Sport England is investing in local communities, specifically in those places where it is hardest to be active.
Physical activity is vital for our physical and mental health, from walking to work to playing sports with friends.
But not all of us have the same opportunities to be active.
When children don’t have safe spaces to run and play, when adults are working long hours and constantly worrying about making ends meet, it makes it harder to be active and healthy.
Through placed-based working we can work deeply in a place, developing meaningful partnerships with communities and the organisations that support them – this is why we are calling the work ‘Place Partnerships’. With these partnerships in place we can better co-design opportunities which make it easier for residents to be active when they step out of their homes.
To achieve this, we need to:
Watch this film to find out more about the ethos and learning behind creating change in places.
To find out more about Sport England’s work nationally, visit their website
Values and behaviours are critical to this work. The following list of values, mindsets and behaviours has been pulled from this video which has been developed from learning from place-based work in other areas of the country .
We are looking for people who work this way.
