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.
Returning to the workplace – the motivations and barriers for people aged 50 years and over, Great Britain: August 2022
Dec 2022
Office For National Statistics
The characteristics and motivations associated with adults aged 50 years and over considering returning to the labour market after leaving their previous job since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Experimental statistics.
Returning to Action: Evaluating Organisational Preparedness in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Apr 2021
Sport+ Recreation Alliance, Sheffield Hallam University
This report examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated lockdown restrictions on organisations delivering sport and physical activity in the United Kingdom and the readiness to return to action for these community sport clubs.
Respond, recover, reset: the voluntary sector and COVID-19
Apr 2021
At times of crisis, where community level responses are needed, this working relationship is critical to provide rapid, bespoke, and localised responses appropriate to local conditions. This report looks at the way that the pandemic has changed this relationship.
Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls: Tackling teenage disengagement
Mar 2022
Women in Sport
Women in Sport carried out a nationally representative survey of over 4,000[3] adolescent girls and boys age 11-18 years old to explore their engagement in and attitudes towards sport and exercise. The findings are outlined in this report.
Ramadan Guidance for Schools and Educational Settings: Physical Education and Physical Activity
Feb 2024
Birmingham City University
This paper presents guidance to schools and wider educational establishments on how to accommodate and support the fasting student, and fasting Physical Education teacher during Ramadan.
Putting it into practice: Tools to support tackling inactivity through system change
Oct 2021
Are you working in a place trying to influence and activate change that will support communities to live active, healthier lives? Are you looking for practical approaches, models and tools that can help to support this change?
Promoting Physical Activity through Schools: Policy Brief
May 2022
This policy brief describes the importance of integrating physical activity into primary and secondary schools so that all children and young people can be physically active on a regular basis.
Physical activity: promotion within primary and secondary care
Sep 2021
Public Health England
This report provides practitioners, commissioners, and policy makers with an understanding of the factors that influence successful integration and implementation of physical activity promotion in primary and secondary care.
Physical Activity Targeted Recovery Documents & Guidance - Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
May 2021
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport alongside district colleagues have produced this guidance document in line with national insight and guidance and serves as a tool to assist in the local recovery and delivery of targeted physical activity programmes.
Physical activity in disabled children and disabled young people: evidence review
Feb 2022
UK Government
Findings of a rapid evidence review into the health benefits and potential risks of physical activity for children and young people who have disabilities.
