Community-led insight is central to our philosophy. We use sector-leading tools and partners to ensure you can engage effectively with communities and have the insight you need to inform your decision making.
As well as community and stakeholder consultation, which includes innovative use of social media platforms, we draw on the latest research and thinking to inform our work. This covers everything from planning guidance for developing active infrastructure to understanding the emotional and social benefits of an active lifestyle. We also undertake market analysis, and supply and demand analysis using GIS mapping to support our feasibility and business planning work.
Community engagement and consultation
Engagement with those who have a stake in a project and who will be affected by its outcomes is vital. We understand the importance of research in uncovering need and highlighting the potential social impact of a project. Research shows that engagement with communities and stakeholders on a project is likely to increase participation and overall buy-in. We have the capacity and knowledge to do this across numerous platforms in a cost-effective way. We then use our expertise and analytical skills to provide our clients with the most useful and insightful feedback.
Services include: online surveys using the latest in digital engagement approaches, focus groups, street surveys and direct consultation.
State of Life - The WELLBY (and QALY)
State of Life are advisors to the HM Treasury Green Book on wellbeing. They have, with academic partners, supported Sport England in shifting towards a model of health and wellbeing economics and social value reporting.
This has helped Sport England estimate the annual social value of community sport and physical activity to be £107.2 billion. This value is made up of £96.7 billion in annual wellbeing value for adults, children and young people taking part and volunteering in sport and physical activity and a further £10.5 billion in wider savings to the health and social care system a year. The evidence also shows that working with those who are inactive, have long term health conditions or a disability has a greater value.
4GLOBAL - Sector data analysis
SLC works with strategic partners 4GLOBAL, who provide sector-leading data analysis and insight within the sport and leisure sector. With the largest repository of physical activity data across the UK and Europe, 4GLOBAL use an enhanced suite of business insight tools to provide market-leading analytics to the sector.
For example, we work with 4GLOBAL to produce supply and demand analyses. It is vital to understand the provision in place, how this is performing for the community and what provision is needed going forward. This information is used to develop needs assessments which allow projects to have a more significant impact on the local area.
