First supporter webinar announced
The very first supporter online event is set to take place on Wednesday 11 February at 11am. It will focus on insight around young disabled people’s perceptions and experiences of playing sport and being active.
Join Activity Alliance and Loughborough University to explore young disabled people’s experiences using the latest insight from our recently published Play, move, belong report.
During the webinar Jake Netherway, Activity Alliance Senior Research and Insight Advisor will present the latest insight from our new report on young disabled people’s experiences and inequalities.
He will be joined by Victoria Ballard, Research Fellow from Loughborough University who will share summary findings from a rapid review of the evidence exploring recommendations that can support young disabled people to be more active.
Helen Derby, Activity Alliance Strategic Lead for Programmes will then share the latest insight from national programme, Inclusion 2028. She will also highlight other programmes and partnerships Activity Alliance is engaged in to ensure every young disabled person grows up with a positive experience of being active at school and within their local community.
To gain access to this webinar sign up as a supporter. This alliance of supporters share our vision and are committed to making sports and activities inclusive for every disabled person.
Play, move, belong
Building on Activity Alliance’s ‘My Active Future’ research in 2020, our ‘Play, move, belong’ report, published in November 2025, continues to explore young disabled and non-disabled people’s experiences and perceptions of playing sport and being active. Reporting similar trends from 2020, this research highlights that young disabled people remain less active than young non-disabled people and are less likely to feel that sport and activity is for them.
Our findings provide a deeper layer of insight to Sport England’s latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey (December 2025), which continues to show that half of young disabled people in mainstream education are considered active. Building on our response to the latest Active Lives data, we will share what this means for young disabled people and their physical literacy.
Our webinar takes place during Children’s Mental Health Week (9-15 February), an annual event led by Children’s charity Place2Be. This year’s theme 'This is My Place', aims to support the systems around children and young people to help them feel they belong. This links closely to our work and vision to ensure all disabled children feel they belong in sports and activities. We know that positive early experiences of being active in school and community settings are key to supporting young disabled people to improve their physical and mental health.
It is free to sign up to our movement and you will gain access to exclusive online events, Discounts for training opportunities on our Learning Hub and Regular sector updates and success stories from the supporter network.
