• Welcome to the Why Sports 2019 Conference

• An update from the CEO of Sport England

• The answer is a loud and clear YES!
• Hear and see why thousands of elderly compete in Road Worlds for Seniors each year.
   

• Play is the way all children are naturally programmed to keep active and happy. It is accessible by and inclusive of all children. 
• Over 50% of UK children are not getting nearly enough outdoor play.
• 1.4 years of a child’s primary school life is spent at play.
• Schools spend £.75 billion on the poor supervision of play and waste 95% of available space.
• Targetting play in schools is a highly cost-effective way to increase activity and wellbeing.
• The OPAL Primary Programme is a scalable, repeatable model that enables schools of every kind to dramatically and permanently improve the quality of play for every child, leading to better schools and happier, healthier children.

• Our cities populations are growing.
• Air quality, obesity and mental health issues are challenges we are facing.
• Our traditional transport networks are overcrowded and slow.
• Over 80% of our public spaces comprise of streets and through-fares.
• Over the last ten years there has been significant investment in walking and cycling.
• We design places to transform peoples lives for the better.
• Case Study examples: Kingston Upon Thames, Regent Street Strategy, Hampstead Heath Ponds, Morecambe Promenade and Davenport School.
• The way we integrate with our urban environments is changing.
• Technology can be used to support increased activity and Play.
• Key to the City will unlock the hidden layers of history, heritage and culture.
• Human centred design approach is how we need to create better environment for our future generations.

• What we are learning from the This Girl Can campaign
• Our wider work to drive up the number of women and girls taking part in sport and physical activity

• Challenging the status quo

• Looking at UK’s volunteering landscape and challenges, particularly considering socio-economic barriers
• Sharing Sport England and the #iwill Fund’s £3m partnership programme to bring together youth social action and sport
• Showing how sport and physical activity can be different and looking ahead to what can come next

• Who and what is National Pride – ‘a social enabler to make a difference’
• Case Studies to illustrate our model and approach
• Why should you become part of our ‘movement’?

• De-mystifying sporting value/social value
• Knowing what to value in your own sport/organisation for multiple audiences
• Example valuations from Substances work with UEFA, Sport England Local Delivery Pilots and local sports clubs
• Where to start and what really matters!

• Why sitting is the New Smoking
• How we have come to this
• What we can do to combat it
• Understanding 3D Ergonomics
• Designing the Active Office

• Opportunity to network with sponsors, delegates and speakers

• A Collaborative Revolution for Movement and Change #MoveForLife 

Based on our unique research project into peoples’ attitudes to exercise and outdoor gym equipment.

• What did we do
• What did we find out
• What did we do next
• What have we learnt

• Who is Portakabin
• Benefits of Modular Construction
• Project Overviews

• Increasing diversity in the boardroom
• Our work with National Governing Bodies of Sport 
• National and regional direction

• Why there is a need.
• What problems it solves. 
• Our role in developing market-leading qualifications.
• Ensure instructors deliver excellence every time.

• Helping other people can make us happier
• How can we do more to make other people feel good…including ourselves! 
• Why it matters to feel part of something.

• British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) is about to launch the third phase of their Sport England-funded ‘BUCS Active’ programme.
•  BUCS Active delivers projects in higher education institutions to;
• - tackle inactivity in female students
• - address mental health issues
• - and increase the number of students from low socio-economic backgrounds engaged in sport and physical activity.
• - Learn how the Upshot system is used to monitor projects across 18+ universities and produce powerful impact reports.