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School staff attend conference with focus on creating positive physical activity experiences for all
School staff from secondary schools, special schools and alternative provisions in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire attended the Derbyshire and Notts Secondary School Conference at Eastwood Hall on Monday 23 June. The theme of the day was ‘creating positive physical activity experiences for all’ and began with a keynote speech from British Weightlifter Emily Campbell. Delegates were…
Girls Active School Games Celebration Day co-designed by Girls Active Leaders
A Girls Active School Games Celebration Day, co-designed by the Girls Active Leaders, has been held at Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Sports Hub Active Notts and Active Derbyshire have been working in partnership with Youth Sport Trust (YST) to deliver the Girls Active programme in schools in Derby City and Nottingham City. In February a…
Derbyshire and Notts schools selected for Summer Active Lives Young People Survey
Ninety-four schools from across Derbyshire and Notts have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the summer 2025 term. The survey is the biggest of its kind, gathering insight into young people’s activity levels, physical literacy, swimming proficiency, wellbeing, self-efficacy and levels of social trust. Designed…
Review outlines findings of Derbyshire’s Exercise by Referral programme
A report outlining the findings of a review of the Exercise by Referral (EbR) programme in Derbyshire has been published. The review was conducted between July 2024 and January 2025 by Move Consulting, who analysed data and consulted with key stakeholders, to understand potential for reducing complexity, identifying opportunities to improve and make services more…
Move More Amber Valley strategy launched
A vision for Amber Valley where everyone is able to be active and move more every day, no matter their age, background or where they live, has been outlined in a new borough-wide strategy. Move More Amber Valley is a plan to help everyone move more every day, whether it’s walking, playing, gardening, going to…
Girls Active event inspires new group of girls from seven schools to take action
A group of 70 girls from seven schools across Nottingham and Derby have taken part in a Girls Active Inspiration Day at Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Sports Hub. Girls Active is a national programme run by Youth Sport Trust (YST) which recognises the challenges girls experience to taking part in physical activity, and supports schools…
Notts and Derbyshire schools selected for Spring’s Active Lives Young People Survey
Ninety-two schools from across Notts and Derbyshire have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the spring term. The survey is the biggest of its kind, gathering insight into young people’s activity levels, physical literacy, swimming proficiency, wellbeing, self-efficacy and levels of social trust. Designed by…
Girls Active evaluation finds many positive impacts on girls taking part
An evaluation of the Girls Active programme in Nottingham City and Derby City has found that it has positively impacted the girls taking part in a number of ways. The evaluation by Nottingham Trent University found that it has had a positive impact on the physical activity levels of the girl leaders, alongside an improved…
Active Lives Children and Young People survey results published for 2023-24 academic year
The latest results from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the 2023-24 academic year have been released. Published by Sport England, the survey shows that nationally 47.8% of children are meeting the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of taking part in an average of 60 minutes or more of sport and physical activity…
Autumn schools selected for Active Lives Young People Survey
Ninety-eight schools from across Notts and Derbyshire have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Young People Survey this Autumn term. The survey is the biggest of its kind, gathering insight into young people’s activity levels, physical literacy, swimming proficiency, wellbeing, self-efficacy and levels of social trust. Schools which complete the survey…