Sported Chief Executive, Nicola Walker has signed an open letter to Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, urging him to restate the Government’s commitment to encouraging daily exercise for physical and mental wellbeing. This initiative has been led by Dr Sarah Metcalfe from the University of Durham following her report: Lockdown, Girls and Being Active: A […]
2018 marks a special year for Sported as we celebrate our tenth anniversary, having been incorporated as a charity back on 20th March 2008. What started as Sir Keith Mills’ vision – as then Deputy Chair of LOCOG – to provide a life-line to the thousands of community sport groups which play a pivotal […]
Sport Relief is back! And this year we’re delighted to announce that Sported will be helping to make it the biggest, boldest and best event ever. From the 17th to 23rd March 2018, the nation will be coming together for a week of epic activity to get people active, raise money and help change […]
• More young people enjoy learning (increasing from 61 to 81%) • More young people are performing at a ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’ level at school (increasing from 70 to 87%) • 57% of young people report improved behaviour at school • More young people think a future career is important (increasing from 78 to 94%) […]
Sported and Women in Sport have come together to launch a new Sport for Change programme to help girls in the most deprived areas of the UK to fulfil their potential by opening up access to sport. The programme is funded by Comic Relief as part of its ‘Levelling the Field’ initiative. Research[1] […]
Sported is delighted to announce that it has been awarded funding from Sport Northern Ireland and the Department for Communities to get more young women and girls physically active and playing sport in Northern Ireland. The funding is part of Sport Northern Ireland’s ‘Active Fit and Sporty’ project, and will support the expansion and […]
Sported and Deutsche Bank have been shortlisted in the Charity Times Awards 2017 in the Corporate Community Local Involvement category for sporteducate. Sporteducate was developed to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds (aged 11-18) acquire the skills and aspirations required to find employment after education. Uniquely combining sport with education and employability workshops, the […]
Sported is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a two-year grant from Comic Relief to continue the funding of its volunteer programme. Sported’s volunteer programme gives people the chance to utilise their professional skills and knowledge to support the growth and sustainability of community sport and youth groups operating in some of […]
As Volunteers’ Week 2017 draws to a close we are delighted to announce the regional shortlist for this year’s Vanessa Brown Volunteer Awards. The following Sported volunteers have been nominated by their respective Regional and National Managers, and the Volunteer Services team, for their outstanding contribution to the work of the charity and supporting our […]
Exclusive offer for Sported members…limited time only! We are delighted to offer all Sported members FREE junior entry (17 years and under) for young people from your group at this year’s Vitality Westminster Mile on Sunday 28th May 2017. All you have to do is click HERE to register your participants and enter the discount […]