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Derbyshire and Notts schools selected for Spring Active Lives Young People Survey 2026
A total of 101 schools from across Derbyshire and Notts have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the Spring 2026 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…
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ICON Social Infrastructure and Social Capital Report
A new report from The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods has been published which explains why neighbourhoods need places like community centres, parks, and libraries. The report, ‘Social Infrastructure and Social Capital – the Active Elements of Community Resilience’, explores how these spaces help communities stay strong and safe, especially during difficult times. The report outlines…
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Active Lives Children and Young People survey results published for 2024-25 academic year
The latest results from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the 2024-25 academic year have been published by Sport England. The survey shows that nationally 49.1% of children are meeting the Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) guidelines of taking part in an average of 60 minutes or more of sport and physical activity…
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Derbyshire and Notts schools selected for Autumn Active Lives Young People Survey
Ninety-one schools from across Derbyshire and Notts have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the Autumn 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…
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Empowering people to create walkable communities- Talking Space (UPDATE)
We were joined by Ellie Clarke-Jacques from Active Oxfordshire on the 7th of January who spoke about how active neighbourhood scans can support to create walkable communities, based on resident voice. What is an Active Neighbourhood Scan presentation Update: July 2025 Since the Talking Space Active Oxfordshire has created an Active Neighbourhood Scan ‘How to…
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Study 1: Exploring the strategic and operational understanding of Walk Derbyshire and the development of the Active Neighbourhood and Community Engagement Pilots
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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…
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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…
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Living with a long term health condition or disability explained through the Spoon Theory
For many people living with a long term health condition or disability being physically active can be mentally and physically challenging. They often need to carefully mange their daily energy and regularly attending activities like walking groups can be challenging. To help better understand what its like to live with a long term health condition…
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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…
