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Stepping up our support for places to tackle inactivity
We’re investing £25 million in our Place Universal Offer until 2028, working with 30 Active Partnerships and other local organisations to drive community-led change.
Local authorities
Place-based working
Uniting the Movement
New guide to creating safer gym and leisure spaces for women
The This Girl Can campaign worked with ukactive to help facilities better communicate policies on harassment and intimidation.
Facilities
Gender
Research
This Girl Can
Sport England leadership team changes
The organisation will be restructured alongside the changes to the executive team.
Uniting the Movement
How our funding is supporting Olympic pathways
Learn about the role we play in backing aspiring winter sports athletes through our investment of National Lottery and Government funding into talent and support programmes.
Disability
Funding
National governing bodies
Five years of Uniting the Movement
We’re five years into our ongoing mission to ensure everyone can play sport and take part in physical activity – and later this year we’ll be unveiling our plan for the next phase.
Uniting the Movement
This Girl Can's push in support of new and expectant mothers
Our groundbreaking campaign is shining a light on the fact that over half of pregnant women and new mums on lower incomes feel excluded from sport and physical activity.
Research
This Girl Can
Board members reappointed as two depart
The reappointments have been made by the Secretary of State and took effect from 1 January 2026.
Government
Importance of protecting playing fields reiterated
The latest data indicate our role as a statutory consultee saw 94% of all concluded planning applications involving playing fields result in the protection or improvement of facilities.
Government
Local authorities
Planning
Tackling inactivity
Three-year funding extension for We Are Undefeatable
We've awarded three more years of National Lottery funding to the campaign that supports people living with long-term health conditions to be more active.
Funding
Health conditions
Children’s activity levels rising but inactivity remains too high
More children than ever are taking part, but too many are missing out on the benefits of an active lifestyle.
Children and young people
Gender
Health conditions
Lower socio-economic groups
Research
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Place expansion continues with 27 new partnerships
We've announced more partnerships with places across the country where we'll work directly with communities to tackle high rates of inactivity.
Funding
Place-based working
Uniting the Movement
New guidance on achieving greater diversity and inclusion
We've produced a new resource with UK Sport that aims to help sport and physical activity organisations develop plans to embed inclusion at every level.
Governance
Research
Chair issues statement on statutory consultee consultation
Our chair publishes statement following opening of Government's planning reform consultation.
Government
Planning
Health, wealth and happiness - the £123bn value of activity
The latest figures come from the second year of our social value model, which also shows a potential extra £20 billion of social value available by tackling inequalities.
Funding
Government
Research
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Public leisure centres helping to tackle inequalities
The figures come from our latest Moving Communities report, which also shows an increase in women using the facilities, quality of facilities and highlights their value to society.
Facilities
Local authorities
Research
Tackling inactivity
Chloe Kelly surprises team with Lottery funding announcement
The England international made a shock appearance at Saving Souls Hub to tell them they were the recipients of National Lottery money that has been awarded via Sport England.
Funding
Chair backs new government campaign to keep families active
Let's Move uses real families as inspiration for how to stay active during the autumn and winter months, when parents expect their children's activity levels to dip.
Government
Uniting the Movement
This Girl Can calls for action on women's freedom to be active after dark
Let's Lift the Curfew returns with a renewed call for action on women’s safety and freedom to be active after dark.
Gender
This Girl Can
Chair: Let's fight back on climate change
Chris Boardman warns extreme weather will exacerbate the national inactivity crisis – but believes our sector has huge potential to change this.
Funding
Sustainability
Chair and director of Safe Sport project appointed
Nick Pink and Neil Cooper will lead the next steps in the collective mission to create a safe, supportive sporting environment across the UK.
Governance
OpenActive secures fresh funding boost
We’ve invested a further £700,000 in the sector-wide initiative that aims to make it easier for people to find opportunities to get active through better use of data.
Funding
Health conditions
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
New agreement to tackle inactivity in West Yorkshire
We’ve signed a joint pledge to embed sport and physical activity into the everyday lives of people across West Yorkshire, building on our investment in the region.
