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Girls with multiple characteristics of inequality left behind in school sport

There were nearly 18 thousand responses to the Girls Active Survey, from…

Confidence, relative age, and being ranked cause teenage drop-out

School Health Pulse have released the first in a series of episodes of…

Supporting care-experienced children and young people to be active

Local Government Association have published a briefing that demonstrates how councillors can…

Designing streets, parks and neighbourhoods so that play is safe

If we want children in London to be more physically active, we…

One-third of children don’t play outside after school

New research by University of Exeter, which involved 2,568 children aged between…

Girls design kit to tackle drop-out

ASICS’ 2024 State of Mind Study found that being physically active in your…

Enjoyment is key to youth participation

A new report by UK Youth and SQW into the barriers and enablers to…

Review of Opening School Facilities

London Sport, on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE), distributed the…

New campaign to protect Playing Fields and Pitches

The Sport and Recreation Alliance have launched ‘Protect Where We Play’ to… …

Obesity costs the UK £126bn/year. Prevention must be a priority

A new Nesta report has laid bare the scale of the UK’s…

Majority of 10/11year olds obese or overweight in 9 areas by 2035

A new report by the Royal Society for Public Health entitled ‘Playground…

72% say Always Active School Uniforms are more appropriate

As part of National School Sport Week, Youth Sport Trust outline how…

Nearly 45,000 Fewer Hours of PE

A new report by Youth Sport Trust finds:

JU:MP pilot increases CYP activity by 70mins/week in Bradford

JU:MP (which stands for Join Us: Move Play) is one of 12…

Schools closing as pupil numbers fall

The numbers of school children in London is falling (see above). The…

It starts with Play

Play England have released their 10-year strategy alongside their interim state of…

Asics: Global State of Mind Study 2024

This study covered over 26,000 people from 22 countries, considering the relationship…

Sported: Community Pulse [October 2023]

This research provides insights into the sustainability, ambitions and needs of grassroots…

Barriers and Enablers for Cycling – Journal of Transport and Health – 2024

[Authors: Daniel T. Bishop, Prathiba Batley, Huma Waheed, Tamara S. Dkaidek, Gabriela Atanasova, and David P. Broadbent] This research used a survey approach…

Youth Sport Trust: PE and School Sport – The Annual Report 2023

This report provides insight into the lives of children and young people,…