Together Active

💙 Have your say. Help shape future National Lottery funding.

National Lottery funding has helped create opportunities for communities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, supporting projects that make a real difference to people's lives.

Now there's an opportunity to help shape what comes next.

If you've been involved in a National Lottery-funded project, whether as a volunteer, participant, community group or organisation, we'd encourage you to share your experiences.

Your feedback can help ensure future funding continues to reach the communities and projects that need it most.

👇 Find out more in Sport England's post below.

The Government has issued a Call for Evidence on the future of National Lottery Good Causes funding and is encouraging people across the sport and physical activity sector to share their views.

The Call for Evidence looks to gather opinions on how National Lottery funding can continue to deliver the greatest possible benefit for communities, including:
➡️ How funding reaches good causes
➡️ How funding empowers local communities
➡️ How funding is made easier to access.

Whether you're a volunteer, coach, club leader, participant, partner organisation or someone whose life has been impacted by National Lottery funding, we are encouraging you to have your say.
Find out more on how you can contribute here: https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/chair-welcomes-national-lottery-good-causes-call-evidence

National Lottery Good Causes

💙 We're hiring!

Could you be our next Community Voice Officer or Active Environments Lead?

We're looking for two new team members to help create healthier, more active communities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

💬 Community Voice Officer
Work directly with communities to turn lived experience and community voices into meaningful insight that shapes decisions and creates healthier, more active communities.

🌿 Active Environments Lead
Influence the places and spaces that make physical activity possible, working across planning, transport, health, education, environmental organisations and local communities.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply here 👉 https://togetheractive.org/jobs/vacancies/

What do girls want from being active?

At our latest Move Your Way Festival, we didn't just introduce girls to new activities, we listened.

By speaking with girls, teachers and support staff throughout the day, we learned more about what helps girls enjoy being active and what encourages them to keep coming back.

Here's some of what we heard:
✨ Girls want opportunities to have fun and build confidence.
✨ Trying something new can help girls discover an activity they genuinely enjoy.
✨ More choice means more girls can find a way to be active that feels right for them.

These insights are helping shape what happens next, with schools voting for the activities they'd like to see return and new opportunities being created based on what girls told us.

Swipe through to discover the key insights 👉

You can also read the full story on our website: 🔗 https://togetheractive.org/news/what-girls-told-us-they-want-from-being-active/

✨ Big things are happening at Together Active... and we're looking for great people to join us! 💙

It's an exciting time to be part of Together Active.

We're growing our team, with fantastic opportunities available right now and even more brand new roles coming over the next few months.

If you're looking for meaningful work, a supportive team and the opportunity to make a real difference across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, we'd love to hear from you.

Here's just some of what you can look forward to:
💙 A four-day working week
🌴 31 days annual leave*
🌿 Flexible and hybrid working
❤️ Health and wellbeing support
📈 Professional development opportunities
💰 Up to 8% employer pension contribution
🤝 Volunteer day
✨ And so much more!

Whether you're looking for your next challenge or know someone who is, now is a great time to discover what it's like to work at Together Active.

Take a look at our current vacancies and keep an eye on our page for even more exciting opportunities coming soon.
➡️ https://togetheractive.org/jobs/vacancies/

💙 Every movement counts.

Today, we welcome the refreshed UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines, reinforcing an important message that every movement counts towards better health and wellbeing.

While the recommendation remains 150 minutes of physical activity each week, the updated guidance places greater emphasis on building strength and balance throughout life, reducing time spent sitting, and recognising that even small amounts of movement can make a real difference.

Whether it's walking to the local shops, cycling instead of driving, playing with children in the park, improving strength through simple exercises at home or joining a local activity group, there's no single way to be active.

Our CEO, Carly Jones, said:

"The updated guidance reflects something we've long believed; that helping people move more isn't about asking them to do more, it's about making it easier for movement to become part of everyday life."

At Together Active, we're proud to work alongside partners across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to help create healthier, more active communities where everyone has the opportunity to move more.

📖 Read the refreshed guidance here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/physical-activity-guidelines-uk-chief-medical-officers-report

✨ We're hiring! ✨

Do you believe everyone deserves to feel safe, supported and able to thrive?

We're looking for a Safeguarding and Welfare Advisor to join Together Active and help strengthen safeguarding practice across our organisation and wider partnerships.

This role is about much more than policies. It's about building confidence, supporting others, creating safer cultures and helping ensure that everyone has positive experiences when taking part in physical activity and community life.

If you're empathetic, collaborative and passionate about making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

📍 Hybrid | between our office, at home and across Staffordshire
💷 £35,000 | 12-month fixed-term contract (with potential for extension)
🗓️ Full-time | 32 hours over 4 days

Alongside meaningful work, you'll enjoy a range of great benefits, including a four-day working week, generous annual leave, flexible and hybrid working, health and wellbeing support, and ongoing professional development.

Find out more and apply here 👉 https://togetheractive.org/vacancies/safeguarding-and-welfare-advisor/

Please share this post with anyone who might be interested, you never know who could be the perfect fit! 💙

Could you spare 10 minutes to support research into women's health?❤️

A student at Brunel University London is researching how menstrual health literacy influences women's participation in exercise and is looking for women aged 18–60 to complete a short, anonymous questionnaire.

By taking part, you'll be helping to build a better understanding of the experiences women have when it comes to being active. The findings could help shape future education, practice and support.

If you're eligible, we'd really appreciate you taking part. And if not, please consider sharing this post with someone who might be interested.

You'll find everything you need to know in the poster below. 👇

💙 Thank you for supporting research that could make a real difference.

Period Power

Wow, what a fantastic day we had earlier this week in the sunshine at Athletic Club! 💙☀️

We welcomed 182 girls from 8 primary schools across Tamworth to our latest Move Your Way Festival, giving them the opportunity to try a range of activities including Netball, Hockey, Kin-Ball, Cricket, Fencing, Pickleball and even Quidditch!

The day was all about building confidence, developing new skills and encouraging girls to discover ways to move that they genuinely enjoy. Schools will now vote for their favourite activities to take back into school, helping more girls stay active long after the festival has finished.

Creating positive experiences of movement at a young age can help shape confidence, habits and attitudes towards being active for years to come.

That's why Move Your Way, part of the This Girl Can movement, puts girls at the centre of the conversation, helping to create opportunities that reflect what they want from sport and physical activity.

A huge well done to all the girls who got involved and thank you to the schools, activity providers and partners who helped make the day such a success. 🙌

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📢 We’re hiring at Together Active!

We’re excited to be growing our team with two new opportunities to help us design out inactivity across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

✨ Insights Officer
A role for someone curious, analytical and passionate about using data, evidence and lived experience to shape better decisions and tackle inequality.
💷 £28,000 pro rata (£16,800 actual salary)

✨ Active Communities Connector
A partnership and community-focused role helping to bring organisations and people together to create more inclusive opportunities to be active.
💷 £28,000 pro rata (£16,800 actual salary)

Both roles are:
📍 Hybrid working
⏰ Part time – 19.5 hours per week
❤️ Focused on creating healthier, more inclusive communities

At Together Active, our aim is to use physical activity as a vehicle to keep people included and we’re looking for people who share that belief.

If you’re passionate about community impact, collaboration and creating meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply via our website.
https://togetheractive.org/jobs/vacancies/