Funding
Government
Local authorities
Uniting the Movement
NBA to invest in UK grassroots basketball
The decision follows talks between the NBA Commissioner and Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July.
Funding
Government
This Girl Can is back with major new advertising push
We've launched a major new national TV, outdoor and digital campaign called We Like the Way You Move.
Gender
This Girl Can
New chief executive takes up post
Simon Hayes joins Sport England from his previous role as chief executive of HM Land Registry.
Government
Uniting the Movement
Three new members appointed to our Board
The appointees bring a wealth of experience and will help set our direction over the next three years.
Government
Uniting the Movement
From grassroots to greatness - a rugby revolution
As the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off today in Sunderland, we're witnessing the culmination of three decades of National Lottery support that’s transformed women and girls' rugby from the grassroots up.
Funding
National governing bodies
New partnership to support pregnant women to be active
We'll work with the charity to better support pregnant women and new mums to be active and reduce inequalities in their activity levels.
Gender
Tackling inactivity
Tim Hollingsworth leaves role as chief executive
The driving force behind our Uniting the Movement strategy concludes his time with us after more than six years.
Uniting the Movement
New guidance for gyms and leisure centres to make safer spaces for women and girls
This Girl Can has helped produce tools and training to ensure facilities are safer for all women.
Facilities
This Girl Can
Chair writes to Ofcom about online abuse of women's footballers
Read Chris Boardman's letter to Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes DCB expressing concern about recent online abuse directed towards the England Women's football team.
Gender
This Girl Can
Whyte Review: update on 19 commitments
We and UK Sport have provided an update on the 19 policy commitments we made in 2023, after commissioning the Whyte Review to look into abuse in gymnastics.
Children and young people
National governing bodies
New partnership to transform health in South Yorkshire
We've announced a major collaboration with the region's mayoral combined authority and integrated care board to increase activity levels and improve lives.
Funding
Government
Uniting the Movement
Coronation Street to host celebration of grassroots football investment
Representatives of clubs from England and Wales will meet at Coronation Street tomorrow to celebrate National Lottery funding of the game, enabling pathways from local pitches to international tournaments.
Funding
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Chris Boardman reappointed as our Chair
The Secretary of State has designated the active travel and sustainability advocate to lead our Board until 2029.
Government
Sustainability
Uniting the Movement
Chief executive's letter to Select Committee in full
Our chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has written to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee following his appearance at the 'Game On' inquiry.
Government
New £5m scheme to help leaders tackle inequalities
Leading the Movement will support and connect decision-makers working to make sport and physical activity accessible and inclusive to everyone.
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Bold new vision for safe sport unveiled
The first findings of the Safe Sport project, which aims to establish a unified approach to safeguarding in sport, have been published.
Governance
Chair welcomes major government investment in grassroots sport
The government has committed £400 million to new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities across the UK, alongside £500m to support world-class sporting events.
Facilities
Funding
Government
New fund to create 'world's greenest sports industry'
Our chair Chris Boardman has announced up to £16 million from our Movement Fund will be reserved to help the sector respond to the impact of climate change.
Sustainability
Simon Hayes appointed new chief executive
Our new chief executive will join us in September after six years at HM Land Registry.
Uniting the Movement
This Girl Can launches group exercise resource hub
Created with EMD UK, Reach Up aims to transform more women’s lives through group exercise.
This Girl Can
Update on the British Ju Jitsu Association
The association has met several conditions imposed upon it by the Home Country Sports Councils so will continue to be recognised as the national governing body for ju jitsu in the UK.
National governing bodies
Our funding helps Bradford deliver world-leading results for children
As new research finds the JU:MP programme we funded is having a significant impact on getting children active in Bradford, we’re investing an extra £4 million into the city.
Children and young people
Local authorities
Place-based working
Tackling inactivity
Studio You and Nike join forces on new PE video series
This Girl Can's digital exercise platform for teenage girls teams up with Nike to launch a new hub of exercise and physical activity lessons – designed by girls and endorsed by teachers.
