Our Partners

Proud to work with...

We work alongside a number of awarding bodies and external partners to deliver our courses, qualifications and apprenticeships.

There are a number of ways we can work together to ‘change the game’ on physical activity, health and wellbeing. Would you like to become a partner?

Our partners include:

Mission Partner

We’re proud to be an official Employer Partner for The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity.

CIMSPA are a professional body who are regulating the sector to ensure that companies delivering school sport, as well as several other services, operate with minimum standard.

Registered Provider

We’re an official TQUK registered centre, delivering a range of Level 1, 2, 3 & 4 courses.

For more information on the courses we have on offer, please visit our qualifications page.

Certified Employer

1st4sport Qualifications is recognised as an awarding organisation by the UK regulators Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, CCEA in Northern Ireland and SQA Accreditation in Scotland.

Apprenticeships Partner

Working in partnership with Aspire, helping to enhance the deliver and practical experience of apprentices across a number of apprenticeships.

An Aspire apprenticeship can both kickstart and progress your career.

By completing an apprenticeship you will gain industry-recognised qualifications, enhance your knowledge, develop your skills and undertake work experience; all key to success in today’s competitive employment market.

ActiveMe 360

Sister Company

ActiveMe 360 deliver sport coaching and affordable active childcare across Hampshire and the South Coast. They’re also a ‘Community Interest Company’ (CIC), which is more commonly known as a Social Enterprise.

Their mission is simple – to change lives by improving health and wellbeing using the power of physical activity, sport and education – where there are no barriers to any individual, group or organisation in achieving this goal. One Person, One Family, One Community at a time.

Their team of dedicated sports coaches have made it their mission to inspire everyone we engage with, from students to teachers, through high quality, accessible and affordable Active programmes.

As a proud Social Enterprise they also ensure 50% of profits they make are reinvested back into local communities to encourage positive social change for your children and your family. 

The Skills Network

Education Partner

Using a cloud-based learning platform, EQUAL, The Skills Network deliver state-of the art products and services to solve the learning challenges facing the Further Education space. Active Futures will be working in partnership with the Skills Network to deliver accredited qualification through awarding body TQUK.

Sports Leaders

Education Partner

Delivering accredited qualifications for both primary and secondary schools. Young people undertaking a qualification in Sports Leadership will learn and demonstrate important life skills such as effective

communication and organisation whilst learning to lead basic physical activities to younger people, their peers, older generations and within the community.

Southampton City Council

Mission Partner

In alignment with the council’s key priorities, the Safer Neighbourhoods Fund will support groups and organisations of the following types:

  • Community
  • Sport
  • Youth
  • Resident
  • Voluntary sector 

It will help them to access funding to support the delivery of youth and diversionary activities and enable representative groups to strengthen their local communities.