sports coach UK news

The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has introduced a new points system to record Continuing Professional Development (CPD), as part of efforts to make the ... More

Emma Atkins, the chief executive of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, is leaving the organisation for the newly-rebranded UK Coaching. Atkins will become director of ... More

Standards and quality assurance organisation PD Approval has been awarded a contract to provide endorsement services for the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), Sports Coach ... More

Sports Coach UK has poured cold water on the prospect of merging its Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) with the CIMPSA Directory, despite ongoing discussions ... More

The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), has been taken over by Sports Coach UK “in its entirety”. The deal was announced today (24 January 2017). ... More

Sports coach UK has appointed former British Gymnastics executive Mark Gannon as its new chief executive. Gannon, who was executive director of business and development ... More

Sport England’s funding to SkillsActive – the owner of fitness professional register REPs – has ceased and its partnership is under review as the quango ... More

Sports Coach UK, the UK’s technical agency for coaching, has appointed former Royal Mail and Marks & Spencer executive Gillian Wilmot as its chair. Windsurfing, ... More

Sports Coach UK has launched its new Reach campaign, which looks to get more women involved in sports coaching. With women currently under-represented in coaching ... More

Sport England has given a boost to grassroots sport with £12m being awarded to specialist organisations which help to get people more active. The funding ... More

The UK government needs to provide clear, strong leadership and appoint a minister with responsibility for producing legacy benefits - or the positive effects of ... More

The Compass Association (TCA), a new industry body looking to support and promote physical activity and sports providers working with schools and local communities, has ... More

Sport England is to invest £5m in sports coach UK over the next two years as part of plans to improve sports coaching in the ... More

Sport England has launched a new £1m initiative designed to improve access to community sports facilities for disabled people. The scheme will fund free training ... More

Image: Sports minister Hugh Robertson Sports coaches across the country will play a critical part in creating a lasting sports legacy after the Olympic and ... More

The challenge for the education system and young people hoping to enter the industry is in understanding exactly which qualifications and skills will help them ... More

sports coach UK has launched a blueprint for a national coaching system, called UK Coaching Framework. It will be a reference point for a UK-wide ... More

SkillsActive has submitted its business plan to the Learning and Skills Council, for the development of a National Skills Academy (NSA) for Sport and Active ... More

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in London and Sport England (London) have awarded £250,000 to SkillsActive to help subsidise sports coaching qualifications.

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The DCMS has launched a £5m campaign to recruit 10,000 voluntary community sports coaches in 70 of the most deprived areas of the country. The ... More