Studio You
This Girl Can
Record numbers playing sport and taking part in physical activity
Significant growth in activity levels for older adults and disabled people but more work to do to support those living in the most deprived places.
Active Nation
Research
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
The legal definition of a woman has been set by the Supreme Court today.
Chief executive welcomes Government funding for sports facilities
The Government has announced £100 million to upgrade sports facilities across the United Kingdom.
Facilities
Funding
Chief executive responds to Government Bill
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill could impact our statutory consultee role on planning applications involving playing fields.
Facilities
Government
Planning
Response to Government announcement on our statutory consultee role
We've issued a statement in response to the Government's announcement regarding our statutory consultee role on planning applications.
Facilities
Planning
We commissioned research to provide an updated calculation of the social and economic value of sport and physical activity in England.
First 53 Place Expansion Partnerships announced
We're working with 53 new places across England as we amplify our work to ensure those in greatest need can be active.
Place-based working
Tackling inactivity
This Girl Can highlights barriers facing women on lower incomes
The new findings reveal only one in 10 women from lower-income backgrounds feel they completely belong in physical activity.
Gender
Research
This Girl Can
Chief executive to stand down this summer
Tim Hollingsworth will leave the organisation at the end of July 2025.
Uniting the Movement
We’ve broken down our overall figure of £107 billion to reveal the annual social value of sport and physical activity by region in England.
Four years of Uniting the Movement
How we’ve progressed over the last 12 months of our long-term strategy to transform lives through the power of sport and physical activity.
Uniting the Movement
Funding available for facilities damaged by extreme weather
We'll prioritise support from our Movement Fund for sports and activities that need help to recover quickly.
Funding
Sustainability
This Girl Can celebrates 10th birthday
Over three million more women are active now than when our campaign began in 2015.
Gender
This Girl Can
New report into diversity in leadership roles published
The Diversity in Sport Governance 2024 report was commissioned by us, along with UK Sport, and conducted by Perrett Laver and provides a detailed breakdown of the makeup of more boards and senior leadership teams of sports organisations.
Governance
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Statement on Pickleball England
We've recognised the organisation as the national governing body for the sport in England.
Governance
National governing bodies
Commitment to playing field protection continues
Our role as a statutory consultee saw 94% of all concluded planning applications involving playing fields result in the protection or improvement of facilities.
Facilities
Government
Planning
Children’s activity levels remain stable but significant and sustained action required
The legacy of Covid-19 means more must be done to give young people the best possible chance in life
Children and young people
Government
Health conditions
Research
Women's and girls' football has enjoyed significant growth since England hosted the 2022 showpiece.
Latest findings on sector's digital maturity revealed
We and ukactive have released the Digital Futures 2024 report, which reveals an increasing focus in sport and physical activity on data and AI.
Innovation and digital
Research
Three more long-term partnerships announced
We’re partnering with three more national organisations as our quest to level up access to sport and physical activity in England continues.
Coaching
Uniting the Movement
Chair: sport must lead the way on climate change
As he speaks at COP29, our chair Chris Boardman argues that the sport and physical activity sector is uniquely positioned to drive the change needed to protect our planet.
Clubs
Outdoors
Sustainability
Support to unite sector in place-based work
Our Place Universal Offer will support Active Partnerships in England to supercharge efforts to tackle inequality and inactivity.
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Place-based working
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Majority of women change behaviour getting active outdoors in winter
New research from This Girl Can highlights the impact of safety concerns during the darker months on women's ability to get active.
Gender
Safe
This Girl Can
Statement on the ECB's new strategy
Our chief executive reacts to the publication of Inspiring Generations, the updated strategy for cricket in England and Wales.
National governing bodies
Our updated research shows that improved health from participation in sport and physical activity creates £10.5 billion a year in health and social care savings.
Chief executive welcomes Commonwealth Games host announcement
Tim Hollingsworth has spoken of his joy at the event finding a home in Glasgow for the 2026 Games.
