Introduced as one of six key system interventions, in CIMSPA’s recently published strategy, Releasing the Power of Our Profession, the Sport and Physical Activity Workforce Observatory will deliver authoritative insight and foresight by leading the curation of intelligence, data trends and future modelling to support data-driven workforce planning, development and management.
The advisory board’s role is to support the creation and development of the Sport and Physical Activity Workforce Observatory.
Members of the advisory board
- Steve Osborne MA MBA FCIMSPA (Chartered), Lecturer in Sport Management and Development in the Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University – Advisory Board Chair
- Dr Vassil Girginov, Professor in Sport Management/Development at Brunel University
- Dr Ruth M Crabtree, Head of the Academy of Sport & Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University
- Louise Morby MA, Senior Lecturer in Sports Development at Leeds Beckett University (HEP)
- Dr Marc Keech, Principal Lecturer at the School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton (HEP)
- Prof Joanne Hudson, Professor of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Swansea University
- Dr Richard Williams, British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
- Niall Judge, Head of Workforce Development at Sport England
- Michael Antrobus MA, Education Delivery Co-ordinator at The FA
- Heather Douglas BA, Head of Coaching and Policy at UK Coaching (TPP)
- Dr Matthew Wade, Head of Research and Development at ukactive
- Laura Larsson, Research and Impact Manager at Coach Core
- Darren Brookfield, Curriculum Manager at King George V College and Verifier and Examiner at Pearson
- Dr Susan Brown, Senior Lecturer, Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
- Laura Quayle, Research and Insight Manager at Sport England