The YSF Podcast

Charlotte Ellis, Ed Montague (both Yorkshire Sport Founation) chat with Kris Mackay (Founder of Growing Circles) about the YSF approach to engaging with community groups as part of the Together Fund. The Together Fund was a continuation of the Tackling Inequalities Fund that was set up in April 2020 as part of Sport England's support package to help the sport and physical activity sector through the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. It saw another £20 million of National Lottery funding committed to help the groups disproportionately affected by the pandemic and it was significantly impacting their ability to be physically active. Host: Andy Morgan

The Navigating Local Systems (NLS) work began in the autumn of 2019 and sits alongside the work of Sport England's Local Delivery Pilots. This episode focuses on that work in Wakefield. NLS helps people and organisations to better understand and connect local systems through developing their knowledge, skills and capacity to drive the change needed to increase physical activity within local communities where the need is the greatest. We go through the approach taken so far: · Doing things differently · Positivity and energy building · All leading together · We're more connected · Learning new skills and approaches together · Collaboration is important Guests Louise Upton, Strategic Lead, Place Collaboration and Learning Team, Sport England Amy Sharp, Health Improvement Manager, Wakefield Council Ken Masser, Miova Gayle Elvidge, Development Manager (Wakefield), Yorkshire Sport Foundation. Resources Sport England - Local Delivery: https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/local-delivery Navigating Local Systems: Test and learn approach to system change - https://cloa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Final-Navigating-Local-Systems.pdf

As part of National School Sport Week, we speak with a primary school in Leeds who have had success and seen wider benefits from engaging in competitive table tennis. Shakespeare Primary School in Leeds competed in the national schools finals at under 11s girls level earlier this academic year, becoming the first West Yorkshire school in 30 years to reach the national finals at that age group.

We chat to the sixth school to be accredited as a Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity. The school has earned the status for its approach to before and after school clubs, providing a wide variety of free opportunities for all pupils and their families, forming a vital part of the school’s vision, enrichment programme and pupil offer.

We turn the sportlight on ourselves, talking through our journey so far in changing the way we operate to minimise any negative impact on the climate. To read our annual climate report and access our climate policy, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3omt8GC

Active Humber Chief Executive, David Gent joins us for the second in our Climate Series 2023. David is one of the driving forces behind the sport and physical activity sector playing its role in addressing the climate emergency, sitting on national groups with many large sporting organisations. David shares with us why he has a personal passion for the climate and what prompted him to make it a significant part of his working life. Read more about Active Humber's work on the climate: https://bit.ly/3ooU9t4

We speak to Richard Lindsay from Birmingham FA about their award winning 'Save Today, Play Tomorrow' programme. Find out more on the Birmingham FA website - https://bit.ly/3LbkgwE

New Road Primary School share their story of becoming a Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity. The school was accredited in the 'Before and after school clubs' category in early 2023, with their innovative approach including 'Family Fitness' sessions. Guests (All New Road Primary Staff Sharon Harwood - Headteacher Lee McGrath - Leads Active Schools Becky Mitchell - PE lead Emily Heckler - Sports coach

A Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity, Springvale Primary School in Barnsley share their story with us. The school were accredited as a Centre of Excellence for their approach to before and after school clubs. We're joined by Headteacher, Lee McClure; PE Lead, Nic Exley; and school governor, Andy Noble.

Birkby Infant and Nursery School are the latest Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity, and we speak to them about how they achieved the status in the category of 'Physically Active Learning'. Guests Paula Manser - PE lead and Senior Leader Damian Gomersall - Year 2 teacher and computing lead Rachel Sewell - Year 1 teacher and science lead Host Andy Morgan, Media Manager at Yorkshire Sport Foundation.

Yorkshire Cricket Foundation are leading the way nationally with their approach to walking cricket. We talk to the people involved to understand how they've done it and the impact it is having. Walking Cricket was developed as a new concept in 2019, which makes cricket accessible to older adults, or individuals who are semi – retired or retired. Walking Cricket is an adaptation of the traditional game of Cricket to suit those with less mobility and caters for different abilities. The project was formed through a partnership with the University of the third age (U3A) and the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (YCF). Guests Will Saville, Managing Director, YCF Kendal James, Participation Manager, YCF Mac Mckechnie, Walking Cricket Founder, u3a advisor Host Andy Morgan, Media Manager, Yorkshire Sport Foundation

Staff from Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity, Burton Road Primary School in Barnsley, share their schools story of how they became a leading light in offering opportunities for pupils. Burton Road Primary created a competition and activity package for local schools that helped to bring together pupils from other schools in the area, allowing them to meet and form relationships before beginning secondary school education. Guests: Matthew Harris, Headteacher. Andy Hawksworth, Sports Coach