Funding
Government
New findings show impact of exercise on children's mental health conditions
Our new report contains "strong and consistent" evidence that sport and physical activity benefits children and young people with diagnosed mental health conditions.
Children and young people
Health conditions
Research
Chair calls for 'mindset shift' on climate change
In a keynote speech at the Sport Positive summit, Chris Boardman urges our sector to lift its ambition on environmental sustainability.
Government
Sustainability
Funding available for flood-damaged facilities
Our Movement Fund is open to applications from organisations impacted by the recent storms and flooding across England.
Facilities
Funding
Boardman up for green sports award
Our chair Chris Boardman CBE has been shortlisted for ‘Evergreen Athlete of the Year’ at the BBC Green Sports Awards 2024.
Sustainability
Greater Manchester partnership to tackle inequalities renewed
We've signed a memorandum of understanding with GM Moving to renew our shared commitment to tackling the region's health inequalities through physical activity.
Funding
Government
Uniting the Movement
New report shares tips to engage with specific audiences
This Girl Can worked with Our Parks to create a new guide with tips and advice for anyone interested in making their physical activity initiatives more inclusive.
Lower socio-economic groups
This Girl Can
More than £4m invested in ideas to tackle inequalities
Our Pilot Fund awarded an average of £233,000 to 18 projects around the country.
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Tackling inactivity
Chair welcomes government plans for new Water Bill
Chris Boardman said the new special measures bill has the potential to positively impact sport and physical activity participation levels.
Government
Sustainability
New video showcases best of Pedal for Paris ride
The extended edit shines a light on the environmental sustainability work being done by the projects our chair Chris Boardman visited on his 550-mile trip to Paris earlier this summer.
Sustainability
Funding announced to help develop inclusive talent pathways
We're investing £120 million to increase participation in sport and boost diversity at a grassroots level in order to give more and better opportunities to all young people to explore and develop their potential.
Funding
More people in England using leisure facilities
Our new Moving Communities report shows the resilience, adaptability and continued importance of public leisure facilities to local communities.
Facilities
Funding
Government
Local authorities
New guidance for accessible and inclusive facilities
We've produced new guidance for planners, architects, building owners and operators, to help ensure sport and leisure facilities are safe, welcoming and accessible to all.
Disability
Facilities
Planning
Tackling inactivity
Pedal for Paris inspires action on climate change
Almost 200 organisations have signed our Going for Green pledge, following the epic cycle ride to showcase innovative environmental sustainability projects.
Sustainability
Multi-million-pound fund to increase number of cricket pitches
The Grass Pitch Improvement Fund is backed by us and National Lottery funding to invest £5 million in areas of most need across England and Wales.
Lower socio-economic groups
Uniting the Movement
Statement on government's plans after recent England successes
After the Three Lions’ achievement of reaching the UEFA EURO 2024 final, the government has published its plans to ensure the team's legacy.
Children and young people
Clubs
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Uniting the Movement
New place-based podcasts series and resources launched
The content includes six episodes and related guidance with transcripts and videos of our collaborations with key partners around the country.
Uniting the Movement
More than 140 organisations sign 'Going for Green'
The Football Association, England Athletics and Paddle UK are among some of the big names to have signed up to our Going for Green Pledge.
Active travel
Sustainability
Boardman to lead Pedal for Paris
Our chair Chris Boardman will take part in an eight-day bike ride to the host city of this summer's Olympic Games, to galvanise our sector to step up its work in tackling climate change.
Active travel
Sustainability
Statement on the British Ju Jitsu Association
The BJJAGB will continue to be recognised as the national governing body for ju jitsu in the UK, subject to it meeting several conditions.
Governance
National governing bodies
Major investment to help sports battle climate change
Our first-ever environmental sustainability strategy, Every Move, includes a £45 million commitment to support the sector and help more people become active in nature.
Clubs
Outdoors
Sustainability
New campaign aims to get more women active outdoors
Let's Get Out There highlights the benefits of enjoying outdoor spaces, the barriers faced by many women and how they’re being overcome.
