Case Studies
Monday 30th September, 2019
A strategic partnership approach to Up-skilling Primary Teachers in teaching Fundamental Movement Skills at KS1
Early childhood is the optimal time to teach and learn fundamental movement skills. During this period young children are motivated and keen to master ways of moving, controlling their bodies and coordinating their movements.
Blog
Thursday 12th September, 2019
SPAR Lancashire School Games Media Ambassadors
Mrs Cox, Progress Coordinator at Walton le Dale High School shares their students experience of being media ambassadors at the 2019 SPAR Lancashire School Games.
News
Wednesday 11th September, 2019
UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines
The UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines set out the evidence for how much and what kinds of physical activity we need to do to keep ourselves healthy. They have now been updated to include additional guidance on being active during pregnancy and after giving birth, and for disabled adults.
Videos
Wednesday 7th August, 2019
More Positive Together Two Years On Event - Full film
We held an event back in April to mark the two year anniversary of the More Positive Together project. This video gives a snapshot of the day which included multiple presentations from partners and a number of breakout sessions to give delegates the opportunity to talk about their experiences and their learnings.…
Videos
Tuesday 30th July, 2019
More Positive Together Two Years On Event - Partners and Participants
We held an event back in April to mark the two year anniversary of the More Positive Together project. On the day we had the pleasure of speaking to a number of partners and participants about their experiences on the project and how it has changed their ways of working, and indeed their lives.…
News
Tuesday 16th July, 2019
£9 million boost to tackle health inequalities across the region
Active Lancashire are part of a pioneering collaboration between universities, NHS, local government and third sector partners, which will be at the forefront of a new government initiative to tackle health inequalities across the North West Coast.
The population of the North West Coast faces stark health inequalities. Average life expectancy can vary across local authority areas by up to 12 years…
News
Monday 15th July, 2019
Government to launch new plan to help children get active
A new plan set to be launched by the government will see greater opportunities for children to get active through their school.
Videos
Monday 15th July, 2019
The Impact of the Primary School Sport Premium
We have put together a short video to showcase the positive impact of the Primary School Sport Premium on Physical Education in Primary Schools. The video showcases the support Active Lancashire and the schools partnership across Lancashire offered Our Lady Star of the Sea to allow for them to set out a vision for PE and School Sport. This vision was to put PE and School Sport at the heart of the …
News
Thursday 4th July, 2019
Change4Life and Disney launch new 10 Minute Shake Up activities
Teachers can make a difference to pupils’ wellbeing by implementing fun physical activity across the school day
Evidence from a recent Public Health England report, suggests that there is a strong association between being physically active and academic performance, learning and attention, within a school setting – the building blocks for a successful future.[1]
A recent Change4Life and Disney…
