Search

This session looks at the strategic value of People Plans and workforce governance, both in terms of the Uniting the Movement strategy and the wider sport and physical activity sector. We address how these can impact transformation in the workforce and lead to shifts in organisational culture. 

A look at the key progress made on equality, diversity and inclusion across the sector.

The panel consider recent reviews into behaviour within the sector and discuss what organisations can take from them in order improve their culture and processes.

Representatives of the five Sports Councils discuss their governance priorities, their strategies for the sector, and how they are working together to improve governance in the sport and physical activity sector across the UK.

SGA Programme Manager, The Chartered Governance Institute

As Programme Manager for the Sports Governance Academy, Craig is responsible for delivering its services, knowledge base and research output and for liaising with Sport England, the Programme Board, Advisory Group and all the SGA's stakeholders.

Head of Governance and International Relations, UK Sport 

Rob is Head of Governance and International Relations at UK Sport, the UK’s high-performance sports agency, leading their work in driving and supporting the highest standards of governance, equality and diversity, and wider organisational health in funded bodies. This includes overseeing implementation of the Code for Sports Governance, as well as supporting the development and enhancement of healthy National Governing Bodies (NGBs) at the heart of the high-performance system.

Head of Governance, Sport England

Lynsey is Head of Corporate Governance at Sport England and co-authored the Code for Sports Governance with UK Sport. She has worked in a number of senior governance roles in key public institutions including as Head of the BBC’s Executive Unit and Assistant Director of Governance for an NHS Trust.