Supporting the student workforce to tackle inactivity

During the 2022/23 academic year Rise supported Sunderland College to develop a student workforce to deliver physical activity sessions to inactive students and staff and deliver a wellbeing roadshow. As part of this work they helped the college to create a baseline survey to understand students’ barriers to being physically active. From the survey they produced a recommendations report to shape the delivery model which the college then implemented.

Sixteen students undertook various training such as boxing activator, multi-skills courses, safeguarding and first aid. The students then rolled out a programme of activities across the academic year including student vs staff football and basketball. In addition, the student workforce project also enabled the college to reopen their gym which had not been possible since COVID due to staff capacity.