Exercise, Movement & Dance Partnership secure Sport England Investment

The EMDP has welcomed the news that Sport England will continue to support Exercise, Movement & Dance. EMDP have been awarded £740 000 for the 09-13 period as part of Sport England’s investment of £480 million to deliver grassroots sporting opportunities and a lasting Olympic legacy of one million people playing more sport.

Daran Bennett EMDP Chief Executive said ‘We are delighted with the award and this will enable us to sustain and grow participation in Exercise, Movement & Dance.’ He continued ‘As a start up National Governing Body, EMDP can now move forward with all the foundations that have been put in place. We will work closely with Sport England to ensure that we maximise the impact that this investment can have.’

The headline outcomes of the successful funding application, fall in to four main categories:

• Teachers – to retain existing teachers and increase our new teacher numbers.
• Participant Growth – to increase participation in Exercise, Movement & Dance.
• Satisfaction & Quality Assurance – to establish the level of satisfaction amongst current participants of our founder organisations and Dance Exercise as part of Sport England’s Active People Survey.
• Strategic Development – priority developments will be workforce development, profiling, Partnership working and development and increased national awareness of EMD.

Further details will be ready for publication in the New Year and will outline the governing bodies targets and show how the investment will be used to achieve these.