We continue to work with our partners, stakeholders and organisations to ensure we have the most up-to-date research and insight, which allows us to understand the needs of our local communities, evaluate what is going well, and what we can learn for the future. This enables us to ensure we continue to develop our work with communities and focus on what is strong, not what is wrong. On this page are some useful resources and links to data and research that are:
Sport England
Children and Young people Active Lives Survey – Published December 2021
Sport England’s latest publication of the annual Active Lives Children and Young People Survey report, which covers the 2020-21 academic year, shows that while there’s been no overall decrease in activity levels compared to the previous academic year, existing inequalities have widened while enjoyment and confidence in taking part are down, and there are new short-term issues that need to be considered so they don’t become long-term trends.
Positively, the results provide further evidence that active children have higher levels of mental wellbeing and illustrate the role sport and physical activity can play in supporting them amid rising levels of loneliness and declining mental health during the pandemic.
You can access the full report here
Sport England also have a know your audience page here.
Fingertips
Fingertips is a Fingertips is a large public health data collection. Data is organised into themed profiles.
Child Health Profiles will be updated and released on 1st March 2022. These profiles will provide an overview of child health and wellbeing for each local authority in England.
Youth Sport Trust
The Youth Sport Trust commission various research projects to provide evidence of need and demonstrate the power of PE, sport and physical activity to transform the health, happiness and wellbeing of young people
Women in Sport
Women in Sport have published numerous documents and reports which share insights into the needs and aspirations of women and girls at each life stage and how the sports sector and beyond can break down stubborn gender inequalities
Sport for Development Coalition
The Sport for Development Coalition have produced a policy brief and research report to highlight the role of physical activity, sport and sport for development in promoting movement and mental health following Covid-19.