Gender
Outdoors
This Girl Can
Watch Studio You event on tackling PE enjoyment gap
Watch on demand: our This Girl Can project's live broadcast from a London school to help young girls across the country see the positive powers of PE and physical activity.
Children and young people
Gender
Self-affirming
Studio You
This Girl Can
New Movement Fund set to revolutionise funding applications
Our £160 million fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources, and is launched alongside the Movement Hub pilot.
Funding
Fundraising
Uniting the Movement
Long-term increase in activity levels positive but further action needed to tackle inequalities
We’re making new funding available to tackle major differences between demographic groups and places.
Active travel
Research
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
New £3.6m Performance Archery Centre opens
We've funded a new £3.6 million Performance Archery Centre, which has officially opened at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Report highlights positive impact of Birmingham 2022
A 'one year on' evaluation report published by the government shows the lasting impact Birmingham 2022 has had on widening access to sport and physical activity.
Local authorities
Tackling inactivity
Statement on new £35m Government cricket fund
Our chief executive Tim Hollingsworth reacts to the announcement that £35million of new Government funding will be invested into cricket.
Children and young people
Funding
Government
Swimming Pool Support Fund helps facilities prepare for future
Phase II of the fund sees £60 million of exchequer and National Lottery funding split between 325 pools in more than 260 local authorities.
Facilities
Government
Tackling inactivity
'Ask for Angela' trialled in gyms and leisure centres
This Girl Can is working with other partners to pilot the nationally recognised safety campaign in the fitness and leisure sector.
This Girl Can
Statement on Heart of Aquatics report
We issue a statement following Swim England's publication of the Heart of Aquatics Listening Research Report.
National governing bodies
Combined action needed to end racism in our sector
Our chief executive, Tim Hollingsworth, made the call during the 'Time for action: Tackling racism in sport' event held in Leicester today.
Uniting the Movement
Go! London funds young people's business ideas
The capital’s biggest ever community sports fund celebrates one year of success by launching a programme to support business ideas that enable young people to access sport and physical activity.
Children and young people
Disability
Funding
Health conditions
Lower socio-economic groups
Statement on the government's new disability plan
Our chief executive has reacted to the publication of the Disability Action Plan.
Disability
Government
Three years of Uniting the Movement
How we’re progressing with our long-term strategy to tackle inequalities and keep sport and physical activity central to everyone’s lives.
Uniting the Movement
How rising cost of living is impacting sport and physical activity
The new report considers what the impact has been on activity levels and the wider sector as a whole.
Funding
Uniting the Movement
Buddle launch offers major boost to grassroots sport and activity
Buddle replaces Club Matters and will give volunteers and professionals working in community sport and physical activity the support and resources they need to thrive.
Clubs
More than 1,000 playing fields protected
Our role as a statutory consultee saw 95% of all concluded planning applications involving playing fields result in the protection or improvement of facilities.
Facilities
Planning
Children's activity levels hold firm but significant challenges remain
Children and young people’s overall activity levels are stable as the initial recovery from the pandemic was maintained across the 2022-23 academic year.
Active travel
Children and young people
Gender
Lower socio-economic groups
Uniting the Movement
Support available for flood-damaged facilities
Our Small Grants Programme is now open to applications for storm relief funding from organisations in the areas most affected.
Funding
Joint statement on British Gymnastics' progress report
The national governing body has today published an update on their work following the recommendations of the Whyte Review.
Governance
National governing bodies
Place Partnerships expanded to help those in greatest need
We’re investing a further £250m into this groundbreaking and innovative work.
Funding
Government
Lower socio-economic groups
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Swimming Pool Support Fund keeps leisure centres afloat
Sport England has distributed £20 million of Government money to local authorities to ensure swimming pools stay open.
Funding
Government
This Girl Can launches winter safety campaign
Let’s Lift the Curfew highlights the concerns women feel when getting active outdoors after dark and follows a parliamentary roundtable to address the issue.
