Source: The Young Foundation
https://www.youngfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Amplify-Youth-Final-Report-2019.pdf
The Young Foundation’s mission is to develop better connected and stronger communities across the UK.
As an UKRI accredited research organisation, social investor and community practitioner, we offer advice, training and delivery support to:
Understand Communities Researching in and with communities to increase your understanding of community life today.
Involve Communit
Source: iser March 2021
School closures have been one of the most dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on society. Concerns about the impact of school closures on children’s learning were raised early on in the pandemic and work continues to mitigate lost learning. There is also widespread concern about the de
Source: Sport England April 21
How might people behave as restrictions ease? What will people be looking for as they return to activities?
Source: NIHR 09.04.2021
https://www.leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/cycling-study-transforms-heart-health-of-dialysis-patients/
Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant savings for the NHS, according to new research by the University of Leicester supported by the charity Kidney Research UK and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre.
Patients in the CYCLE-H
Source: Sustrain 29.03.2021
sustrans-age-friendly-tyburn-project-report-2021.pdf
Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, our Age-friendly Tyburn project has helped to transform this part of Birmingham. And older people can now safely walk, wheel, cycle and access public transport more easily. Today we've launched a report filled with evidence and recommendations to
Source: UK Active 20/02/2021
Britain’s national lockdown has become a national sit-down, with 42% of UK adults admitting they are sitting for at least 14 hours longer a week, a new poll from ukactive has revealed.
Motivation to exercise is now at a record low for many Brits, as the closure of gyms, pools and leisure fa
Source: Gov.uk 07.07.21
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-pilot-to-help-people-exercise-more-and-eat-better
Plans for a new pilot to help people exercise more and eat better have been laid out, as the government looks for a partner to help run the scheme. As part of the government’s healthy weight strategy, the new scheme will explore the best ways to incentivise adults to make healthier choices.
Obesity related illnesses cost the NHS £6 billion a year and the scale of the challenge has b
Source: Loughborough University July 21
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/phc/thescienceofwheelchairrugby/
The Inaugural International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference 2021 in partnership with the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport (Loughborough University) – will bring together practitioners, coaches, medical staff and students interested in sports science, medicine, physiotherapy, strength and conditioning and coaching.
About this event:
This v
Source: NCSEM July 21
https://www.ncsem-em.org.uk/events/pace-labelling/
This public lecture will be delivered by Professor Amanda Daley, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at Loughborough University, on Tuesday 14th September 2021. The talk will discuss the role of food labelling in helping the public to choose healthy food, with a particular focus on the usefulness of physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) food labelling.
PACE labelling provides information about the amount of physical a
Source: Play England 29.06.21
https://www.playengland.org.uk/newsblog/playday-2021
Playday is the national day for play - a partnership of all four nations of the UK held on the first Wednesday in August. Playday 2021 will be celebrated on Wednesday 4 August.
The theme for this year’s Playday is Summer of Play. The Playday 2021 theme recognises the challenges children and young people have faced over the past year and the need to enjoy time for play free of restrictions, with their friends, ha
Source: Premier League Primary Stars July 21
https://plprimarystars.com/resources/pe-planning-toolkit
The Premier League is launching the first phase of new PE planning and delivery resources through its flagship education programme, Premier League Primary Stars. The Premier League Primary Stars PE Planning Toolkit is a complete package of teaching and learning materials, designed to increase primary school teachers’ confidence in planning PE lessons and helping them to deliver a more inclusiv
Source: Sport England 02.07.21
https://www.sportengland.org/news/changes-made-strengthen-code-sports-governance
Changes to strengthen the Code for Sports Governance have been confirmed after an extensive consultation involving hundreds of organisations. The revised approach is primarily focused on ensuring bodies in receipt of substantial public funding from Sport England or UK Sport have a detailed and ambitious diversity and inclusion action plan to increase diversity on their boards and sen
Source: UK active 29.06.21
https://www.ukactive.com/reports/life-in-our-years/
Older adults have revealed what they want from the fitness and leisure sector to encourage greater participation, in a major new report published by ukactive. Adults aged 55 and over shared what measures they felt would incentivise them to exercise more within the sector’s facilities, including feedba
Source: NCSEM 05.07.21
https://www.ncsem-em.org.uk/2021/07/05/walking-netball-evaluation/
England Netball has announced an extension of its partnership with the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) following three successful years. The partnership focuses on empowering members of the WI to engage, increase activity and prevent social isolation through the governing body’s popular Walking Netball programme.
This initiative was evaluated by a team of academics at Loughborough Universi
Source: Sport England 23.06.21
https://www.sportengland.org/news/joint-statement-race-sport-review
Sport England tackling racism.pdf
Sport England tell your story.pdf
Sport England, in collaboration with the other home country Sports Councils and UK Sport, has carried out an independent review into tackling racism and racial inequality in sport.
Upon the publishing of these reports, the chief executives of each of the five home sports councils have issued a joint statement.
Source: association for Physical Education 21.06.21
afPE-Taskforce-Report-on-the-Future-of-Physical-Education-Final.pdf
The Association for Physical Education (afPE) has launched a report from its Education Taskforce which issues a clear call to government to put physical education at the heart of school life.
The pandemic has taken a huge toll on our children and young people. Schools
Source: Youth Sport Trust June 21
Young people across the country are set to enjoy and lead a week of school sport days in a national celebration of the importance of school sport and PE.
National School Sport Week 2021 started on Saturday 19 June. More than 1,600 schools will be holding a sports day this week, with scores of organisations and families also set to support a
Source: Move More Sheffield June 21
https://www.movemoresheffield.com/move-more-strategy-2021-2026
Move+More+-+Strategy+development+process.pdf
Move+More+Strategy+-+Theory+of+Change.pdf
Sheffield’s Move More Month 2021 is being recognised this June with the launch of a new physical activity strategy that sets out a clear vision and mission which unites the city’s residents with a shared purpose to create a healthier, happier and more connected Sheffield.
The renewed approach comes in the wake of
Source: Activity Alliance 9 June 21
http://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/6210-british-blind-sport-scales-up-see-my-voice-programme
Following the success of the three year See My Voice programme British Blind Sport is delighted to announce that it has been selected by Sport England as one of only five organisations that have been given the opportunity to ‘scale up’ the programme.
See My Voice was developed to support blind and partially sighted young people achieve leadership skills through
Source: Activity Alliance 9 June 21
http://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/6214-special-olympics-gb-announces-new-fouryear-strategy
Special Olympics GB is delighted to reveal its new four-year strategy. Called Inclusion in Action, the new strategy firmly places athletes at the heart of Special Olympics GB, with a clear vision to drive sustainability and growth across every aspect of the organisation. While increasing advocacy and influence externally to help more of the 1.5 million people liv
