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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
Public sector leisure set for transition to active wellbeing focus
We've worked with key stakeholders in the sector to publish a report on the current state of public leisure and how it should evolve to continue providing vital services that help people get or stay active.
Facilities
Local authorities
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Healthcare professionals help patients feel benefits of being active
Around 157,000 have been trained, or accessed a training tool, as part of our Moving Healthcare Professionals programme, in partnership with OHID.
Tackling inactivity
New long-term partnerships with disability charities
The investments are part of our new model that gives longer-term financial security to partners and come as part of the delivery of our Uniting the Movement strategy.
Disability
Funding
Uniting the Movement
Powerlifter named SportsAid's One-to-Watch
The top three of the prestigious award have all received Sport England funding to help them in their progression as young athletes.
Children and young people
Funding
National governing bodies
Sports Governance Academy to continue for five years
The support hub launched in 2020 and provides the sport and physical activity sector with resources to establish a framework for effective and fair decision making.
Funding
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Sharing knowledge at international women's conference
The International Working Group of Women and Sport is the largest organisation in the planet dedicated to improving gender equity and equality in our sector.
Gender
Eloise Moller crowned This Girl Can Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year
Eloise Moller of the Single Homeless Project has been crowned This Girl Can Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year
Gender
Uniting the Movement
Volunteering
Pre- and postnatal exercise programmes launched
The Couch to Fitness programmes are the first of their kind to be endorsed by the Active Pregnancy Foundation.
Funding
Gender
Tackling inactivity
Five funded athletes nominated for prestigious award
SportsAid's One-to-Watch award celebrates the best of young British sporting talent.
Children and young people
Funding
Community groups awarded sports equipment from Birmingham 2022
We’re working to ensure the Commonwealth Games is leaving a lasting impact by supporting physical activity in West Midlands communities.
Funding
Local authorities
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
We Are Undefeatable tackles the winter blues with activity
The campaign's Move to Your Mood videos are being bolstered with tips to stay active as the darkness creeps in and the temperatures drop.
Health conditions
Vote for your grassroots sportswoman of the year
The award is part of the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards and voting closes on Thursday, November 10.
Gender
Uniting the Movement
Volunteering
Parliamentary support for Uniting the Movement
We hosted a Parliamentary Reception to celebrate the sport and physical activity sector’s resilience during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Uniting the Movement
Most inclusive Rugby League World Cup ever set for kick-off
We’ve invested £23 million in the tournament’s social impact programme.
Facilities
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
National governing bodies
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Digital Marketing Hub gets investment for second year
We’re working to upskill anyone involved in the promotion of sport and physical activity in England.
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Uniting the Movement
Nominations open for grassroots sportswoman of the year
The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards celebrate those making their mark in women's sport.
Gender
Volunteering
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
A period of national mourning has begun and government guidance has been published.
Government
Young talent on display at School Games National Finals
We fund the event that gives children the chance to experience a multi-sport event with an athletes' village and media presence.
Children and young people
Funding
Uniting the Movement
Football Foundation funding boost for multi-sport facilities
The Football Foundation is investing in multi-sport facilities and helping to improve the quality of grass pitches to enable more people to have more access to high-quality facilities.
Facilities
Funding
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Commonwealth Games equipment giveaway launched
More than 16,000 sports items used at Birmingham 2022 being made available to not-for-profit community-based organisations in the West Midlands.
Facilities
Government
Local authorities
National governing bodies
As Commonwealth Games end, focus switches to community impact
The work to ensure the development of grassroots activity opportunities continues apace.
Funding
National governing bodies
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
IWG call for action to drive gender equality
The working group on women and sport will formally pass from New Zealand to the United Kingdom at November's World Conference in Auckland.
Gender
Basketball facilities to get post-Games boost in Birmingham
The 3x3 format of basketball has been a big hit at Birmingham 2022 as it makes its Commonwealth Games debut, with the City Council keen to use its popularity as a springboard to drive participation.
Facilities
Funding
Local authorities
National governing bodies
Tackling inactivity
We Are Undefeatable returns with 'Move To Your Mood'
The new campaign burst sees a partnership with Gok Wan and acknowledges the role mood plays in people's motivations to get active.