Enjoyment gap
This Girl Can
Warning that climate change poses ‘serious threat’ to sport and physical activity in England
Sport England chair Chris Boardman has warned climate change poses ‘serious threat’ to sport and physical activity in England
Government
Uniting the Movement
Projects funded to use physical activity to change lives of young people
Go! London has awarded more than £2 million to sport and physical activity projects that will transform the lives of thousands of young Londoners.
Children and young people
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Uniting the Movement
Evidence review ongoing for British Ju Jitsu Association
We announced in August that the national governing body faced derecognition after a review found they didn't meet the Sports Councils' Recognition Policy criteria.
Governance
National governing bodies
Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England published
The statement will help us understand how our relationship with sport and physical activity changes over our lifetime and is shaped by our experiences and our opportunities to be active.
Children and young people
Uniting the Movement
National network of Sport Welfare Officers announced
This follows recommendations made by The Whyte Review and will support Club Welfare Officers nationwide.
Clubs
Funding
Local authorities
National governing bodies
Volunteering
Statement on ECB response to ICEC report
We issue a statement following the ECB publishing details of their response to the ICEC report published earlier in 2023.
National governing bodies
Capital phase of Swimming Pool Support Fund opens for applications
This second phase follows the revenue phase which open earlier in the summer and is part of the total £60 million being made available to help public swimming pools with running costs and efforts to improve energy efficiency.
Facilities
Government
Local authorities
We Are Undefeatable partners with Bill Bailey on Freedom To Move
The campaign burst highlights the benefits of physical activity hidden in everyday movement and shines a light on why you don’t need to spend money to stay active and healthy.
Health conditions
Uniting the Movement
Statement on the government’s new sport strategy
Our chief executive has reacted to the publication of 'Get Active: A strategy for the future of sport and physical activity'.
Government
British Ju Jitsu Association facing derecognition as national governing body
The four Home Country Sports Councils have made a unanimous decision following a recognition review.
National governing bodies
New board member appointed
Natalie Daniels will help to set our direction over her three-year term.
Government
Uniting the Movement
Further investment to build on impact of Commonwealth Games
The new memorandum of understanding see the Commonwealth Active Communities continued as well as support more volunteering opportunities and provide grant funding for community-led projects.
Funding
Government
Local authorities
Research
This Girl Can's Studio You launches partnership with Bodyform
'No blood should hold us back' campaign has debuted with a television ad that will be followed by period education resources for PE teachers.
Gender
Research
This Girl Can
Commonwealth Games aquatics centre opens to public
The centre was the only brand-new facility for Birmingham 2022 and was designed with community use at its heart once the Games had finished.
Facilities
Funding
Two-year update on race in sport review
The Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport (TRARIIS) review was published in 2021, us and the other UK sports councils have published six-monthly update since then, this is the joint update at two years since publication.
Research
Uniting the Movement
Statement on the government’s School Sport and Activity Action Plan
Our comment on the government’s new School Sport and Activity Action Plan.
Children and young people
Government
This Girl Can partners with Tesco on activewear range
The line will be available in a full range of sizes, in 264 Tesco locations across the country and with items for both women and girls.
Gender
This Girl Can
Uniting the Movement
Swimming Pool Support Fund open for applications
The £20 million revenue fund closes on 11 August, with a £40m pot for capital investment set to be made available in September, to help make facilities more energy efficient.
Facilities
Funding
Government
Statement on Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket report
Our comment on the findings of the report published today.
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement impact report published
The update looks at what we've achieved in the last year, breaks down key results and highlights the importance of working with our key partners and the sector to achieve our long-term strategy's goals.
Active Nation
Children and young people
LGBTQ+
Local authorities
National governing bodies
Research
Uniting the Movement
Further long-term partnerships confirmed
The national governing bodies could receive a total of £21 million between them over the next five years, to help us deliver on the commitments made in our Uniting the Movement strategy.
Funding
Uniting the Movement
'Child-first' coaching campaign launched
Play Their Way has been developed with insight gathered from current grassroots coaches, as well as via focus groups and workshops with children and young people.
