Insight Library

Activity Alliance's Annual Disability & Activity Report for 2022-2023, which highlights the impact of rising cost of living on disabled people, their activity levels, and mental wellbeing.

SAMH commissioned this essential research to better understand how menopause affects women's relationships with both physical activity and mental wellbeing.

The experiences of women who took part in this project highlighted menopause was a barrier to being active, with 57% of women reporting a decrease...

A research study by Essity which explores women's experiences, understanding and impact of the menopause.

A research study by Essity exploring women's awareness of the menopause.

Sport England's Evaluation Framework is a step-by-step guide to measuring and evaluating your project.

Activity Alliances' annual disability survey which gives an indication of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as we recover and reinvent from the pandemic.

A review from Sport England outlining recommendations for engaging women and girls in sport and exercise

Report with recommendations on supporting women to remain engaged in sport throughout their lives.

Report from Age UK outlining how the Coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns have affected the physical and mental health of older adults.

Sport England report outlining the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns on communities and activity levels across England.

Report from the Youth Sport Trust highlighting the ways in which schools and their pupils have been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns.

Women in Sport report outlining the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the lives and activity levels of teenage girls.

Activity Alliance report outlining the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on people living with a disability.

Sport England report outlining the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on children and young people.

Research report from Women In Sport & Yorkshire Sport Foundation exploring and understanding how teenage girls feel about being active outdoors in their local parks and green spaces.

Women in Sport research exploring how gender stereotypes affect girls and their relationship with physical activity.

This report presents data from the Active Lives Adult Survey for the period mid-November 2020 to mid-November 2021. Data is presented for adults aged 16+ in England. This report contains a full year of coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions, including comparisons to both the first easing of restrictions...

Sense Active report outlining recommendations for all sports providers to consider when delivering inclusive activities.

This report presents data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2020-21. Data is presented for children and young people in school Years 1-11 (ages 5-16) in England.

This report contains a full year of coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions, including comparisons back...

This report presents data from the Active Lives Adult Survey for the period mid-May 2020 to mid-May 2021. Data is presented for adults aged 16+ in England.
This report contains a full year of coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions, including comparisons back to the first national lockdown across mid-March...

Research into the experience of Disabled people and people with long term health conditions around being active during the covid pandemic.

This report presents data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2019/20. Data is presented for children and young people in school Years 1 11 (ages 5 16) in England.

This report, prepared by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) for Wiltshire Community Foundation (WCF), brings together a range of socio-economic data to provide a profile of the key needs and challenges across Wiltshire and Swindon

WASP report outlining the activity levels of adults in Wiltshire and Swindon based on data from the Sport England Active Lives Survey.

This guide includes advice on designing accessible evaluation, a list of external resources and contacts, and two case studies that demonstrate how accessible evaluation can work in practice.