Health conditions
Birmingham ready for Commonwealth Games kick-off
We've invested £35 million to help create a lasting impact from the biggest multi-sport event in the UK since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Leaders gather to discuss power of sport and physical activity
Ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Beyond The Games conference explored how sport and activity can be used to address the country's social and sectoral issues.
Government
Local authorities
National governing bodies
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Sports Collaboration Fund launched to help young Londoners
We're working with the Mayor of London and the London Marathon Charitable Trust to help young Londoners.
Children and young people
Funding
Whyte Review: The next steps
We're working with UK Sport to ensure appropriate changes are made to gymnastics and across the wider sporting sector.
National governing bodies
New investment boost for OpenActive
We've awarded the Open Data Institute (ODI) £800,000 of National Lottery funding to deliver OpenActive.
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Multi-million investment to engage girls with football
The Squad Girls' Football funding announcement comes as the Women's Euros are seeing record crowds up and down the country.
Funding
Gender
National governing bodies
Twelve-month update on progress following race in sport review
A year ago, UK Sport and home nations sports councils published the findings and recommendations following a review of racism and racial inequality in sport, this is our second update on progress.
Government
Sport England's This Girl Can campaign is teaming up with ukactive and CIMSPA to make women feel safer in leisure environments
Sport England and UK Sport publish Whyte Review
Sport England and UK Sport have today published the Whyte Review, an independent to examine allegations of mistreatment in the sport of gymnastics.
Children and young people
National governing bodies
Joint statement confirming receipt of the Whyte Review
Joint UK Sport and Sport England statement confirming their receipt of the Whyte Review
Children and young people
National governing bodies
Research
Coming together to discuss how we tackle inequalities
We met with community organisations, athletes, politicians and governing bodies to search for solutions to tackle inequalities in the sport and physical activity sector.
National governing bodies
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
New appointments to Executive Leadership Team confirmed
The candidates will take up their new positions on 30 August.
Uniting the Movement
Jubilee activity fund gives out more than £4 million
The funding has been focussed on projects working with people in areas of disadvantage, that add value to their local community and its activity levels.
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
This Girl Can publishes guide to recruiting female volunteers
As part of Volunteers' Week, the This Girl Can campaign has worked with partners to produce the guide, which is available to via their supporters' hub.
Gender
Volunteering
Live stream ‘Closing the Gap: Inequality in Sport and Physical Activity’ event
The event discusses tackling inequalities in our sector and can be watched online.
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Partner toolkit for This Girl Can x Strava partnership published
The new Club and challenge will be available for Strava users later this month and encourages women to get back to moving again after a break from physical activity.
Gender
Tackling inactivity
Funding for governing bodies to drive participation through innovation
The £6.5m of National Lottery funding will be split between 21 organisations as part of our investment into the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Funding
National governing bodies
Tackling inactivity
New partner funding continues commitment to tackling inequalities
We're partnering with more than 120 organisations that have a unique position to influence change and level up access to sport and physical activity.
Funding
Uniting the Movement
Activity levels see partial recovery from Covid-19
Activity levels are starting to recover following large drops caused by coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Research
Uniting the Movement
The partnerships are part of a new working model for This Girl Can as the campaign continues to work to inspire more women to be active.
Extra funding for West Midlands community organisations
As part of our ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games investment, this funding is designed to use the event as a catalyst to help get more people active.
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Tackling inactivity
Funding boost as Places and Spaces fund goes nationwide
Now with a pot of £7 million, the fund matches successful crowdfunding campaigns up to £10,000 as organisations look to use Birmingham 2022 as a catalyst to improve places and spaces to get active.
Funding
World Health Day: Supporting people with health conditions to be active
New pack, produced in collaboration with the Richmond Group of Charities, is a one stop shop for the sport and physical activity workforce.
Health conditions
Research
Tackling inactivity
New guidance to help people with long-term health conditions get active
The 'Easier to be Active' resource is centred around a ‘5Is’ framework and highlight the four key ways the sport and physical activity sector can change to better support people with health conditions.
