We ha an excellent meeting of the APPG for Sport yesterday in the House of Commons with the excellent Kim Leadbeater MP chairing.
We had eloquent and passionate introductions from Mark Lawrie from StreetGames UK Hitesh Patel from the Sport for Development Coalition and Sarah Kaye from Sported .We clearly now have the growing evidence base for the impact the hundreds of sports charities are having across the country and in constituencies. The OpenGoal framework passionately led by Simon Lansley demonstrates what impact we can have on delivering the government (This one and the next) objectives to tackle many social issues
A debate about sporting integrity between young people and representatives from UNICEF, UK Anti-Doping and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will take place at Loughborough University next week.
Youngsters from local schools will join, academics, PhD researchers and policymakers from national sporting organisations and international charities at Loughborough University Football Stadium, on Thursday, November 8.
The day will include roundtable discussions centred around three main topics:
- Should athletes be punished for the use of appearance (not performance) enhancement substances?
- Do the means justify the ends in sports coaching? Motivational coaching or bullying to achieve the best performance possible.
- Should athletes be punished for what they post on social media?
Our Director Andy Reed OBE joined the expert panel at the ICON Training and Why Sports ‘Getting Wales Moving’ conference last week in Cardiff.
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has appointed Marc Woods as its new chair.
Saje Impact was proud to attend the ukactive National Summit in Westminster last week alongside passionate physical activity advocates, pursuing a collecting goal of an active society.
We are often asked; what do you do day to day? So, if you were ever wondering, here’s an insight into a typical week for our team….
Sport Tech Hub, the capital's first incubator dedicated to SportTech innovation, is set to launch in the newly-opened House of Sport facility in London.
In his role as Board Director Andy Reed attended the 2017 Sport and Recreation Alliance Sports Summit earlier this week at the Emirates Stadium.
