
Cycle Training

Bikeability introduces new cycle training delivery guide

exercise and fitness
News

Continued research shows the positive impact of exercise and fitness on lifestyles

The Centre for Social Justice report
News

Coalition supporters backing call to government from Centre for Social Justice

Tackling inactivity in the UK
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AfPE reveals its recommendations for tackling inactivity in the UK

Girls enjoying PE
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Low confidence and periods stop girls from liking PE, suggests Youth Sport Trust study

Ofsted
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Ofsted publishes report looking at how PE is taught in schools

Mental health
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Mental health is the main motivator for getting active in the UK

sport and activity
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UK lags behind European neighbours in activity levels, evidence reveals

Activity Tracker App
Classes Camps Clubs

National Fitness Day sees first-ever activity tracker app available to users

Bikeability badges
Cycle Training

Almost half a million children earn Bikeability badges in 2022-23

UK Swimming Industry Report
Governing Bodies

Leisure DB Report sees swimming pool prices break the £5 mark for the first time

Open Doors Programme
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Third annual Open Doors Programme aims to address gender gap

Commonwealth Games Legacy Project
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Commonwealth Games Legacy Project teaches water safety skills

Youth Justice Sport Fund Evaluation Report
Classes Camps Clubs

Youth Justice activity programmes successfully empower young people

Physically active employees
News

Physically active employees could reduce company costs by 35%

Classes Camps Clubs

National Fitness Day’s theme announced by ukactive

ukactive Awards
Governing Bodies

Finalists revealed for ukactive Awards as STA become headline sponsor

Women's football
Classes Camps Clubs

Youth Sport Trust welcome a review of Women’s football

Premier League Kicks
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The Premier League Kicks Cup gathered 150 girls at the University of Warwick

School Sport and Activity Action Plan
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afPE confirms refreshed guidance for the School Sport & Activity Action Plan and the PE Premium

Vision 2030
Governing Bodies

Vision 2030: ukactive reports on progress to get more people active

Open Doors programme
News

ukactive and Nike launch third annual Open Doors programme to unlock school facilities and address gender activity gap

Yoga can help with cancer recovery
Classes Camps Clubs

Yoga can help with cancer recovery according to new study

Tackling heart disease
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Prevention through exercise key to tackling heart disease

Disabled people
Classes Camps Clubs

Rising cost of living impacted disabled people’s access to sport

Working with Women and Girls
News

Last chance to influence CIMSPA’s Working with Women and Girls professional standard

Active travel goals
Cycle Training

Active travel goals in jeopardy according to NAO

UK Fitness Industry Report
Classes Camps Clubs

Evolve conference reveals rise in Uk fitness industries market value

Gen Z Fitness
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Gen Z, a huge untapped market according to Les Mills

Parkrun
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Parkrun events to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS

Charity partnership
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Charity partnership helps young people get ‘Set for Success’

Could PE be a core subject
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Could PE be a core subject? Join the survey today!

Swimming Pool Support Fund
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Swimming Pool Support Fund now open for applications

Big Sister project
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Project Big Sister engages 3000 girls in physical activity at local leisure centres

Jack Shakespeare
News

The Drive Phase guest Jack Shakespeare joins 4Global

AFPE professional development support
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New AFPE professional development support for Teachers

Play Their Way
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Play Their Way ‘Child-first’ coaching campaign launched at London BMX Club

Be Active Wales Fund
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The Be Active Wales Fund is now open: Apply now!

Boost for children with SEND
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Boost for children with SEND accessing inclusive PE and sport

sports facilities
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ukactive Research Institute to keep ‘youth voice’ at the centre of opening school facilities

Safer active spaces
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New guidelines released to create safer active spaces

ukactive Awards 2023
News

Entries for ukactive Awards 2023 now open!

Sport for Development Coalition
Governing Bodies

Sport for Development Coalition urges policymakers to invest in sport

Drowning Prevention Week
News

Make summer safer with Drowning Prevention Week

British Gymnastics
Governing Bodies

British Gymnastics joins the Sport for Development Coalition and champions safeguarding

House of Lords Consultation
Governing Bodies

House of Lords Consultation: Education for 11 to 16-year-olds

Rambert Grades
Governing Bodies

London Youth Games announces collaboration with Rambert Grades to celebrate dance at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Adult activity levels
News

Sport England reveals adult activity levels return to pre-pandemic levels

Youth Sport Trust
Classes Camps Clubs

Children’s charity teams up with Sports Direct to get children moving

Active Lives survey
Governing Bodies

ukactive responds positively to the Active Lives survey

Physical Literacy Assessment Tool
Governing Bodies

Physical Literacy Assessment Tool Survey – Survey closes May 26th

AfPE releases FAQs
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AfPE releases FAQs for meeting minimum 2 hours of PE

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

2023 Workforce State of Mind Survey
Classes Camps Clubs

Employers need to take responsibility for workplace fitness says survey

StreetGames
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StreetGames awarded £57 Million to open up school facilities

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

Careers Guide for Sport and the Physical Activity Sector
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CIMSPA launches careers guide for the Sport and Physical activity sector

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

Financial support
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Financial support confirmed for swimming pools as benefits confirmed by RCGP