Health conditions
Research
Scarlett Moffatt teams up with This Girl Can Classes
The presenter and author wants to help women re-discover the joy of being active by attending This Girl Can Classes that focus on enjoyment of activity over ability.
Gender
Tackling inactivity
Investment into employability opportunities for young people
Along with the National Lottery Community Fund, we're funding the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to provide youth social action opportunities in the West Midlands.
Children and young people
Funding
Guidance for helping Ukrainians in need
How the sport and physical activity sector can help in a time of crisis for the people of Ukraine.
Uniting the Movement
Partnerships announced to build movement around tackling inequalities
We're changing our investment strategy to give organisations longer-term stability as they work with us to help the whole of the nation to be active.
Funding
Uniting the Movement
We're recruiting for two new Executive Director roles
The positions have come about following a restructure to help reflect how we'll work as we implement our Uniting the Movement strategy.
Uniting the Movement
New funding for School Games to reach disadvantaged young people
Investment sees School Games delivering United By Birmingham 2022's mission to improve health and wellbeing of young people.
Children and young people
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Emergency funding available for storm-damaged facilities
Organisations affected by the recent storms can apply for up to £15,000 from our Storm Relief Fund.
Facilities
Funding
This Girl Can teams up with parkrun again
The second ever This Girl Can parkrun will be on Saturday 5 March to celebrate International Women's Day.
Gender
Outdoors
Tackling inactivity
Movement for All evaluation report published
The project saw us partner with the Richmond Group of Charities and fund pilot projects aimed at getting people with long-term health conditions active.
Funding
Research
Tackling inactivity
New physical activity guidelines for disabled children and young people
Issued by the Chief Medical Officers, the guidelines are the first of their kind and highlight the importance of regular physical activity.
Children and young people
Government
Tackling inactivity
Working to make Olympic and Paralympic sports more accessible and inclusive
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Games kicking off today, we hear from an aspiring skeleton slider hoping to break down barriers and qualify for Milan-Cortina 2026.
Funding
Statement on Levelling Up White Paper
Our chief executive Tim Hollingsworth responds to the government's new White Paper, announced today by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove.
Government
A year of Uniting the Movement
A year into our 10-year strategy, we introduce a new video and take a look back the work done in its first 12 months.
Uniting the Movement
Boardman named Active Travel England commissioner
Our chair takes on the role in an interim capacity and will oversee the appointment of the body's first chief executive and management team.
Government
Chief executive appointed Disability and Access Ambassador
Tim Hollingsworth becomes one of 19 ambassadors representing different business sectors.
Government
Uniting the Movement
Statement on publication of Racism in Cricket report
Our chief executive comments on the findings of the select committee report, which was published today.
Government
National governing bodies
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Activity Fund launched
The £5 million pot is part of more than £22m of investment from the National Lottery in schemes across various sectors that will celebrate Her Majesty's 70 years years of service.
Funding
Uniting the Movement
Six-month update on progress following race in sport review
Earlier this year we, UK Sport and home nations sports councils published the findings and recommendations following a review of racism and racial inequality in sport, now we're issuing an update on progress.
Government
Latest statistics show 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
Coronavirus challenges highlight importance of physical activity and sport for children
Sport England has published the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey that covers the 2020-21 academic year and coronavirus pandemic.
Children and young people
Research
Revised Code for Sports Governance published
The Code, and associated documents, are produced in conjunction with UK Sport and come following a review launched last year.
Funding
National governing bodies
This Girl Can launches new group exercise classes
This Girl Can has teamed up with EMD UK to launch a new range of fitness classes aimed for women.
Gender
Implementation plan for years 2-4 of Uniting the Movement published
We publish the Years 2-4 (2022-25) Implementation Plan of our Uniting the Movement 10-year strategy.
Uniting the Movement
Statement on ECB's action plan
The plan has been published following a meeting of all major cricket bodies.
National governing bodies
New campaign promotes activity to pregnant women and new mums
Active Mums Start With You is designed to help equip healthcare professionals with the resources they need to speak about physical activity with pregnant women and new mums.
Gender
Tackling inactivity
New funding to help secure Commonwealth Games legacy for West Midlands
We've announced £6.5m of National Lottery funding for the West Midlands via two new funds.
