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About Active Partnerships

Find out what we do and how we do it

The Challenge

As well as being a great source of enjoyment, sport and physical activity has proven benefits to physical and mental well-being, educational attainment, social cohesion and economic development (sport for social good).

However, 25% of the population aged 16+ do less than 30 minutes a week and only 17.5% of young people meet the recommended guidlines for daily exercise and several demographic groups have activity levels well below the national average (further reading).

The sector, (collaborating with relevant systems), has been challenged to be much bolder in harnessing the potential of physical activity and sport for social good and making a meaningful impact on improving people’s lives.

Our Mission

Transforming lives through sport and physical activity

Our Vision

Making active lifestyles the social norm for everyone

What are Active Partnerships

Our core purpose is to create the conditions for an active nation.

There are 43 Active Partnerships across England who work collaboratively with local partners to create the conditions for an active nation using the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives.

Active Partnerships are strategic organisations that recognise activity levels are affected by a complex system of influences and no single organisation or programme create sustainable change at scale. So by adopting a collaborative whole system approach, Active Partnerships seek to make active lifestyles the social norm for everyone and address the worrying levels of inactivity in society.

They do this by creating an in-depth understanding of the needs of the local community, brokering cross sector partnerships, supporting the development of a welcoming and inclusive workforce, engaging communities and share learning of what works locally.

In particular, Active Partnerships focus their efforts on inactive people and under represented groups who will benefit the most from an active lifestyle.

A unique feature of the Active Partnerships is their independence, working across all sports, activities, providers and audiences, focused on the needs of their local communities.

What We Do

Our Mission

To increase levels of engagement in sport and physical activity, reducing levels of inactivity, tackling stubborn inequalities and using the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives

Awareness and Advocacy

Championing the benefits of sport and physical activity

  • Read more about Awareness and Advocacy

Coordinate Delivery

Coordinating the delivery of customer led interventions

  • Read more about Coordinate Delivery

Insight and Influence

An in-depth understanding of local people, systems and places to influence policy and affect change

  • Read more about Insight and Influence

Learning and Impact

Sharing learning of what works to maximise impact

  • Read more about Learning and Impact

Strategic Enabling

Connecting and collaborating with systems, partners and communities

  • Read more about Strategic Enabling

Workforce Development

Supporting organisations to develop a welcoming, skilled and diverse workforce

  • Read more about Workforce Development

Scope

Sport and physical activity means all forms of physical activity undertaken through casual or organised participation or competition. A unique feature of the Active Partnerships is their independence, working across all sports, activities, providers and audiences, focused on the needs of their local communities.

Our Values

All our work is underpinned by the following values:

  • Collaborative – We are outcome focussed and act with integrity to broker productive relationships.
  • Enterprising – We constantly seek out opportunities to benefit the communities we serve and ensure sustainable growth.
  • Learning – We value learning to continuously improve and maximise our impact.
  • Customer Focus – We focus on the needs of our communities to ensure great experiences.
  • Equality – We value diversity and tackle inequalities to engage those with the most to gain.

Active Partnerships have committed to a Network Charter that helps us to work smarter together and strengthens individual and collective quality, value and impact. 

Impact

Impact Report 2017-18

Many examples of the impact that we are having can be found here. 

Who we work with

The Active Partnerships work with a range of national and local partners to increase engagement in sport and physical activity and create the conditions for an active nation.

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