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Development

A young female coach is teaching a group of children how to hold a cricket bat

First job tips

CIMSPA colleagues share their advice to those looking to find or starting their first role in the sector

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How to navigate the end of year slowdown

Christmas is coming…are you and your small business ready for it?

Wheelchair athlete at Activity Alliance National Junior Athletics Championships

Tackling inequalities in sport and activities to meet disabled people’s needs

We caught up with Wilf Reeve, Media and Campaigns Advisor at Activity Alliance, to talk about the organisation’s role as a leading voice for disabled people in sports and activities.

Small group of coaches standing a pitch. They are setting up equipment talking together, talking while waiting for their team.

Recognising professional excellence

Professional status will be a game-changer for professionals working across the sector. As we prepare for its launch at the end of the summer CIMSPA CSO Spencer Moore takes a look at why professional status matters to you.

Cartoon of a character we've called Prisha who is crouching, mid-workout with two other females

Where next? How to succeed in your sport and physical activity career

We explain how CIMSPA and professional status can support you with moving into and upwards in your career in sport and physical activity.

Mid adult fitness instructor is working in his office, writing new routines for his classes.

Brand you

Developing your personal brand is an integral part of career developing. We explore how sport and physical activity leaders can develop their own brand to match their future aspirations.

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Esports – beyond the gaming chair

How does this booming new industry connect with the sport and physical activity sector? We take a look at how the virtual sports world is creating career opportunities and inspiration that the ‘real-world’ sector can learn from.

Oxford Brookes University student Keiran on a work placement monitoring data by the side of a football pitch as the team trains

Beyond the degree: How Oxford Brookes University is supporting students to turn their education into employment

Kit Cutter, Senior Lecturer, Sport and Coaching Sciences Employability Lead at Oxford Brookes University, discusses how the university’s sport and physical activity courses offer important employability skills.

Ageing well – working with older adults

With an ageing population the UK faces an increasing challenge to help people ‘age well’ and a key part of this is supporting their mental and physical wellbeing. We explore the ways that sector professionals can contribute to making activity accessible to older adults.

Striving to end physical inactivity among children and young people with Aspire Active Education Group

Aspire Active Education Group are an organisation driven by a deep passion to engage children and young people in physical activity and inspire active lives.