Facilities
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Statement on select committee appearance of Azeem Rafiq
Sport England's chief executive Tim Hollingsworth issues statement following the testimony given by Azeem Rafiq in today's DCMS select committee hearing.
National governing bodies
Help shape the future of our Active Lives Adult Survey
We’ve launched a major consultation to understand your views on changing how often we report Active Lives data.
Research
Uniting the Movement
Guidance to help leisure facilities appeal more to women
Our This Girl Can campaign has teamed up with ukactive to produce guidance aimed improving the experiences of women and girls at leisure facilities.
Facilities
Gender
Physical activity benefits outweigh risks for people with long-term health conditions
A new consensus statement from health experts has determined that physical activity is safe – even for people living with symptoms of multiple conditions.
Disability
Health conditions
Tackling inactivity
Chief executive responds to issues at Yorkshire CCC
Our chief executive has called on the England and Wales Cricket Board to to solve governance issues at Yorkshire CCC and protect the reputation of the game following racism row
National governing bodies
We Are Undefeatable partners with Loose Women
The campaign to help those with long-term health conditions be active launches two-week partnership as autumn burst of publicity begins.
Health conditions
Tackling inactivity
Sport and physical activity must be used to level up and tackle inequalities
Our latest Active Lives Adult Survey shows the impact of coronavirus on physical activity levels in England
Research
Continued support to tackle inequalities with £20m Together Fund
Following the success of the Tackling Inequalities Fund, the new Together Fund will help support community organisations engaging those in our priority audiences to grow and help more people.
Disability
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Tackling inactivity
Funding boost for tennis and school sport
The government's announcement sees £30 million invested to refurbish tennis courts and the same amount a year to help open school sport facilities in England and improve primary school PE.
Funding
Government
New guidance for transgender inclusion in domestic sport published
The guidance is accompanied by a series of supporting documents and is the result of extensive research and consultation.
Gender
New video PE classes for teenage girls
Studio You is a Netflix-style library of non-competitive and non-traditional activities designed to give 13-16-year-old girls a more positive experience of PE.
Children and young people
Funding
Gender
Extra £5m for Active Together crowdfunding partnership
The collaboration with Crowdfunder has seen 475 grassroots sports clubs helped by our match-funding since May 2020.
Funding
Tackling inactivity
ReTrain to Retain opens for applications
We've invested £5 million of National Lottery funding into the project aimed at helping keep workers in the sport and physical activity sector.
Coaching
Funding
Volunteering
Free Digital Marketing Hub to boost sport and physical activity
We've teamed up with CIMSPA to produce a Digital Marketing Hub that will help more people promote sport and physical activity.
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Uniting the Movement
Paralympics a chance to shine light on disability sport
Our aim is for all disabled people to feel they have access to opportunities to enjoy sport and physical activity.
Disability
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Widespread support for safety measures at indoor facilities as users return
Our latest survey also shows activity levels are lowest for over 55s, disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Lower socio-economic groups
Older people
Tackling inactivity
Drive to get kids moving this summer
We've produced a new video and selection of resources, as well as investing in projects, to support children getting active this summer.
Children and young people
Funding
Plans to improve cycling and walking infrastructure welcomed
The government's plans also include crucial changes to the Highway Code that aim to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians.
Active travel
Funding
Government
Local authorities
Chief executive reacts to select committee report on sport in our communities
The inquiry looked at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on activity levels and the future of the sport and physical activity sector.
Government
Tackling inactivity
One year to go until Birmingham 2022
With just 365 days until the next Commonwealth Games, we detail our commitment to creating a lasting legacy.
Funding
Local authorities
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Tokyo 2020 team shows importance of investment in talent
More than 60% of athletes representing Team GB at Tokyo 2020 have benefitted directly from our investment in talent.
Funding
National governing bodies
Uniting the Movement
Changes made to strengthen Code for Sports Governance
Changes to strengthen the Code for Sports Governance, for organisations in receipt of funding from us or UK Sport, have been confirmed.
Funding
Chris Boardman appointed as our new Chair
Chris Boardman has been appointed as our new Chair.
