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‘Disabled people feel left out of Covid recovery’

People with disabilities are feeling left out of the UK's sporting Covid recovery, according to charity Activity Alliance. The national charity canvassed spoke more than…

David Ferguson10 June 2022

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Using sport’s biggest assets to solve Scotland’s biggest health problems

OSS THINK PIECE The OSS invites think pieces contributed by a wide range of people engaged in community sport for wider benefit. To submit an…

David Ferguson31 May 2022

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Sports urged to ‘Promote, Collaborate, Include and Reflect’, and boost mental health

The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) has launched a new initiative using the power of sport to help people manage their mental health and…

David Ferguson17 May 2022

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MSPs back OSS calls for new sport strategy for children and young people

A SCOTTISH parliamentary committee has today called on the Scottish Government to create a national over-arching strategy that puts sport and physical activity at the…

David Ferguson13 May 2022

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Kieron to lead Commonwealth Games team of mentors

OSS Ambassador Kieron Achara has been named among the new mentors for the 2022 Achieve Programme, run by Commonwealth Games Scotland in partnership with the…

David Ferguson12 May 2022

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Students and community sport form new partnership

Scottish ClubSport has partnered with Scottish Student Sport to ensure that more students and young people have access to support, further training, and volunteer/placement opportunities.…

David Ferguson11 May 2022

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How important are volunteers in your sport?

The European Observatoire for Sport Employment (EOSE), is leading a new research project seeking to understand the levels of volunteering that exist in sport across…

David Ferguson11 May 2022

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OSS to examine role of sport in town centre regeneration

The OSS is working with Scotland's Towns Partnership and a wide range of partners to investigate how sport and physical activity could help Scotland's towns…

David Ferguson4 May 2022

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Student life and sport participation

Sport participation in Scotland, in common with most countries, experiences a drop-off through the teen years, but tertiary education could be a key point in…

David Ferguson4 May 2022