22nd October 2019
One million more active in England
The highest ever levels of activity have been recorded by Sport England’s latest Active Lives Adult…
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1st October 2019
CSP launches strengthening initiative using National Lottery funding
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) has announced an innovative project with Sport England and the…
26th September 2019
Board diversification project launched
Sport England has partnered with UK Sport and recruitment specialist Perrett Laver to improve the diversity…
12th September 2019
New physical activity guidelines issued by UK Chief Medical Officers
New guidance has been issued by the UK Chief Medical Officers emphasising the importance of building…
30th July 2019
Summer holiday sport projects to help tackle serious violence and…
More than 3,000 young people will be given places at sport and activity programmes this summer…
25th July 2019
Children to have greater opportunity to access 60 minutes of…
Children will have a greater opportunity to access 60 minutes of daily sport and physical activity,…
4th July 2019
People with dementia should be offered activities that can help…
People living with dementia should be offered activities such as exercise, aromatherapy, art, gardening, baking, reminiscence…
26th June 2019
Funding for research into how carers can be helped to…
Sport England is investing £100,000 in Carers UK to conduct research into why unpaid carers are…
20th June 2019
More active girls have better wellbeing, new data finds
A new report has found that physically active girls are happier and more resilient than those…
14th May 2019
Break time cuts could be harming children’s development
School break times are as much as an hour shorter than they were two decades ago…