Government
Joint statement on race in sport review
Last year, along with the other home sports councils, we began a review into racism and racial inequality in sport, the findings of which we're now publishing.
Government
'Choose you' during This Girl Can Week
The campaign launches a week for women to prioritise themselves and to feel the benefits of being physically active.
Gender
Tackling inactivity
New tools to improve sector's digital marketing skills
We've collaborated with CIMSPA to produce a Digital Marketing Hub that aims to fill a gap in the digital skills of the sport and physical activity sector.
Research
Tackling inactivity
This Girl Can teams up with Heart
The women-focused campaign takes on its first national radio partnership to promote the physical and mental benefits of being active.
Gender
Tackling inactivity
Chief executive welcomes further easing of coronavirus restrictions
Our chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has welcomed the move to Step 3 of the government's easing of coronavirus restrictions.
Government
Retrain to Retain offers route back for professional workforce
We're investing £5 million of National Lottery money in Retrain to Retain - a unique job retention and support package for sports and fitness professionals.
Funding
Uniting the Movement
Uniting the Movement’s first implementation plan published
We've published our first implementation plan for our 10-year strategy, Uniting the Movement.
Uniting the Movement
Toyota Parasport Fund reopens
The fund aims to help disabled people back to sport and physical activity as and when coronavirus restrictions allow it and people feel comfortable doing so.
Disability
Funding
The impact of coronavirus on activity levels revealed
Our Active Lives Survey Adult Survey gives insight into sport and physical activity levels during the first eight months of coronavirus restrictions.
Research
Active Recovery Hub launched to help more children to be active
Alongside the Youth Sport Trust, we've developed a new free Active Recovery Hub to help more children get physically active and play sport.
Children and young people
Update on the joint review of racial inequality in sport
The two main aspects of the review have now been completed and a report will be published next month.
Research
Chief executive welcomes reopening of indoor facilities
Tim Hollingsworth greets the reopening of indoor leisure facilities such as gyms and leisure centres with positivity.
Facilities
Tackling inactivity
Joint statement on the nation's safe return to play
We issue a joint statement with other bodies responsible for public health to encourage collaboration between local leaders and sports providers to facilitate a safe return to play.
Local authorities
Tackling inactivity
Chief executive welcomes new Office for Health Promotion
The government unit will sit within the Department of Health and Social Care and report to both the Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer.
Government
Tackling inactivity
Making the most of reopening
As outdoor sport returns, we've pulled together advice and guidance on how to encourage people back to physical activity in a safe environment.
Government
Outdoors
Update on our safeguarding work
We give an update on our work around safeguarding in response to recent news on the subject.
Children and young people
Leisure centres and gyms get boost ahead of reopening
More than 250 local authorities have now received an allocation from the £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund.
Facilities
Funding
Government
Local authorities
New investment method to help life chances of young people
We've teamed up with Substance, Big Issue Invest and the Life Chances Fund to use a social impact bond to help the life chances of young people.
Children and young people
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Joint statement following publication of the Whyte Review's Interim Report
Sport England and UK Sport chief executives have released a joint statement in response to the publication of the Interim Report of the Whyte Review into gymnastics.
Government
This Girl Can images showing diversity of women being active added to our image library
This Girl Can images have been added to our rights-free library for journalists, bloggers, picture desks and the creative marketing industries to use
Gender
Chief executive welcomes Sport Survival Package
Sport England welcomes the government's £300 million Sport Survival Package that'll help sport affected by restrictions on spectator attendance.
Funding
School and organised outdoor sport and physical activity to return next month
Our chief executive has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement today on the anticipated return to play next month.
Government
Funding boost for struggling sports leagues and governing bodies
The government's Sport Winter Survival Package has made awards to women's football and governing bodies of netball, badminton and basketball.
Government
More details given on the Sport Winter Survival Package
We're administering the £300 million fund that's aimed at helping sports, clubs and leagues affected by restrictions placed on spectator attendance over the winter.
Funding
Government
Financial support for flood-damaged facilities
Our Return to Play Fund is now open to applications from local authorities, leisure operators and other not-for-profit organisations needing funding to repair flood damage.