Government funding
News

YST welcomes government announcement for new funding

Sport Wales
Governing Bodies

Sport Wales announce nearly 3.1M of new capital funding

VR fitness scheme
News

Gamified VR fitness scheme launches to improve employee health

NGB Development fund
Governing Bodies

UK Sport makes first awards from NGB Development fund

Broadcasting investment
Classes Camps Clubs

UK sports bodies continue broadcasting investment in grassroots sport

Rugby in schools review
Governing Bodies

Rugby in schools review – call for evidence

The Big Walk and Wheel
Cycle Training

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

Dance and movement
Classes Camps Clubs

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

PE Premium
Governing Bodies

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

Energy cost relief
Governing Bodies

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

SPORTSSESSION.COM
News

New Sports Coaching programme looks to revolutionise corporate wellbeing

Small Grants Programme
Governing Bodies

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

Uniting the Movement
Classes Camps Clubs

Two Years of Sport England’s Uniting the Movement

Government's Youth Justice fund
News

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

The Insights Family
News

Have your say on future industry trends with The Insights Family

Cycling on the curriculum
Cycle Training

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

2023 Workforce State of Mind Survey
News

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

Sport and recreation
Classes Camps Clubs

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

Garmin’s Connect Fitness Report 2022
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New report from Garmin highlights exercise trends in 2022

Debate on sport in school and communities
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Debate on sport in school and communities in Parliament

Cost-of-living crisis
Classes Camps Clubs

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

Volunteering survey of sport organisations
Governing Bodies

Volunteering survey of sport organisations gathers nearly 3,000 responses

Sport England denies UK Parliament's accusation
Governing Bodies

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

Active Lives Children & Young People Survey
Governing Bodies

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

Parliamentary Physical Activity Challenge
Governing Bodies

ukactive and Myzone announce winners of inaugural parliamentary physical activity challenge

Active Lives Children and Young People Survey
Governing Bodies

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

South Yorkshire Tech 100 Report
News

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

Legacy
Governing Bodies

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

Youth Sport Trust's #HalfTimeChallenge
News

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

Reduction in PE time
Governing Bodies

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

Bleep Tests
News

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

Autumn budget
Governing Bodies

Coalition of sport and activities organisations respond to the Autumn budget

NextGen 2023
News

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

Benefits of exercise to future generations
News

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

School Sport Survey 2022
Classes Camps Clubs

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

Chiles Webster Batson Commission
Classes Camps Clubs

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

GOALS storytelling program launches
Governing Bodies

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

Digital Marketing Hub
Governing Bodies

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

Physical activity
Classes Camps Clubs

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

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

Big School Swim
Classes Camps Clubs

Swim England’s Big School Swim is back

Physical inactivity
Classes Camps Clubs

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

Priced out of sport
Classes Camps Clubs

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

Diversity and inclusion
Governing Bodies

The Lawn Tennis Association launches new inclusion and diversity advisory group

ukactive
Governing Bodies

Strategic partner ukactive introduces their new board of directors

Parliamentary Physical Activity Challenge
Classes Camps Clubs

ukactive and Myzone announce parliamentary physical activity challenge

Energy Bill
Classes Camps Clubs

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

Churchill Fellowship
News

Churchill Fellowship seeks ten innovators in the physical activity sector

Sugar tax
Holiday Activities & Food Programme

Truss faces backlash against plans to dump sugar tax

National Fitness Day
Classes Camps Clubs

Millions take part in National Fitness Day across the UK

Gymfinity Kids
Classes Camps Clubs

Gymfinity Kids completes fundraising for next stage of expansion

BASES
News

BASES releases handy guide to working in sports and fitness

ACTivate
News

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

StreetGames
News

StreetGames celebrates a successful summer of sport and activity

Solar Technology
Classes Camps Clubs

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

Peter Roberts
Classes Camps Clubs

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

National Fitness Day 2022
News

ukactive announces National Fitness Day 2022

Lionesses
News

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

Commonwealth Games
News

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

Walking and cycling
Cycle Training

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

National Audit Office
News

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

News

The 25th annual coaching award nominations are now open

Community sports
News

Sported and StreetGames: Elevating the voice of community sports groups

CIMSPA
News

CIMSPA summertime hotspots for activity this year

Youth Sport Trust
News

Youth Sport Trust welcomes the appointment of three new board members

This Girl Can
News

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

Govox
News

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

Digital Futures
News

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

Unlock the potential of sport
News

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

SMEs
News

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

Newcastle United Foundation
News

Nadhim Zahawi praises Newcastle United Foundation for community facility work

Sport and Recreation Alliance
News

The Alliance establishes an EDI subcommittee to drive diversity and inclusion

Open Doors Blueprint
News

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

Autism
News

afPE launches survey to understand autistic pupils in schools

ukactive
News

ukactive launches taskforce to unite sector for disabled people

Sun Safety Awareness
News

afPE committed to sun safety awareness with new webinar

OutPlay Squash
News

OutPlay Squash diversifies to support Pride Month

Swimming pools
News

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

Big Sister
News

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

Webinars
News

afPE to hold review webinars for the PE sector

ukactive Awards
News

Finalists revealed for ukactive Awards 2022

V4V Project
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Be a part of Europe’s first-ever volunteer survey of sport organisations

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