Across Derbyshire and Notts 55 schools are currently being supported to open their facilities, with more to come in year 3. Schools are offering new opportunities for their pupils and communities to enable them to move more in ways that work for them #OpeningSchoolFacilities

Year two of the #OpeningSchoolFacilities
programme has been a big success with the 43 #ActivePartnerships across the network supporting a total of 1,467 schools to deliver 92,938 physical activity sessions for 168,889 children & young people and 57,006 local people 🙌

Children had a great time at our physical literacy festival at Derby Arena today 🏃‍♂️

45 students from our Active Schools programme were invited to try a range of activities, including Bikeability, Problem Solving and Active Story Telling 🚴
Roe Farm Primary School Zaytouna Primary School Redwood Primary

Invitation to Quote for options appraisal for future management options for the High Peak School and Sport Partnership tinyurl.com/bdunsdbn

A brilliant day at the Rural Derbyshire SSP Year 6 Celebration where young people from 34 schools have been having fun in the sun after a week of SATs and trying a range of activities including Tai chi, 'Quidd ball', Ultimate Frisbee and hula hoop skills

A 2050 vision for the sport and physical activity sector:
A positive and regenerative sport and physical activity sector championing environmental sustainability with every move.
Read #EveryMove , Sport England’s new Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan: sportengland.org/everymove

Would you like to join an innovative team as the Physical Activity Inclusion Officer and drive partnership working to make physical activity more accessible for people living with a limiting illness, long-term condition and/or disability?

Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxhmbym

Thanks to those who joined us for a Netwalk as part of Chesterfield Walking Festival. It was great to chat about ways to move more at work, and spot connections and do a bit of networking whilst walking.

Join Activity Alliance's webinar on 23rd May 11am to 12pm on Understanding Inclusive Outdoor Spaces and Active Travel for Disabled People.
Experts discuss active travel, what it means for disabled people nation-wide and locally. Find out more bit.ly/4acWXf2

During our team meeting last week, one of our colleagues shared these Deaf friendly top tips to coincide with #DeafAwarenessWeek2024

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#ThisGirlCan Nottingham have been working with Nottingham Muslim Women’s Network to empower Muslim women in the city to be active in a way that works for them 🚲

Active Notts explore the challenges and the importance of safe spaces for the community 🎥
youtu.be/xYG9qkbLCpw

It's #deafawarnessweek and we wanted to share our May 2023 Talking Space where we were joined by Becky Daykins from Deaf-initely Women.

She highlighted the struggles the women face and what they do to create a safe and inclusive space for the women.

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New Club Welfare Officers seek views from clubs about what their support needs are.
Find out more and complete a short survey here: tinyurl.com/44jvmmh7

Thank you Whittington Green School, The Larkfields Schools (Infant and Junior) and Pennine Way Academy for completing the summer survey!

Great to hear from your students about their sport and physical activity habits 👏🤸🎾

Keep a look out for your school ESPO vouchers, coming soon via email.

Active Derbyshire
Active Notts

Join us for a lunchtime 'Netwalk' with Walk Derbyshire and Healthy Workplaces Derbyshire on May 14th, starting at 12.30pm at The Hub in Chesterfield.

Part of the Chesterfield Walking Festival, enjoy a short walk and chat around keeping active at work. Book here: tinyurl.com/35e3hszk

A huge thank you to all the Derbyshire schools, young people, teachers and parents who took part in the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey during the Spring 2024 term! ⚽️🙌🏸🎾🏑

#activelives
Sport England
Active Derbyshire

Huge thank you to David Nieper Academy, Alderman White and Brookfield Community School for completing the active lives survey this term!

Your responses provide valuable insight to inform both the national picture and what support is needed locally 🏑🎾🏸👏

Active Derbyshire
Active Notts
#activelives

Launching the Movement Fund 📢

Our £160 million transformational fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources, and is launched alongside the Movement Hub pilot.

If your organisation and project are eligible for funding, and your project aligns with our goals, you

The summer term schools have been selected and the emails have gone out. Please let us know if you need some support or have any questions.
Active Notts
Active Derbyshire

We are trying to gain a better understanding of the CPD needs of secondary schools, to ensure the right support is offered to engage more young people in physical activity.

If you work in a Derby or Derbyshire school please complete this survey by May 3:
tinyurl.com/mu5nm5u7