Funding
New funding to help schools open their sports facilities
We'll invest £10.1 million to help schools open their facilities to sports clubs at evenings and weekends
Children and young people
We've appointed our first director of equality, diversity and inclusion
We've appointed Viveen Taylor as our first director of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Uniting the Movement
New strategy puts sport and physical activity at heart of nation’s recovery
Uniting the Movement is our 10-year vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.
Uniting the Movement
Speakers revealed for our new strategy launch
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Ebony Rainford Brent and deputy chief medical officer for England Dr Jenny Harries will all feature at Sport England's new strategy launch.
Active Nation
Children's activity levels down but many embrace new opportunities
Our latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey shows teenage boys were hardest hit by the pandemic but girls became more active as they found alternative ways to be active.
Active Nation
Children and young people
Research
Join us as we launch our new strategy
Registrations are open to join the virtual launch event for our new 10-year strategy.
Active Nation
What the new national lockdown means for sport and physical activity in England
Coronavirus (Covid-19): What the new national lockdown to means for sport and physical activity in England
Government
What the new Tier 4 means for sport and physical activity in England
What the new tier four of coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions mean for sport and physical activity in England.
Government
National Leisure Recovery Fund opens
The £100 million fund seeks to allow facilities to reopen to the public and give the sector the best chance of recovery in the medium to long term.
Facilities
Funding
Government
Playing fields continue to be protected
New figures show we continue to uphold our commitment to protecting and enhancing playing field provision.
Active Nation
Facilities
Local authorities
Planning
#TellYourStory campaign launches
The alliance of home nations sports councils launch the next phase of their review into racial inequalities with a campaign to encourage people to share their own stories.
Active Nation
We're looking for a new Chair to lead our Board
Sport England is looking for a new Chair to lead our Board during our next strategy period.
Active Nation
Government
Chief executive welcomes return of grassroots sport and leisure facilities
The Prime Minister has outlined plans for the new tiered system that will come into effect across England from December 2.
Active Nation
Government
Winter Survival Package of £300m for major spectator sports
We'll be administering the money via a solicited fund that's aimed at supporting sports who've been affected by the ban on spectators in recent months.
Active Nation
Funding
Government
National governing bodies
Geoff Hurst leads celebrities backing the return of Join the Movement
Join the Movement is back to help and inspire people to be physically active while coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions are in place.
Active Nation
Final consultation on our 10-year strategy is launched
We’ve opened the final phase of consultation into our new 10-year strategy, which we’ll publish in early 2021.
Active Nation
Tackling inactivity
National restrictions: our support during this period
What the national restrictions mean for sport and physical activity, and what Sport England is doing to help the sector and keep people active in this period.
Government
Statement on new national restrictions
A statement on new national lockdown restrictions that have been announced to tackle coronavirus.
Government
Virtual teams can help people with long-term health conditions stay active
We Are Undefeatable is encouraging people with long-term health conditions to keep active despite parts of England being under new coronavirus restrictions.
Health conditions
Chief executive welcomes new fund for local authority leisure centres
Our chief executive welcomes the government's £100 million fund for local authority leisure centres, announced by the Culture Secretary.
Active Nation
Government
Activity habits in early weeks of lockdown revealed
Latest Active Lives Adult Survey shows activity levels before and during the first part of the coronavirus pandemic.
Active Nation
Research
Tackling inactivity
Return to Play Fund launched
The £16.5 million fund is split into three strands and brings our total support for the sport and physical activity sector to more than £220m.
Active Nation
Funding
Tackling inactivity
Physical activity can help children catch up on missed work
New research shows students and teachers report physical activity can improve pupils' mood, confidence and schoolwork.
Children and young people
Funding
Research
Tackling inactivity
Black voices to be given outlet during Black History Month
Throughout October we'll be showcasing the positive work done by Black people in the sport and physical sector, as well as highlighting the barriers and inequalities still present.
