6 Month Review 2020 We had started to explore a Under the current restrictions, digital offer to complement it has not been easy for the our programmes pre team. Programmes have been lockdown, but the severely affected like the restrictions we have faced Games, Open Campus over the last 6 months have and our Academies. We have forced our hand to become also seen new opportunities more digitally advanced arise though with the Police quickly. and Crime Commissioner’s office, Youth Justice Services We have taken a number of and Youth Service which will programmes online, such as see the Step into Sport Mind the Gap where we’ve programme launch in October. seen an increase in numbers engaging and participating Our partnership with Cardiff due to the participants and Vale University Health feeling more confident to Board continues to grow, and exercise within their own we have been working closely home, removing barriers to over the summer to prepare participation many face the launch of the physical when attending an activity activity and sport strategy. In Introduction for the first time. February we appointed a consultant to lead a systems The start to this year has review of current physical undoubtedly presented a activity and number of challenges to the and also the Vale of Sport Cardiff Team and more Glamorgan. widely sport and physical activity in general across the We have launched a survey city. Covid-19 has tested our that will help inform a series resilience and highlighted of webinars planned for later now more than ever that in the year and early 2021 being physically active is with the aim to get the Cardiff vitally important to our strategy confirmed by next wellbeing. summer. Through the health prevention Looking Forward Groups funding received from Cardiff During lockdown we formed 3 and Vale UHB earlier in the working groups to start to year we proposed a new plan our return to sport and staffing model to lead this physical activity post covid. work. The entire team, including our Academies Team and 21st The Move More posts which Century School staff cam includes a Manager, Research together to look at 3 themes – and Evaluation assistant and two coordinator posts have 1. Cross-sport learning & now been confirmed with the activities Manager post currently out to 2. Digital Communities advert. We are aiming to have 3. Community wellbeing. the manager in post for January to lead on the work The cross-sport group have with inactive populations. In put forward several activities We will continue to work the interim we have seconded and suggested resources that through the restrictions, Kyle McCarthy from the Club would need to be hosted via ensuring any activities that and Workforce team into the an online platform for our we do return are covid Move More Coordinator post communities to access. secure. It is also giving us to start building on some time to reflect and prepare projects while we wait to The Digital Communities for sport and physical activity appoint the Move More groups and have proposed a post covid, and we are using Manager. new website to host the this time to gain some insight content online to support a on what changes are needed blended return to sport and to engage with our physical activity. Both groups communities. will be working together and

project planning to launch a Here are some highlights and new website / platform over challenges from our ‘virtual the coming months. world’ over the last 6 months. There is still a considerable From the steering group, the amount of work being schools highlighted how they completed by the team in have all approached PE these difficult circumstances. differently since returning to Through the health school and the lack of clarity prevention funding we have and guidance for PE. Whilst supported 22 schools to one school utilised their feeder access the Real PE training high school risk assessment and resources to provide and were washing equipment additional support for between use, another school is Physical Education. We have avoiding the use of equipment worked with partners like all together. The final school to develop a were allowing different classes virtual sports day and to focus on a specific sport so challenges, explored the that equipment is not shared well schools programme and between bubbles. For example roll out from the Youth Sport year 4 were doing Trust and continued to whilst year 5 did football for engage with the Cardiff the term. Teachers agreed they Games steering group. were in need of team games School Sport resources and ideas rather than individual tasks & Our flagship school challenges to keep the children programmes of the Cardiff motivated and engaged. Games and Open Campus Having spoken to the Healthy have been greatly affected Schools team as well, we are due to the restrictions and looking at how we can support understandably so. Cardiff schools with some of this Council confirmed the news in resource. Through the Open early September that no Campus programme and schools will be able to take virtual student placements we part in activities off the school are exploring the option to site and equally no external develop a resource hub for visitors will be allowed into schools working with the the schools. Sport, PE & Health degree programmes. Community Sport As not all families have We worked with 11 schools internet access, a ‘Family Fun across Cardiff with each The theme for the community at Home’ leaflet was also school engaging in 2 physical team over the last 6 months developed and distributed activity sessions per week. has been about online across the City. The leaflet The sessions were delivered delivery. However, we have detailed ‘how to play’ through Sport Cardiff by approached this with caution, instructions, and 500 were sent Sport Fit, giving 428 children recognising that some of our out with help from community a much needed opportunity to communities are digitally partners, with a focus on areas get outside, get active, and deprived and some feeling of deprivation. re-connect with their friends digitally fatigued. Moving following the initial COVID forwards, we are planning to lockdown. ensure we have a virtual offer to complement and not replace The programme sought to face to face activities. reach families needing the most support during these Family Fun testing times, and successfully achieved this, with 46% of The face to face family children engaged accessing sessions stopped in March and free school meals during term was the first programme to be time. adapted into a virtual space. We released a series of ‘Family Fun at Home’ games Summer Squad across Sport Cardiff social media platforms. With help In July, we supported Cardiff from the team, a series of 30 Council with the Summer fun games the whole family Squad programme. Due to the could play each day were impact of covid there was no released, with each game funding for the SHEP using no more than household programme, but some funding items. All games can now be was released to provide found centrally on our children with free school meals youtube channel. throughout the school holidays. TEACHER FEEDBACK Building on data collated The four clubs are based through the Sport Cardiff within identified crime ‘I believe that having Sport swimming survey earlier in the hotspots in the city. Having Cardiff in the Summer Squad year, 428 families (1712 local club connections within was imperative. Having a participants) attended the these areas will remove many team member focused solely sessions in the first five weeks, barriers to accessing on sport was fantastic for the engaging 35% of families from participation and will also children, with all ages asking areas of deprivation. help to build a strong and to take part in different consistent relationship with activities’. the young people and the clubs. Initially the young people will be accessing ‘We had children who learned sporting provision specifically new skills and games. One for them, building into a particular child insisted at the reparation programme where beginning that they hated as a part of their court order sport however after just 1 they will volunteer and assist session they always chose with the clubs to repair some Sport Cardiff rather than a sit of the ‘harm’ they have down activity’. caused within the community.

