Useful resources
Please note that this page is by no means an
exhaustive collection of resource tools and is intended to point
partners in the right direction to accessing sport-specific and
generic information. Highlighted in depth below are the four
priority strands for Sport Wales in it's bid to tackle inequality;
however, information on all of the protected characteristics can be
found on the Sports Council Equality Group's Equality in
Sport website.
Inclusive sport for disabled people
insport has been developed by Disability Sport Wales to support all
organisations involved with the Welsh sporting landscape to
establish the inclusion of disabled people within all their
planning, provision and processes.
The Sports Council Equality Group's Equality in Sport
website includes useful information ranging from definitions and
legislation to case studies and publications linked to each of the
protected characteristics. The disability section can be
accessed here.
The Calls For Action investment programme in 2014 was targeted
at organisations and projects looking to tackle the known
inequalities in sports participation. A number of factsheets
were created to support applicants in the expression of interest
phase. Download a copy of the disability participation
factsheet here.
The Mentro Allan programme (2005-2011) was conceived to collect
evidence on the effectiveness of interventions designed to increase
levels of low and moderate physical activity amongst previously
sedentary individuals, through using the natural environment.
A number of case studies were collected from the local
projects.
Sport in deprived communities
StreetGames is a sports charity who
support a network of projects which give sports and
volunteering opportunities to young people in disadvantaged
communities across the UK. They have developed a resources
section called StreetGames Plus for people working in community
sport, which is broken down in to three sub-categories:
A map of the Communities First clusters in Wales can be
accessed here.
Download a copy of the Calls For Action tackling poverty
factsheet here.
Download a copy of the Mentro Allan case studies specific to
people living in deprived communities by using the following
links:
Sport for those from a black and minority
ethnic background
Sport Wales have used the School Sport Survey 2013 data to
further analyse the relationship between ethnicity and sport.
Download a copy of this report here (Content coming soon).
The race section of the Sports Council Equality Group's Equality
in Sport wesbite can be accessed here.
Download a copy of the Calls For Action black and minority
ethnic participation factsheet here.
Download a copy of the Mentro Allan case studies specific to
people from a black and minority ethnic background by using
the following links:
Sport for women and girls
In 2012 Sport Wales commissioned Brightpurpose to undertake
qualitative research with young people aged 14-21 to understand the
issues that affect sports participation. While the research
targeted both males and females there are some particularly
interesting findings linked to young women and girls sporting
behaviour. Download a copy of this report here.
Women in
Sport is a charity dedicated to improving and promoting
opportunities for women and girls in sport at every level across
the UK. They have developed a resources section for people
working in community sport, which is summarised through three
reports:
StreetGames also have a dedicated section on their website
linked to their "Us Girls" initiative. The research and
insight is broken down in to two sections:
Download a copy of the Calls For Action women and girls
participation factsheet here.
Download a copy of the Mentro Allan case studies specific to
women and girls by using the following links:
Links to other sport-specific toolkits and
resources
Links to other generic resource
tools

