Research & Evidence Portal

Welcome to the Research and Evidence Portal. Here you will find a catalogue of relevant national and local physical activity and sport literature made up of reports and case studies that allows users to search by key themes, location, date and age. You can also find a number of practical toolkits and guidance documents to support the marketing and promotion of your programmes and campaigns.

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1000 Young Voices: Youth Insight Summary Report 2023

Sep 2023

In order to better understand the key issues and the similarities and differences amongst young people from low income households, StreetGames commissioned Platypus Research. This document provides some of the initial headline findings from this research.

Get Active: A strategy for the future of sport and physical activity

Aug 2023

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

This strategy sets out how the government will work with the sector to achieve these aims by ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to be active.

Health in 2040: projected patterns of illness in England

Jul 2023

Produced by the Health Foundation’s Real Centre in partnership with the University of Liverpool, this report aims to support policymakers prepare for the future by looking at patterns of illness over the next two decades.

Active Together Annual Review 2022/23

Jul 2023

Active Together

The document provides a snapshot of the work of the Active Together Board, team and partners and what we have done in partnership to encourage the communities in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland to be physically active and move more.

Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Charnwood

Jul 2023

Active Together

Active Charnwood partnered with the local charity Molly's Gift to deliver a Couch to 5k programme as part of their January 600 minute physical activity challenge.

Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Harborough

Jul 2023

Active Together

The Active Harborough team partnered with Voluntary Action South Leicestershire to run boccia sessions at Brooklands Gardens.

Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Hinckley & Bosworth

Jul 2023

Active Together

Active Hinckley & Bosworth supported the implementation of Youth Engagement Activators (YEA's) to engage children and young people who have had their physical and mental health affected because of the pandemic.

Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Active Blaby

Jul 2023

Active Together

Active Blaby have delivered a nine-week programme of JUST get Involved to increase inactive women's activity levels by encouraging them to attend existing community classes, with everything from badminton to Zumba on offer.

Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Leicester County

Jun 2023

Active Together

The Active Mums Club was launched in January 2023, and aims to engage and empower pre and post natal women to take ownership of their own movement levels, receive accurate physical activity advice around their pregnancy journey and participate in physical activity within their homes and communities.

Tackling Inactivity in College Students Insight Pack

Jun 2023

AoC Sport

This research pack aims to delve deeper into the challenges faced by young people in colleges and identify innovative ways the sport sector can revolutionize the promotion and delivery of physical activities to reduce inactivity among college students.

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