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Let’s makes daily movement doable - at scale.

Why partners work with Every Child Active

Children’s inactivity is a daily problem, but much of the funding landscape still backs short bursts - pilots, campaigns, one-off delivery. The result is familiar: momentum fades, and the children facing the biggest barriers are still the least likely to benefit.

We exist to close the implementation gap - by removing the cost barrier and supporting everyday use of proven resources that fit real life.

Every Child Active is an access charity. We don’t build a large delivery infrastructure. We fund access to what works and help it reach the places it’s needed most.

Small daily changes, repeated at scale

When movement becomes a routine, impact compounds. The “2 billion minutes” figure reflects what modest daily increases can add up to when sustained across large numbers of classrooms.

  • Up to 60,000 classrooms

  • Around 2 billion additional active minutes per academic year

  • Enabled by ~£1.5m total funding at national scale

Partnership pathways

Choose the scale that matches your goals — national, place-based, or community-level.

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Lead Access Partners (National)

Typical commitment: £250k–£500k per year

Foundational support to accelerate national scale and enable long-term planning.
Indicative reach: ~10,000–20,000 classrooms, generating ~380m–760m additional minutes per year (depending on usage).

What this enables:

  • National access and onboarding

  • Measurement and learning

  • A multi-year pathway to scale

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Regional Access Partners

Typical commitment: £50k–£100k per year

Place-based funding across a defined region or county, with clear reporting and local learning.
Indicative reach: ~2,000–4,000 classrooms and ~75m–150m additional minutes per year.

Enables:

  • Equitable reach across a place

  • Local adoption support

  • Reporting and evaluation

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Community Access Partners

Typical commitment: £10k–£20k per year

Support clusters of schools and trusts with fast, practical benefit.
Indicative reach: ~400–800 classrooms and ~15m–30m additional minutes per year.

Enables:

  • Quick start with minimal bureaucracy

  • Visible impact at community level

  • Simple reporting on engagement

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What partnership looks like

  • A clear impact narrative linked to access, equity and scale

  • Proportionate reporting on reach and engagement, with learning over time

  • Optional trustee-led annual conversation for Lead Partners (strategy, insight, progress)

  • Practical content for internal communications and CSR reporting (where relevant)

  • Recognition aligned to children’s wellbeing

We keep partnerships relationship-led and disciplined. We don’t over-claim and we’re transparent about assumptions, because credibility is part of the impact.

This is built to last.

We’re happy to keep partnerships discreet where preferred.

Is this a fit?

This is a fit for partners who care about equity, practical implementation, and scalable change - not one-off activity.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Every Child Active is trustee-led. Funding decisions are made independently for public benefit.

  • Funding supports access for schools/communities to use proven movement resources, plus proportionate onboarding/support and reporting so the access is actually used and sustained.

  • Trustees can decline partnerships or co-branding that conflicts with the charity’s purpose and values.

  • You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.

  • Both work. Many partners choose multi-year commitments because it supports sustained access, better planning, and clearer learning over time.

  • We prioritise need using indicators such as IMD and FSM, while supporting place-based priorities where aligned with our charitable objects.

  • Partners fund access. Governance remains independent, and ethical funding criteria apply.

  • Quarterly reporting on onboarding, engagement, usage and qualitative feedback, supporting trustee oversight and partner updates.

Start with a short briefing

Tell us what matters to you - national, regional, or community impact - and we’ll share a short pack covering the current plan, partner options, reporting, and what funding unlocks in real terms.