Active Nation
Research
New toolkit launched to boost physical activity despite coronavirus
Our Autumn and Winter Activity Toolkit will help sports and physical activity providers to assist more people to stay active this winter despite the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
Government
Local authorities
'Rule of six' to be applied to adult indoor team sports
With the coronavirus 'rule of six' now applying to adults playing indoor team sports, we've compiled answers to what is and isn't allowed
Active Nation
Government
Helping to keep people active during local coronavirus lockdowns
We give some clarity in the confusion about what sport and physical activity is and isn't allowed during local coronavirus lockdowns.
Active Nation
Government
Me Again... This Girl Can returns with new campaign
Aimed at reducing the gender gap in activity levels, the new campaign focuses on inspiring women to get active in the way that suits them - there is no 'new normal'.
Active Nation
Gender
Our commitment to increasing diversity in sport and physical activity
We know we can do more to become a more diverse organisation and to help the sector do the same - here's how we're aiming to do it.
Active Nation
Funding
Research
Sport councils join forces to tackle racial inequality in sport
The five sports councils, including Sport England, will commission two major pieces of work to explore racism and racial inequalities.
Active Nation
Research
Why investing in physical activity is great for our health – and our nation
We commissioned the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University to calculate the social impact and the economic importance of sport and physical activity in England.
Active Nation
Research
Reopening of schools vital to boost children's activity levels
Lockdown has impacted children's activity levels, so the reopening of schools is an important moment to help increase the amount of activity they're doing.
Children and young people
Tackling inactivity
Independent review into allegations of mistreatment within gymnastics
An independent review into allegations of mistreatment within gymnastics has formally begun.
Children and young people
National governing bodies
Five ways to make gyms and swimming pools more accessible to women
This Girl Can has revealed the top five things women want to see in gyms and pools to make them more accessible.
Facilities
Gender
Research
Tackling inactivity
Support for new Better Health campaign
We're supporting the campaign, and app, are aimed at encouraging people to kickstart positive health choices, with a range of tools and support to help.
Active Nation
Government
Tackling inactivity
Plans to increase active travel welcomed
We welcome details of the government's investment into active travel that includes improved cycling and walking infrastructure.
Active Nation
Active travel
Government
Duty to Care Toolkit launched for coaches
UK Coaching has launched a programme designed to help coaches safely and confidently return to coaching as the sector begins to reopen.
Coaching
Volunteering
Simple activities set for participation increase
With indoor facilities and swimming pools able to reopen from this weekend, research shows swimming, walking, running and cycling look set for participation increases post-lockdown.
Active Nation
Research
Women's football given £1m boost
We've awarded £1 million to the hosting of UEFA EURO 2022 to capitalise on the expected increase in interest around women's football and in grassroots participation.
Funding
Gender
National governing bodies
Joint review of Code for Sports Governance
The review will focus on areas that can help promote diversity, draw on experiences from the past three years and use current best practice to shape the new code.
Active Nation
Chief executive welcomes further return of recreational sport
Following the government's announcement on when indoor facilities can reopen and how team sport can return, Tim Hollingsworth hopes this can be a turning point towards a more active nation.
Active Nation
Government
We Are Undefeatable returns with new ad and resources
The ad and tools to help people get active come alongside research showing the impact coronavirus has had on people with long-term health conditions.
Active Nation
Health conditions
New course to help sector reopen
We've invested £250,000 of National Lottery funds in CIMSPA to help the sport and physical activity sector reopen in as strong a position as possible.
Active Nation
Coaching
Funding
Volunteering
People intend to be more active as lockdown eases
The latest results from our coronavirus survey show activity levels have dropped as restrictions have eased, but people do want to be more active.
Active Nation
New resources to help prepare for a return to play
We've produced resources to help the sport and physical activity sector as it reopens and gets ready for what comes next.
Active Nation
Statement on sport and the next phases of restrictions being eased
Our Chair Nick Bitel writes about the importance of indoor sport and physical activity facilities, and our continuing work with the government on a timeline for their reopening.
Active Nation
Facilities
Government
New We Are Undefeatable research and resources
The We Are Undefeatable campaign is adapting to address the impacts of coronavirus, with new research and resources.
Active Nation
Health conditions
Community connectors tackling loneliness in lockdown
Our partnership with the British Red Cross has seen physical activity added to their support for lonely older adults.