Free Swimming Community Safety The launch will take place at the Hangar, where young Leisure facilities and pools in Sport Cardiff, Youth Justice people will be provided with the city have been closed for a Service and the Police and taster sessions in , significant period of time and Crime Commissioner office football and other combat our partners GLL continue to have worked hard alongside 4 sports, before signing up to 6 face huge financial challenges targeted clubs ( weeks of bespoke sessions, while they work to bring all Phoenix, The Hangar, Ely and aimed at removing any facilities back online. We Caerau Football and Rugby barriers to longer term worked with GLL to launch the clubs) to develop an participation within the family swim pilot when the appropriate pathway into specific clubs. The programme facilities reopened in August. sporting opportunities for will officially launch in young people currently in the October. justice system. Clubs and Workforce Officers have also been working in collaboration with The impact of COVID-19 on the sports clubs and organisations (WSA) and British E-sports across Cardiff has placed (BES), to explore opportunities unprecedented financial strain to provide club / community on the city’s sporting and schools E-sports offers. landscape. As a result, Sport Discussions have focused on Cardiff have been working the potential to engage with a closely with Sport and developing platform for e- local partners (e.g. the sports to provide community Community Lottery) to Existing Super Clubs have clubs with a new and promote, support, and received support from Sport alternative form to engage facilitate the launch and Cardiff in numerous ways with their communities. administration of various during lockdown. All Super funding streams to help Clubs were given free The aim is to harness the ever- alleviate the financial subscriptions to access any increasing popularity of e- pressures facing the city’s UK Coaching online resources sports to boost retention of sports clubs, protecting their and online training free of current club membership and futures, and preparing them charge. Additionally, Super engage a new audience with for a safe return of sport. So Clubs have been given local clubs with the ultimate of far, this has resulted in over advanced notice and / or free goal establishing an avenue £138,000 of funding support access to a host of other for non-participants into being invested in community training and development physical sports participation sport in Cardiff during the online opportunities. This has within club environments. This past 6 months. included online Q&A sessions, pioneering project would be mental health awareness the first of its kind within a training, behaviour sports development context in management, and disability Wales and the WSA are keen specific workshops, as well as to follow the progress of this opportunities to promote and pilot to inform a wider roll-out showcase their club via Sport of engagement nationally. Cardiff social media through the #KeepUpWithCardiff campaign. As well as this, we are Cardiff Met aware of a Cardiff based club (Ty-Celyn Juniors FC) Academies that has already had representation in regional e- Our Junior Sport provision on sports competitions; campus halted in March when however, this survey data lockdown was imposed. Our gives us an indication of how vibrant weekly sport people would like to engage programme which sees close to in the process and where 3000 children and young they are best placed to do so people was paused. In going forward. September we have successfully returned 3 of our academies as a part of phase 1. The restrictions continue to change and we are working our way through what they mean for each sport. A more detailed Surveys conducted by both update on the Academies can be Sport Cardiff and the WSA found in the separate report. have identified that 60% of respondents (club contacts Rugby Hub completing on their clubs behalf) have stated that they The focus for Rugby during the would be interested in last 6 months has been about participating in E-sports. maintaining relationships with However, 50% also existing and new players with highlighted a lack of consideration towards their awareness regarding e- wellbeing. Six Zoom meetings sports and the technology were conducted with an required to engage as average 48 students attending reasons holding them back per meeting (288 over the six from engaging. meetings). Feedback from a Ensuring the continued questionnaire showed that development and support of by hosting Zoom meetings to students at Cardiff Met during incoming students decreased times of huge uncertainty. the anxiety of University. A virtual coach education A NOP was received and programme was completed passed by the facilities at during the quarter giving 11 Cardiff Met allowing rugby students their WRU level 2 to begin its program ahead qualification. These students of the start of the academic will look to be deployed when year. This has now allowed schools and community 56 “Senior” students, 84 provision is ready. “Returning” students and membership has 168 “Fresher” students the seen a 47% increase in opportunity to participate in registration / participation. rugby union activities. Student Physical Activity There is currently a lack of recreational sporting Updates and discussions were opportunities at Cardiff provided by: Metropolitan University. With 10,675 students enrolled at the -DOR (Director of Rugby) & S&C University, only 1500 are currently signed up to -Well Being & Medical represent a sport club within the student union, meaning -Existing Players intro that there are 86% of students at the University currently not -DOR Update & Academic engaged in coordinated sport. Support This doesn’t consider the number of active gym users. -Game Planning (Rugby Language)

