Active Together is the Active Partnership serving Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. It forms part of a network of 43 Active Partnerships, who are locally-led, non-profit, strategic organisations covering the whole of England, bringing together people and partners to increase physical activity levels.
The Active Together Board and core team believe that we should make decisions that are fair, equitable and that focus on reducing inequality. Equality of opportunity should be at the heart of all physical activity and sport provision within Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
The Active Together Board recognises the opportunity it has to advance equal opportunity between persons who share protected characteristics and those who don't and to foster good relationships between those groups. The Board recognise its duty through the Equality Act 2010, to act in a manner and make decisions that reduces discrimination, harassment, victimisation, tackle inequality, and other prohibited conduct within the environment it operates within and influences.
Accountability for its equality duty is established at Board level. The Board are committed to achieve and maintain the appropriate Equality Standards as a minimum operating level.
The Active Together Board and core team pledge to promote and champion diversity, inclusion, community cohesion and human rights. We have recognised that there are clear instances of underrepresentation in relation to physical activity levels and the Partnership is committed to empowering under-served communities to participate in sport and physical activity.
The Board and core team will ensure that programmes are accessible to all sections of the community. However , our resources should be focused on those that need them the most. Local insight guides that we should improve the access of physical activity opportunities for people from ethnically diverse communities, people from lower socio-economic groups and those with long term conditions.
Active Together Board and core team involved in planning and delivering the programmes should be committed to treating everyone with respect, irrespective of ability, gender, ethnicity, disability, cultural background, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, social class or age. The Board and core team will strive to identify and eliminate practices that prevent access to physical activity and sport and address unfair behaviours and processes. Discrimination against any individuals and/or organisations will lead to appropriate and proportionate actions being taken.
Active Together recognises that some sections of the community are often under-represented in sports administration roles. Active Together is committed to achieving a minimum of 40% of each gender represented on its Board. Applications for Board Membership will be positively encouraged from all sections of the community and in particular from persons who share a protected characteristic. Active Together is equally committed to implementing a recruitment strategy that supports diversifying the make-up of the Active Together team and wider sector workforce. The Board is committed to producing and publishing a Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan by April 2024, which it will formally monitor and renew on an annual basis, providing and publishing a written progress statement.
Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) 2024 - 2027
DIAP 2024 - 2027 (PDF, 4.7 Mb)
Mental Health Charter
The mental health charity Mind, have been working closely with Active Partnerships to promote the importance of being aware of the mental health challenges faced by many and to look at how we can promote and deliver the most appropriate opportunities to support those in this situation.
Active Together hosted a regional conference in conjunction with Mind which brought local partners together to learn and understand more about mental health conditions, share good practise and network with others sharing a common aim of offering more opportunities to those with mental health conditions and highlighting the positive benefits of physical activity and moving more.
Following this, Active Together made a commitment to addressing mental health awareness within its programmes by signing up to the Sport & Recreation Alliance Mental Health Charter. The AT team are now actively working towards a more inclusive approach to mental health and wellbeing both in the workplace and throughout their sport and physical activity programmes.
'Active Together are committed to creating a culture of welling within the workplace, to support the core team and partners to deliver a programme of activity which promotes good mental health and wellbeing, raise awareness of and helping to address mental health challenges'.