Active Nation
Older people
Tackling inactivity
Open call for innovative solutions to tackle inequalities
We're looking to help address existing issues that have been worsened by the effects of coronavirus.
Active Nation
Funding
Tackling inactivity
New booklet to help older adults keep active
We've teamed up with Public Health England to produce a booklet aimed at helping older adults keep active at home.
Active Nation
Local authorities
Older people
Help us shape our future strategy
We’re asking our partners and the sport and physical activity sector to help us shape our future strategy by feeding back on our new document ‘Shaping our Future’.
Active Nation
Facilities
Funding
Government
Tackling inactivity
Surge in appreciation of exercise and activity during lockdown
Our latest survey results give an insight into how people in England have been getting active during the initial phase of lockdown.
Active Nation
Funding
Research
Investment to grow Sport for Development Coalition
The group of charities, national governing bodies and networks use sport to enact positive social change.
Active Nation
Children and young people
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
National governing bodies
Travel to Tokyo goes virtual
Travel to Tokyo, a Families Fund project, makes resources available online to help children and families still join in the programme despite the current coronavirus restrictions.
Children and young people
Funding
Tackling inactivity
£1 million crowdfunding support for clubs and organisations
We've committed £1 million to work with Crowdfunder and match fund projects affected by coronavirus (Covid-19), up to £10,000.
Active Nation
Funding
Active travel investment welcomed
The government's £2 billion injection of cash into active travel is welcomed by our executive director of property.
Active travel
Tackling inactivity
Community Emergency Fund boosted by £15m
Our Community Emergency Fund is getting a £15m boost of National Lottery money ahead of it being paused later in the week.
Active Nation
Funding
Online workouts for pregnant women and new mums
We’ve teamed up with ukactive to launch a series of online workouts to help pregnant woman and new mums be physically active at home.
Active Nation
Gender
Community Emergency Fund helps more than 2,000 organisations
The future of more than 2,000 sports clubs and community organisations have been secured thanks to the first awards from our Community Emergency Fund.
Active Nation
Disability
Funding
Lower socio-economic groups
Older people
Tackling inactivity
Volunteering
TV advert launched for Join the Movement
TV and radio adverts, as well as online advertising, are launched for the Join the Movement campaign encouraging everyone to #StayInWorkOut.
Active Nation
Activity levels at record high before coronavirus pandemic
Latest Active Lives Adult Survey shows activity levels were at a record high before the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic
Active Nation
Research
Tackling inactivity
New exercise habits forming during coronavirus crisis
New research shows that the majority of adults in England regard being active as more important than ever during the coronavirus crisis.
Active Nation
Research
£195 million package to help sport and physical activity through coronavirus
We're making up to £195 million of funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
Active Nation
Children and young people
Facilities
Funding
Government
Local authorities
National governing bodies
'10 Today' to help older people stay active
'10 Today' sessions will be broadcast on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and via BBC Sounds to help older people stay active while they're at home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Active Nation
Older people
Join the Movement
We launch a new campaign to give people ideas about how to be physically active while still following the government advice on staying at home and social distancing.
Active Nation
How to stay physically active during coronavirus restrictions
We've developed some guidance so you can better understand the government’s latest advice on how to stay physically active while you're spending a lot of time at home.
Active Nation
Government
Virtual sport sessions for children during school closures
We've teamed up with the Youth Sport Trust and government to enlist 450 School Games Organisers to help deliver online activity programme.
Children and young people
Tackling inactivity
This Girl Can partnership boosts parkrun turnout
More than 1,300 women and girls took part in their first ever parkrun during a special event with This Girl Can to mark International Women’s Day.
Children and young people
Gender
Lilleshall gym refurbishment complete
A £1 million refurbishment of the artistic gym at the Lilleshall National Sports Centre, funded by us, is complete.
Children and young people
Coaching
Facilities
Funding
National governing bodies
Tackling inactivity
FA FIVES aims to build legacy from UEFA EURO 2020
We've managed a £1 million government investment to put on the biggest and most inclusive five-a-side festival to date.
Children and young people
Disability
Funding
Gender
Lower socio-economic groups
National governing bodies
Older people
Outdoors
Tackling inactivity
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