Sport England has launched a new assessment to replace the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) and support leisure operators in providing more inclusive and accessible physical activity opportunities for people from different inequality groups. The Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard can be undertaken stand alone or as...
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Every local authority in England is to receive a free Quest review from Sport England as part of the Moving Communities programme. The aim is to help provide opportunities to people and communities that have traditionally been left behind as the sector continues its recovery...
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Health and safety and quality management expert, Right Directions, has expanded its team with four new industry experts that will cover all aspects of the business, reflecting the leisure sector’s gradual bounce back. Sarah Maxwell has joined the Right Directions team as Head of External Accreditations,...
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More than 300 delegates flocked to this year’s packed Quest NBS conference, where Sport England’s Property Director, Charles Johnston gave an update on the Towards An Active Nation strategy. Johnston reminded operators that it’s not about how many participate in physical activity, but the impact that...
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Abbeycroft’s Bury St. Edmunds Leisure Centre has become the first in the country to be awarded a quality standard for its Exercise Referral Scheme (ERS). The accreditation has been developed by Suffolk County Council’s Public Health team in partnership with leisure operators and quality management expert...
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Nick Neale, former CEO at Bridport Leisure Centre, has made the move to quality management and health and safety specialist Right Directions. The new position as Quality and Health and Safety Manager follows a successful 16-year stint at Bridport Leisure Centre. The new role will see...
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Bear Grylls’ personal trainer, Natalie Summers will advise the industry on engaging with its workforce and customers when she takes to the stage as key note speaker at this year’s Quest NBS Conference in February. Summers, a personal trainer supporting a range of clients from rehabilitation...
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Accreditation for the Swimming Teachers Association’s (STA) Swimming Pool Water Management Quality Mark can now be delivered as part of Sport England’s quality assurance framework Quest. The new award will be presented as one of the five modules operators can choose as part of the two-day...
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Lee Valley Regional Park Authority continues its commitment to quality as one of the first organisations in the country to evaluate both its facilities and its Sports Development Team through Sport England’s quality assurance mark, Quest. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, with venues across London, Hertfordshire...
Read MoreA one-day conference to examine how operators and active communities teams can increase participation and reduce inactivity in line with the Government’s latest sports strategy will take place in October. Making it Happen, the third Active Communities Conference organised by Quest, Sport England’s industry improvement and...
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Gloucestershire’s Jumptastic has become the first trampoline park to undergo Quest, the sport and leisure industry’s leading quality scheme. In addition to Quest Plus status, Jumptastic also achieved Right Directions’ new Trampoline Park Quality Mark - the first of its kind to be awarded in the...
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Oxford City Council has become the first local authority in the country to receive an ‘Excellent’ rating in Quest for Active Communities, the new assessment model from Quest, Sport England’s quality scheme for sport and leisure. Quest for Active Communities directly supports the priorities outlined in...
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