Dean Horridge news

Dean Horridge, founder of children’s activity provider Fit For Sport, is stepping down from his role as the company's CEO. "It is with excitement and ... More

Children’s activity levels at school can now be monitored after the launch of an online measuring tool in a bid to help tackle obesity. The ... More

Organised sport should not be used to engage children in physical activity as it alienates them from taking part in regular exercise, according to the ... More

The ukactive Kids board has produced a new long-term strategy to tackle youth inactivity – a growing issue described as ‘a ticking time-bomb for the ... More

A new Sport-England funded programme has engaged more than 15,000 school children in regular activity by upskilling lunchtime assistants and other school staff to deliver ... More

Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to parents in England to tell them if their child is ... More

Former ukactive CEO David Stalker has been named chair of Fit For Sport, one of two new non-executive appointments to the company’s board. Stalker, who ... More

Almost three quarters of primary school teachers expect their pupils to spend the impending summer holidays in front of tablets and TVs, according to Fit ... More

A “once in a lifetime” opportunity for the London 2012 Games to inspire a generation of young Brits to participate in sport has been lost ... More

ukactive has revealed the results of the recent election for its revamped Membership Council, reflecting a diverse mix of senior figures from across the physical ... More

Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather ... More

Only half of seven-year-olds are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes per day, according to a landmark ukactive report which lifts the lid ... More

ukactive has today (26 May) confirmed the shortlist of candidates vying for nine seats on its new Membership Council. The formation of a new Membership ... More

More than two thirds of children in Britain fall below recommended levels of fitness for their age group, according to a study published today (22 ... More

ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following its recent merger with Compass. Compass – the representative body ... More

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the entire Looney Tunes gang could soon be putting UK kids through their paces as part of a new collaboration ... More

The University of Bristol is launching a new study to assess whether a peer-led intervention could address the steep reduction in teenage girls doing physical ... More

Children's activity and sport provider Fit For Sport has strengthened its management team with two new appointments to support ongoing expansion. Anita De Villiers has ... More

Compass – the representative body for providers of children’s activity and sport in schools and communities – has become the latest high-profile physical activity organisation ... More

More than 700 children took part in a day of activities and healthy competition designed to deliver the sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics ... More

Sport England has awarded £180,000 of National Lottery funding for a project aiming to improve school sport in Somerset and Manchester. The Engage to Compete ... More

The Compass Association (TCA) - the newly launched industry body for sports providers - has appointed its new board of directors. Linda Plowright, CEO of ... More

The Compass Association (TCA) - the newly launched industry body for sports providers - has appointed its new board of directors. Linda Plowright, CEO 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

Researchers from the University of Essex and London Metropolitan University have found that the measures of strength in children have fallen "dramatically" over the past ... More