The YSF Podcast
The podcast from Yorkshire Sport Foundation, the Active Partnership for South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. Sharing stories and good practice from the sport and physical activity sector.
- Update frequency
- every 39 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Primary PE: Whole School Practice and Ethos - The story of Academy at St. James
We chat to Academy at St. James in Bradford, the first Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity named by Yorkshire Sport Foundation.
The Bradford-based school achieved the accreditation for 'Whole S…
Engaging women and girls from diverse ethnic backgrounds
We chat with Rashida Salloo, founder of Ready Steady Active, a small organisation based in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. It provides community-based sports, health and physical activity opportunities for…
Rainbow Laces 2021: Empower LGBT+ with Sheffield United Community Foundation
To coincide with Rainbow Laces Day 2021, we discuss the first 12 months of the Empower LGBT+ project that aims to support more people from the LGBT+ community in Sheffieldto be physically active.
Part…
Climate emergency: Save Today, Play Tomorrow
We speak to Richard Lindsay from Birmingham FA about their climate friendly 'Save Today, Play Tomorrow' programme.
Richard joined us for our climate series of webinars to discuss the role of the sport…
Primary PE - New Road Primary School
We speak to West Yorkshire Active School Award 2021 winners, New Road Primary School in Halifax.
Head teacher, Sharon Harwood, and sports coach, Emily Heckler talk about some of the initiatives they p…
The power of people and place
We speak to the people behind the award winning Active Dearne walking football session, that has been one of the success stories from the first two years of the project.
The episode looks at the power…
Move More - A physical activity strategy for Sheffield
How do you write a physical activity strategy for an entire district? That's the question we posed two of the people involved in doing so for Sheffield, as the Move More physical activity strategy wa…
Tackling inequalities - 2TshirtGang
We spoke to 2TshirtGang to discuss how they used money from the Tackling Inequalities Fund to support women to be active in Bradford during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Part one:
Anthony and Trinity from 2ts…
How can the sport and activity sector contribute to race equality? | Part two
Part two: Sporting Equals CEO, Arun Kang OBE, is one of our guests as us as we ask how Yorkshire Sport Foundation and the wider sport and activity sector can contribute to race equality. We discuss i…
How can the sport and activity sector contribute to race equality? | Part one
Part one: Sporting Equals CEO, Arun Kang OBE, is one of our guests as us as we ask how Yorkshire Sport Foundation and the wider sport and activity sector can contribute to race equality. We look at t…
Closing the gender sports gap in schools
We chat with Darton Primary School in Barnsley about how they have spent the last few years challenging stereotypes through sport and activity in their school. We're joined by Totally Runable, who ha…
The role of PE during and post-pandemic with Sue Wilkinson MBE
We’re joined by Sue Wilkinson MBE, CEO of the Association of Physical Education; and her colleague, Steve Caldecott, Head of Health and Safety. We discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the delivery of ph…
Punch Like a Girl
We chat about a project that has got more women coaching and participating in the traditionally male dominated world of boxing.
Punch Like a Girl breaks new ground - https://www.englandboxing.org/news…
PE, School Sport and Physical Activity - Spring 2020
The termly look at all things PE and School Sport in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
We talk about the Yorkshire Primary PE Sport Premium Awards, including hearing from one of the 2019 winners. W…
Is mixed ability the future of grassroots sport provision?
Released on the International Day of People with Disabilities 2019, episode five asks if mixed ability is the future of grassroots provision. We’re in conversation with International Mixed Ability (…
PE, School Sport and Physical Activity - Autumn term part two
Episode four focusses on PE, school sport and physical activity, providing an update for those working in or with primary schools.
Introduction 3:15 - Steve Caldecott – Head of Health and Safety for …
Demonstrating impact - Sheffield United Community Foundation
We're joined by Chris Bailey, Head of Sheffield United Community Foundation, to discuss how better demonstrating their impact is making them a more efficient and focussed organisation.
Sheffield Unite…
Asset-based community development - The Active Burngreave model
Asset-based community development: The Active Burngreave approach
Kathryn Mudge and Safiya Saeed from Yorkshire Sport Foundation discuss the asset-based community development approach they have taken …
PE, School Sport and Physical Activity - Autumn term 2019
Healthy Schools - www.yorkshiresport.org/HealthySchools
Yorkshire Sport Foundation Primary PE and School Sport support - www.yorkshiresport.org/PrimaryPE
School sport and activity action plan - https:/…