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.
Sporting Equals: Terminology Language Resource
Feb 2021
This guide starts the discussion on what terminology and language the sport and physical activity sector should use when dealing with or describing racial discrimination and inequality.
Sporting Equals Adult Active Lives Survey May 2019/20: Summary Report
Dec 2020
This report presents data from the Active Lives Adult Survey for the period mid-May 2019 to mid-May 2020 for adults aged 16+ in England and highlights key statistics for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Sporting Equals Active Lives Survey May 2019/20: Corona Summary Findings
Dec 2020
This report presents data from the Active Lives Adult study for the period mid-Nov to mid-May 2020 in England and highlights the impact of Covid-19 on different ethnicities.
Sported Community Pulse UK Survey Findings Feb 2021
Feb 2021
Between January and February 2021, Sported asked members to complete an online survey to highlight their concerns about the future of their organisation and the type of support they needed going forward.
Sport's contribution to the European Green Deal
Jan 2024
EU Publications
The European Green Deal sets a bold and necessary path towards carbon neutrality by 2050, a goal that demands collective action from every sector of society. With its mass appeal across all segments of society, sport holds immense potential to spearhead awareness and drive the change towards environmental sustainability.
Sport In Our Communities
Jul 2021
DCMS
This report inquiry looks at the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on people’s individual activity levels as well as the effect it had on sports clubs and physical activity providers.
Sport England Horizon Scanning
Jan 2021
The trends that will impact sport and physical activity to 2031 and beyond.
Sport England (2022) Future of Public Sector Leisure
Dec 2022
Sport England have 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.
Sector Profile: Sport and Physical Activity in Leicester and Leicestershire
Sep 2021
Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP)
LLEP have conducted research on 15 key sectors of interest to the local economy, to better understand the impact of both Covid-19 and EU Exit across our sectors and what the future could look like in the short, medium and longer term.
Secondary Teacher Training Programmes- What we're learning about inequalities
Jun 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted some of the stubborn and deep-rooted inequalities in our society, including activity levels. Research shows that some young people consistently feel excluded from opportunities to be active, whether that be PE, school sport or physical activity.
