The Learning Arena is our learning and development programme created to empower people to embed sport and physical activity into everyday life.
It offers inclusive, experiential learning and development designed to support professionals to widen access to sport and physical activity for all through effective education, collaborative learning, mentoring and support. Led by us, it combines occupational therapy, physical activity expertise and lived experience to create learning that’s grounded in the real world. We use person-centred, inclusive approaches that empower people to build healthier, more active lives.
Through our work, we aim to:
Empower communities to take control of their wellbeing.
Support people to stay well and live independently.
Embed inclusive physical activity into daily practice.
What we offer
The Learning Arena delivers a range of learning opportunities, including eLearning, workshops and hands-on experiences, available online and face-to-face. Our learning supports people working across health, social care, education, sport and community settings, and is designed to be practical, accessible and immediately useful.
Our courses and workshops explore themes such as movement beyond medicine®, inclusive coaching, belonging in sport, movement for wellbeing, communication and lived experience, social prescribing and embedding physical activity into daily life. Each offer is shaped to strengthen confidence, build skills and support sustainable, inclusive practice.
Whether you’re looking to deepen understanding, develop practical tools or connect learning to real-world impact, The Learning Arena provides learning that is reflective, collaborative and rooted in lived experience.
Let’s Build It Together
Looking to create something meaningful? Alongside our existing programmes, we design bespoke learning and collaborative partnerships tailored to your organisation, team or community.
Whether you’re developing a workshop, shaping a longer-term programme, or exploring a new collaboration, we’ll work with you to create learning that reflects your goals, context and ambitions.
Start the conversation with us today.
Get involved
Ready to learn, grow and lead through inclusive sport and physical activity? Whether you’re supporting others, shaping services or building your own practice, The Learning Arena is here to support you.
Join us today and let’s work together to make movement and sport inclusive for all.
Our Courses
Guided by Lived Experience: Understanding Autism and Communication
A chance to see communication through the eyes of someone with lived experience of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Recommended to anyone interested in understanding Autism and making communication more accessible. This course is practical, though-provoking and rooted in the authentic voice of lived experience to help you transform the way you connect.
Inclusive Coaching in Action
This course is designed to equip coaches with the knowledge and practical skills needed to create inclusive environments where all participants feel valued and supported. Through reflection, application of occupational therapy concepts, and inclusive coaching strategies, coaches will develop tools to enhance participation, engagement, and belonging in physical activity spaces.
An Introduction to Belonging in Sport
An introduction to what Belonging means and why it’s important. Ideal for those working in sport who would like to make sports accessible to all. Belonging in Sport is grounded in reflective practice and enriched by the voices of lived experience. Our courses will challenge perspectives, deepen understanding, and provide actionable steps to facilitate meaningful participation in sport.
Therapeutic Guide - Using Boccia as an Assessment and Intervention Tool
An educational collaboration process to share learning across the sport, health, leisure, and community sectors. Sport for Confidence have and continue to work with healthcare students, people with lived experience of long-term health conditions/ disabilities, to provide research, resource and eLearning to demonstrate the therapeutic value of Boccia.
Therapeutic Guide - The Therapeutic Value of Golf
An educational collaboration process to share learning across the sport, health, leisure, and community sectors. Sport for Confidence have and continue to work with healthcare students, people with lived experience of long-term health conditions/ disabilities, to provide research, resource and eLearning to demonstrate the therapeutic value of Golf.
Therapeutic Guide - The Therapeutic Value of Cycling
An educational collaboration process to share learning across the sport, health, leisure, and community sectors. Sport for Confidence have and continue to work with healthcare students, people with lived experience of long-term health conditions/ disabilities, to provide research, resource and eLearning to demonstrate the therapeutic value of Cycling.
Therapeutic Guide - The Therapeutic Value of Snooker
An educational collaboration process to share learning across the sport, health, leisure, and community sectors. Sport for Confidence have and continue to work with healthcare students, people with lived experience of long-term health conditions/ disabilities, to provide research, resource and eLearning to demonstrate the therapeutic value of Snooker.
Therapeutic Guide - The Therapeutic Value of Table Tennis
An educational collaboration process to share learning across the sport, health, leisure, and community sectors. Sport for Confidence have and continue to work with healthcare students, people with lived experience of long-term health conditions/ disabilities, to provide research, resource and eLearning to demonstrate the therapeutic value of Table Tennis.