Case studies

Active Futures is a training programme designed to develop the skills of the early year’s workforce, ensuring that children engage in regular and developmentally appropriate physical activities. The programme aims to foster a culture of physical activity and empower early years settings to master appropriate active environments.

Active Together unlocked funding from Leicestershire County Council to support the Early Years physical activity agenda. The aim was to equip early years practitioners with the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide physical development opportunities for children in Early Years settings.

Healthy Movers is for children aged two to five years old. Through a range of physical play and activities, the programme aims to improve children’s physical literacy and development, and support their social and emotional wellbeing, which helps children gain a better start in life.

Hull City Council Healthy Lifestyles Team have designed and created a programme of early years provision to promote physical activity and movement at the earliest opportunity. The programme is designed to increase access to physical activity, provide opportunities to meet Chief Medical Officer guidelines and develop physical literacy with school readiness in mind.

Maldon District Council partnered with Intelligent Health to deliver Beat the Street, a gamified walking and cycling challenge, to improve community health and wellbeing. The initiative resulted in increased physical activity, enhanced community engagement, and valuable data insights for the council. Its success has laid the foundation for future health and wellbeing community initiatives. 

Wakefield Council’s Wellbeing team have been delivering the Junior Aspire Health Referral service for numerous years now - a referral service which supports families with children who are overweight to improve their overall health and wellbeing. We help families to make dietary and lifestyle changes, set goals that are realistic and achievable and focus on long-term changes.

Ready, Sett Go is a free physical development programme for nurseries and school reception classes. It’s a 10 week programme that uses physical activity and play to develop children’s fine and gross motor skills (large and small muscle movements). These skills are important for a child’s fundamental movements but also contribute to a wider range of developments such as writing and communication.

Active Essex Foundation connected referred children and young people to a sport or physical activity provision delivered by an organization local to them. Activities offered included football, parkour, boxing, rugby, martial arts running and cycling.

During 2023 to 2024, self-access technology was installed across Sutton’s libraries, extending opening hours by 63 per cent and enabling the council to keep all its eight libraries open. Self-access is popular with customers.

Merton is on a mission to become London’s first Borough of Sport. We believe in the power of sport to connect, inspire and transform our borough.