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.
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 Case Study - Active Blaby
Jul 2023
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 - Active Hinckley & Bosworth
Jul 2023
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 Harborough
Jul 2023
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 Charnwood
Jul 2023
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
Jul 2023
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 - Supporting Local Communities
Jun 2023
Waterfront Sports and Education Academy were commissioned to undertake a consultation exercise with ethnically diverse communities living in Leicester.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Developing Access to Career Pathways
Jun 2023
A local Skills Advisory Board for the sport and physical activity sector has been established, to bring together a range of local employers, skills leads, FE colleges, the LLEP and the East Midlands Chamber.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - We Are Undefeatable Launch Event
Jun 2023
Active Together proudly support the We Are Undefeatable campaign, working closely with national and local partners to enable Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland residents living with a health condition to move more, their way.
