BLACK AND ASIAN PEOPLE ‘PATRONISED AND POORLY REPRESENTED’ IN COMMUNITY SPORT SECTOR – RESEARCH Black, Asian and minority ethnic people working or volunteering in community sport can feel “patronised and poorly represented” within the grassroots and community sport sector, according to new research published by Sported. The national charity helps community […]
Project 51, funded by Comic Relief, and delivered by Sported and Women in Sport, aims to help girls in the most socially deprived areas of the UK fulfil their potential and use sport to overcome the impact of negative gender stereotypes. It aims to tackle these stereotypes at the grassroots by helping community groups to […]
During this difficult time our top priority remains the health, safety and well-being of our staff, members, volunteers and the communities in which we work. We understand that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing significant disruption and challenges so we have created the Community Pulse to be a constant line of communication between Sported and […]
This year will mark the 12th anniversary of Sported. Over those 12 years we’ve seen real progress in the acceptance of the transformative power of sport, but there are increasing challenges facing by young people and communities: – Poverty – 4.1 million children now live in poverty, and life expectancy between the […]
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 […]
TSB launch new partnership with Sported to help local community sport groups. More than half of people who attend local community sport groups are concerned their group will shut down. A quarter of people say their local community sport group has already had to close. New research from TSB reveals […]
• 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 […]