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.
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.
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.
The health of people from ethnic minority groups in England
May 2023
This long read examines ethnic differences in health outcomes, highlighting the variation across ethnic groups and health conditions, and considers what’s needed to reduce health inequalities.
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.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Moving Medicine
Jun 2023
Evidence shows that one in four people would be more active if advised by a GP or nurse, yet nearly three quarters of GPs do not speak about the benefits of physical activity to their patients because of either a lack of knowledge, skills or confidence.
Active Together Annual Review 2022/23 Case Study - Holidays Together
Jun 2023
Active Together, working with Leicestershire County Council, coordinate the Department for Education funded Holiday Activities & Food Programme (HAF), known across Leicestershire as ‘Holidays Together’.