-Registration to play Rugby @ Cardiff Met A student survey was released Open Campus The placements range from to better understand what sport Student Placements developing resources for and physical activity is required schools and clubs to research for students upon their return The preparation work for and insight, communications from the COVID outbreak. To Open Campus has and disability specific date there have been 301 predominately been focused resources. respondents. These students around digitalising the clearly wanted to see a return programme and the The model with the team is to sport across a range of coordination of how the being shared and used with formats within University Open Campus project will be other NGB’s and providers to setting. embedded into the new broaden the placement offer. curriculum with Cardiff A full audit of the facilities at Metropolitan university. Cardiff Met was undertaken to identify availability for recreation sport. The findings showed that there was very little or no access to facilities available in order to improve the sporting offer for students at Cardiff Met.

Working with the Met active Team, Res Life, Accommodation and Student Services we are now planning a new timetable of sporting opportunities to We are working to look at how ensure that all students have the Academies offer and access to sport and physical providing practical coaching activity. opportunities within our controlled environments. Through the Sport Cardiff team, we have been able to provide a number of virtual placements to support the student offer. Well-being of Future Generations Act

The Well-being of Future Generations Act gives us the ambition, permission and legal obligation to improve our social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being.

We have mapped all of our projects against the 7 goals and this is how Sport Cardiff are working better with people, communities and each other. We are applying the sustainable development principles to our work, using the act as a guide to safeguard our future generations. Cardiff is an active City where everyone can have a life-long enjoyment of sport

Mission: Tackling inequalities through sport and physical activity

People: Schools: Communities: Clubs & Workforce:

Create engagement Create Inspiring and Reducing the gaps in Enhance a thriving network opportunities leading inclusive sport and physical participation created by of visible, viable and to regular activity opportunities to disadvantage and inclusive sports clubs and a participation as a part increase confidence, inequality by unleashing vibrant workforce to help of the lifecycle of competence and motivation the benefits of sport and sustain a physically active physical activity in children and young physical activity to improve City people to remain active health and wellbeing throughout life

Our approach to achieve our vision:

We will focus We will We will We will take a We will improve We will utalise our resource on encourage and collaborate with whole system opportunities to research and the Southern enable the a diverse range approach participate, insight to ensure Arc of the City inactive to be of partners to progress and we have a person- more active enable change achieve in sport centred approach Our team will ensure:

We understand We will develop a We create and That no We positively We will gather the profiles of skilled workforce to strengthen intervention influence and the evidence and communities engage and support meaningful operates in support school insight to inform most at need the inactive partnerships with isolation We sport and physical interventions key stakeholders to develop a skilled activity We empower We implement positively influence and informed Take time to those most at targeted sport and physical workforce Support our understand the need to access interventions that activity provision network of clubs learning and fully inclusive target those most at We connect and physical evaluate projects opportunities need We develop a opportunities activity providers network of school > club > to be well We engage and partners to engage community informed of listen to our in ‘steering groups’ changing societal communities to ensure the sector We explore needs / trauma is informed to digital informed create positive opportunities to behaviour change maximise participation

By 2023 we will:

· Ensure a whole system approach to sustaining a physically active city

· Demonstrate increased levels of engagement in physical activity

· Demonstrate an increase in regular participation in physical activity