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Government cuts leave charities fearing closure
Many charities working primarily to im- prove the lives of children and young people living in England will be con- cerned by new research published by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB). Be- yond the Cuts forecasts that children and young people’s charities, which num- ber 34,000, will lose £405m in statutory funding over the five years to 2015/16. And this is a cautious estimate. Funding cuts of close to half a billion
pounds is not good news for our coun- try’s children and young people. Neither is it good news for a sector reeling from the burden of an economic downturn, decreasing sources of public funding and increasing demands. According to our research, children and
young people’s charities are more vulner- able to these cuts, as they receive more of their income from statutory sources and are four times less likely to receive corporate support. The organisations we consulted are, of
course, taking action to manage the im- pact of the cuts. This includes reducing
Children and young people’s charities will lose £450m in statutory funding by 2016
the number of staff they employ and cutting back on the range of services they offer, as well as developing consor- tia and mergers. However, a small but significant minority thought it was “like- ly” or “very likely” they would be forced to close in the next 12 months. Shutting up shop is a short-term an-
swer to a long-term problem. While children’s charities must be at the
forefront of creating solutions, there is still a role for national government to put its weight behind the develop- ment of new partnerships and new ways of working. We must ensure that children and
young people are not deprived of cru- cial services during this age of austerity. Dr Hilary Emery CEO, National Children’s Bureau
We need to make sport more attractive to girls At the Women in Sport and Fitness
It’s well known that school children are less active than they should be and this problem is particularly severe for girls. While many schools are doing great
things, PE and school sport is actually putting the majority of girls off being active – even though three quarters of girls are keen to do more exercise.
Foundation, our new report Changing the Game for Girls shows that: • Half of all girls (51 per cent) are put off physical activity by their experi- ences of school sport and PE. • 45 per cent of girls say “sport is too competitive”, and more than half think boys enjoy competitive sport more than girls. • Over half of all boys and girls agree that “there are more opportunities for boys to succeed in sport than girls”. • Half the girls surveyed (48 per cent) say that getting sweaty is “not feminine”. We need schools and the government
Girls are put off sport through PE lessons
to urgently address this issue, and create policies to help keep girls fit and healthy.
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The priority needs to be getting all
children active not just focusing on the sporty ones. That’s why we have launched a new toolkit for schools to help them provide the best physical education they can for girls. We simply cannot afford to keep ig-
noring the evidence that school sport plays a key role in shaping attitudes to health and fitness. Some schools throughout the country
are leading the way in delivering excit- ing and inclusive PE lessons, but there is still a great deal to be done. And, with sport front of mind in 2012, now is the ideal time to do it. Sue Tibballs CEO, Women in Sport and Fitness
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