Activating Your Community

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Helping Surrey move more

As part of our mission to get Surrey moving more we run courses and events to help influencers break down the barriers that can stop people getting active: we want to help you make it easier for them.

Whether you are a professional working in sport, health, or care - or a volunteer - 'Activating your community' events can help you build your knowledge and confidence to create the best possible experience for those experiencing problems such as:

Mental health issues
Disability
Long term health conditions
Age-related falls

Children & young people focussed training

We have created a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities for those working with young people from some of the most inactive groups in Surrey:

Additional Needs and Disabilities (AND)
Lower Socio Economic Groups (LSEG)
Ethnically Diverse Communitites (EDC)
Children who are Looked After (CLA)
Those at risk of offending.

Our aim is to help underserved young people feel more motivated and confident by providing them with positive physical activity experiences. This programme was originally targeted at Club4 (holiday hunger) providers, those working on our criminal youth justice pathway and practitioners in the voluntary children and youth sector.

For more information and to see what resources are available, please contact Laura White.

Spring / summer 2021 lunchtime programme

Free workshops for Surrey's extended 'workforce' who champion the role of physical activity for their clients.

Key for suggested audience type below:

C&LC - Coaches &/or Leisure Centre staff	HcP - Healthcare Professionals
CH - Care Home staff	LA&VS - Local Authorities & Voluntary Sector

COURSE WITH BOOKING LINK	WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION	FOR... (AUDIENCE)	VIDEO AVAILABLE?
	April
Long COVID Q&A session	Physioptherapist-led discussion - the symptoms, red flags to be aware of and how to measure improvement.	C&LC HcP CH	Watch webinar
Coach Core Foundation - apprentices for the PA sector	A partner showcase event to introduce this new employment programme for young people, now expanding into Surrey. See also www.coachcore.org.uk	C&LC LA&VS	Watch webinar
	May
CIMPSPA briefing (Chart'd Inst for Management of Sport & Physical Activity)	The role of PA professionals in helping deliver Sport England's vision for the sector and how CIMSPA can help you in your professional development.	C&LC	Watch webinar
PA for the management of long term conditions	Peer to peer 'Clinical Champions' training on how PA (physical activity) can help patients self-manage some aspects of their long term health condition. Read more.	HcP CH
Devising a whole systems aproach to obesity	58% of Surrey adults are overweight. Hear from Surrey Public Health on how and why taking a holistic, approach is so important - particularly for hard to reach communities.	HcP C&LC LA&VS	Watch webinar
	June
Disabled people, PA & the impact of COVID	Disabled people's activity levels have been disproportionately affected by COVID - hear highlights from national research. Learn what's available locally and discover provision gaps that you might fill.	LA&VS C&LC HcP	Watch webinar
Raising the issue of weight for children	Webinar to assist professionals and others working with families to raise the issue of children who are above a healthy weight range.	HcP LA&VS
Active ageing: falls, frailty & early prevention	Appropriate levels of physical activity have a part to play in improving outcomes for all ages and abilities. This session outlines how everyone involved in the health or care of older residents can work together to create a gold standard for falls prevention in Surrey.	CH HcP LA&VS	Watch webinar
Mind: physical activity & mental health	Staying active can cut the risk of depression by up to 30%, with exercise sometimes described as a 'miracle cure' - but when it comes to overall mental health the picture can be more nuanced. Hear from Mind on getting the balance right.	HcP C&LC LA&VS	Watch webinar
	July
Lessons from COVID TIF funding 1: Helping communities move more	COVID shone a light on activity levels for disadvantaged groups which Sport England's Tackling Inequalities Fund aimed to help. Hear about the lockdown work of Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum and how a community bike recycling scheme is supporting children in Surrey Heath get active.	LA&VS	Watch video
Raising the issue of weight for children	A repeat of this popular webinar which assists professionals and others working with families to raise the issue of children who are above a healthy weight range.	HcP LA&VS
Lessons from COVID TIF funding 2: PA & mental wellbeing	Physical activity has a proven affect on people's mental wellbeing. Learn more about how Woking-based Shifa and Guildford's Oakleaf Enterprises used Sport England's Tacking Inequalities Fund to boost members' mental health through lockdown.	LA&VS HcP CH	Watch video
Supporting people living with cancer through PA	Many people are now learning to live with cancer as a long term condition. Find out how you can play a part in helping cancer patients maintain their health.	C&LC HcP CH	Watch webinar