Children and young people
Coaching
Uniting the Movement
New Active Design guidance published
This third iteration has been developed with planners, urban designers and developers in mind, and is centred around a foundational principle of 'activity for all'.
Facilities
Government
Planning
Uniting the Movement
The advice comes as This Girl Can continues to focus on closing the gap between the number of men and women who enjoy getting active.
Environmental sustainability consultation launched
Share your views on what’s needed to help the sport and physical activity sector accelerate action on environmental sustainability.
Research
Uniting the Movement
New consultation to help Active Lives data work best for users
We’ve launched a consultation to understand your views about how we should allocate future samples at a local level.
Research
New concussion guidelines for grassroots sport
The guidance comes on the back of the Government's 2021 Action Plan on Concussion and builds on Scotland's existing guidelines for all types and levels of sport.
Government
Research
Adults’ activity levels in England bounce back to pre-pandemic levels
Sport England's Active Lives Adult Survey Report. has shown adults’ activity levels in England are back where they were before the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Research
Uniting the Movement
Report published on handling of complaints at Swim England
We commissioned the review after receiving complaints about how the governing body dealt with allegations of abuse and bullying.
National governing bodies
Report supports physical activity to supplement talking therapies
After nearly 400 interviews, the report illustrates the appetite for physical activity to be used within NHS Talking Therapy.
Health conditions
Research
New funding to help keep leisure centres with pools afloat
Publicly-owned leisure centres with swimming pools have been handed a financial boost.
Funding
Government
Local authorities
New member of Executive Leadership Team appointed
Ben Wilson will join us in May as Ali Donnelly departs Sport England.
Uniting the Movement
Two-year extensions to School Games Organiser and PE and Sport Premium funding
The news comes as part of a Government pledge to ensure parity of access to sport and physical activity opportunities for boys and girls at school.
Children and young people
Funding
Government
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
New fund to help change young people's lives through sport and physical activity
We've committed £7.5 million of National Lottery money to the new Go! London fund which opens today with grants of up to £150,000 available.
Children and young people
Tackling inactivity
This Girl Can With You launches
Sport England's This Girl Can campaign has launched a new phase called 'This Girl Can With You'
Gender
This Girl Can
Four new members appointed to our Board
Four new members have been appointed to Sport England's Board by DCMS
Government
Uniting the Movement
Latest update on progress following race in sport review
Sport England, UK Sport and the home nations sports councils issue a 18-month update on the Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport (TRARIIS) review.
Government
Two years of Uniting the Movement
It has been two years since Sport England launched their Uniting the Movement strategy that is helping tackle inequalities in the sport and physical activity sector.
Uniting the Movement
New support for flood-damaged facilities
Our Small Grants Programme is now accepting applications from organisations in areas hit by floods who need funding to repair damage.
Funding
Strengthening safeguarding and welfare across sport
We, along with UK Sport, have made 19 commitments that will strengthening safeguarding and welfare across sport and are based on the Whyte Review.
Children and young people
Coaching
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Executive Leadership Team complete with Chief Financial Officer appointment
Lizzie Hanna will join our executive leadership team in March, moving from the National Citizen Service Trust.
Uniting the Movement
Help us build an understanding of Physical Literacy
We're working with a number of universities to develop a Physical Literacy Consensus statement for England.
Uniting the Movement
Small Grants Programme returns with awards of up to £15,000
The fund will run until the end of June this year and will prioritise funding projects that can make the biggest difference to people that need it most.
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Tackling inactivity
Statement on review of implications from Whyte Review
The independent report was published in June following allegations of mistreatment in the sport of gymnastics.
Children and young people
National governing bodies
Continued commitment to protecting playing fields
We publish our latest annual playing field protection statistics, with more than 1,000 saved or enhanced in the latest 12-month period.
Facilities
Local authorities
Planning
Children’s activity levels recover to pre-pandemic levels
Our latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey reveals strong growth, particularly for teenage girls, within the past year - showing that efforts to help children get active again are working.
Children and young people
Research
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
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