Councillors and officers leading sport and physical activity can drive activity to reduce health and social inequalities, grow local economies, create vibrant and inclusive places and actively contribute to all priorities and outcomes.
The LGA in partnership with Sport England is providing fully funded programmes for councillors and strategic officers to help develop skills, good practice and networks that support systems working with partners and local communities.
Leading the Movement National Leadership programme for officers
Delivered by the LGA on behalf of Sport England, supporting officers to challenge, develop and deepen participants’ knowledge, understanding, networks, skills, confidence and influence.
Programme outline
Leadership Essentials: Sport and physical activity - all councillors
Fully funded Leadership Essentials programme, co-designed with councillors – a vital part of lead councillors’ good practice and networking. Please see below for details.
To apply for a place on these programmes, please contact [email protected]
Tell us about your case studies and any potential areas of support you may need
Your ideas and feedback help us to create training programmes that target the themes that are most important to you. If you are an elected member or a council officer, tell us about the themes and support that would be useful to you in 2024 by emailing [email protected].
Coming soon: councillor podcasts – hear good practice on the topics councillors told us they want to hear about.
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Culture and sport improvement
We offer a range of programmes and tools to help councils tackle the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities for culture, tourism and sport.
Leadership Essentials
Leadership Essentials is a series of programmes designed as themed learning opportunities for councillors. Each programme concentrates on a specific portfolio or service area or a specific theme.