We chat to Academy at St. James in Bradford, the first Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity named by Yorkshire Sport Foundation. The Bradford-based school achieved the accreditation for 'Whole School Practice and Ethos', and 'Physical Education'. This episode, with headteacher Chris Tolson, and PESSPA lead, Niall O'Brien, dicsusses whole school practice and ethos. Academy at St. James - https://academystjames.com/ Centre of Excellence - https://www.yorkshiresport.org/what-we-do/in-education/primary-pe-and-sport/centres-of-excellence/ Creating Active Schools - https://www.creatingactiveschools.org/

We chat with Rashida Salloo, founder of Ready Steady Active, a small organisation based in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. It provides community-based sports, health and physical activity opportunities for women and girls with a focus on increasing participation and health amongst those of South Asian and Muslim background. This episode looks at how a summer holidays rounders session has led to regular, sustained activity for women and girls in the local community. Sofiya Makda, one of the participants, joins us to share her story, from rounders novice to captain of the Batley Ninja's and member of the West Yorkshire rounders committee. She also reflects on the impact it has had on her life, and we talk more broadly about how to get more women and girls from diverse ethnic communities to be more active. Part one: 1:32 Where it all began - An introduction to Rashida, Ready Steady Active and the rounders sessions. Part two: 12:45 Sofiya's experience and the challenges for women from diverse ethnic backgrounds to being active. Part three: 31:57 The impact of sport in the community.

To coincide with Rainbow Laces Day 2021, we discuss the first 12 months of the Empower LGBT+ project that aims to support more people from the LGBT+ community in Sheffieldto be physically active. Part one (1:27 - 22:06) The background to the project Part two (22:29 - 38:16) The successes and challenges so far Part three (38:19 - 50:13) What's coming next and advice for others Guests Katie Glossop, Participation and Inclusion Manager at Sheffield United Community Foundation. Amy Hood, Empower LGBT+ Project Coordinator James Laley, Founder of Rainbow Blades Host Andy Morgan, Media Manager at Yorkshire Sport Foundation What is the LGBT+ project? Empower LGBT+ is a new three-year programme funded by the Premier League and Professional Footballers’ Association Community Fund (PLPFA) and Yorkshire Sport Foundation, to provide positive safe spaces, free of discrimination, which enable LGBT+ young people aged 11-25 to be regularly active and to provide opportunities to develop their skills and confidence in sport and physical activity. Rainbow Laces https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/rainbow-laces

We speak to Richard Lindsay from Birmingham FA about their climate friendly 'Save Today, Play Tomorrow' programme. Richard joined us for our climate series of webinars to discuss the role of the sport and physical activity sector in addressing the climate emergency. This interview is taken from that webinar and includes the audience question and answer session that also featured David Gent, CEO of Active Humber. You can watch the webinar in full on our YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-iK4G9Psqo&t=3473s Save Today, Play Tomorrow web page: https://www.birminghamfa.com/about/save-today-play-tomorrow Guests Richard Lindsay, Birmingham FA David Gent, Active Humber Hosts Tahir Akram and Andy Morgan

We speak to West Yorkshire Active School Award 2021 winners, New Road Primary School in Halifax. Head teacher, Sharon Harwood, and sports coach, Emily Heckler talk about some of the initiatives they put in place to keep children active in lockdown, as well as looking at the role of PE, school sport and physical activity in the school as a whole.

We speak to the people behind the award winning Active Dearne walking football session, that has been one of the success stories from the first two years of the project. The episode looks at the power of trusted people in a community, and how that can support people to be active for the benefit of their physical and mental health. Guests Adam Kent, Active Dearne Community Champion Ian Whitehouse, Community Coach from SJD Sports Coaching Cllr Ken Wyatt, Swinton/Rockingham Ward councilor and walking football participant Paul Cummins, Everybody Active Manager in Kirklees Host Andy Morgan, Media Manager at Yorkshire Sport Foundation

How do you write a physical activity strategy for an entire district? That's the question we posed two of the people involved in doing so for Sheffield, as the Move More physical activity strategy was refreshed in June 2021. Part one - 1:21 Part two - 22:14 Guests Tom Hughes, Development Manager (Sheffield) at Yorkshire Sport Foundation. Dr. Anna Lowe, Programme Manager, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (Sheffield). Host Andy Morgan, Media Manager at Yorkshire Sport Foundation. Find out more: movemoresheffield.com

We spoke to 2TshirtGang to discuss how they used money from the Tackling Inequalities Fund to support women to be active in Bradford during the Covid-19 pandemic. Part one: Anthony and Trinity from 2tshirtgang. Part two: 21:05 Cleo and Daneka share their story.