Active Learning

Movement for Health in partnership with Public Health Scotland welcomed 110 delegates to Glasgow Caledonian University to share learning of how the Physical Activity Referral Standards can enhance practice and support more people living with long term health conditions to move more in a way that suits them and their conditions. Through presentations and workshops, delegates heard a variety of PARS implementations through delivery models at local level. Themes of the day included the value PARS brings to any practitioner and by using PARS local level is seeing a gradual move away from a pharmaceutical approach to healthcare to a preventative and early care focus.

The Cycle Ride Leader award is a one day training course designed to provide an introduction to leading groups on risk assessed and organised bike rides during daylight hours. It enables leaders to plan and organise rides within an organisation, community group or club.

This is an interactive and practical one day course which will help you get colleagues walking more in and around the working day. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to develop and deliver a successful workplace walking initiative. We’ll provide you with ideas on how you can promote workplace walking from active travel to lunchtime walks, pedometer challenges to walking meetings and more.

This learning resource aims to enable users, through the use of tools and templates, to understand and practically apply the Place Standard Tool.

A half day workshop explains why daily walking plus strength and balance activity provide the key to active older age. Walk Leaders will learn how to do simple Strength and Balance exercises that can be introduced to walkers and on health walks. Each delegate will receive a set of cue cards and 5 leaflets. This course can be delivered for groups of up to 15 Walk Leaders online.

This programme helps practitioners understand more about how to use physical activity or sport to achieve a range of outcomes. Includes: A short course - a free online course of self-directed study for those based in Scotland suited to those who may have a part time or volunteer role in using physical activity or sport to make a difference. A certificated training course - 3 days of training over 3 months with work-based learning. This full course is particularly suited to those working full time in this field, including both managers and practitioners. It is currently free to those based in Scotland.

A half day workshop that explains why walking, plus Strength and Balance provide the key to active older age. Participants will spend time learning how to encourage mobility and activity and build Strength and Balance into daily care. This course is delivered by qualified trainers who have extensive experience in health and social care.

Half day practical training course for Walk Leaders and staff/volunteers involved in leading outdoor activities. This training aims to increase confidence in supporting the inclusion of disabled people in outdoor activities such as Health Walks or other low level activities. The focus of this course is on ability rather than disability, and the aim is to help you to influence and deliver good practice, to communicate effectively and to find out where to go for further information. The course is delivered by experienced trainers from Scottish Disability Sport.

A half-day practical training course for Health Walk Leaders and Coordinators who would like to increase their knowledge and skills to deliver walks that are safe and enjoyable for people living with dementia.

This course is for Health Walk Leaders and Coordinators who would like more knowledge and skills in leading welcoming and more inclusive Health Walks for people of all abilities. This course aims to increase participants confidence in supporting the inclusion of people with disabilities, impairments and long-term conditions in Health Walks. It also aims to help participants to influence and deliver good practice, to communicate effectively, and to find out where to go for further information or support. The course is delivered by expert trainers from Scottish Disability Sport.

This course enables volunteers and staff to lead safe, effective and enjoyable Health Walks in a community setting as part of a Health Walk provider. This course can be delivered for groups of up to 15 online.

This learning hub is suitable for anyone who has an interest in understanding health inequalities in Scotland and the steps you can take to help reduce them. You will focus on understanding the link between discrimination, inequality, and health Inequalities. This will provide you with a strong foundation knowledge of the subject matter.

The aim of this learning is to support anyone who has a role in encouraging physical activity, and those working directly in physical activity to encourage and enable people to be more active. This includes those working in health and social care, leisure and the third sector.

The MAP of Health Behaviour Change Learning Programme aims to increase capability and capacity in all health and care staff to provide psychologically informed behaviour change support to the people they care for.

Population Specialism Professional Standards Qualifications & Degrees. These outline the minimum knowledge, skills and behaviours required by practitioners involved in the support and delivery of physical activity, exercise and behaviour change for adults who are inactive, at high(er) risk of developing or living with one or more long term conditions. and with disabled people.

CIMSPA Endorsed Continuing Professional Development opportunities in obesity/diabetes • chronic respiratory disease • long-term neurological conditions • cardiac disease • falls prevention • stroke • mental health • back pain.

A practical, evidence-based online learning course developed by clinicians, for clinicians that teaches you how to have quick, effective and positive conversations that encourage patients to do more physical activity. There are two courses available, a Foundations course, accredited with 6 CPD points and a Full course which incorporates Foundations and is accredited with 16 CPD points.

Evidenced based resource to help health and social care practitioners deliver physical activity screening, brief interventions and appropriate onward referral / signposting. Public Health Scotland.

Brief 45 min modules helping staff, older people and families understand the value of moving more. This resource focuses on older people remaining as independent as possible by promoting more everyday movement. Learn more about the topic and find new ideas to try - particularly helpful if you are concerned about the impact of many older people being less active following lockdowns and restrictions. Practical and useful for people who live with or work with frailer older people.

Cycling UK is a cycling charity, which runs a range of projects, groups and programmes across Scotland to support more people to cycle regularly for transport, leisure and adventure. It offers a range of cycling related services to support the wider cycling community including cycling insurance, training courses, planning to run an event or charity bike ride and Cycle Friendly Employer accreditation.

Cycling Scotland is Scotland’s national cycling charity. Working with others, we get more people cycling, more safely and easily in a better environment. Cycling Scotland provides funding and support for organisations working to help their staff to cycle to and at work.

Sustrans Scotland provides advice, support and funding that makes it easier for people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys. Sustrans delivers a wide range of programmes in Scotland including many training opportunities available to help increase active and sustainable travel.

This course is intended for local authority staff, transport planning consultants and contractors working in the design of highway infrastructure. This course provides delegates with the information and skills to develop designs for walking and cycling infrastructure within the UK regulatory framework. The course takes place over four days and is awarded 24 CPD hours.

CIMSPA Endorsed Continuing Professional Development opportunities in obesity/diabetes • chronic respiratory disease • long-term neurological conditions • cardiac disease • falls prevention • stroke • mental health • back pain.

E-learning module - CPD Accredited. This e-learning course prepares GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals to champion the benefits of physical activity with their patients and, in doing so, help prevent and/or manage a range of common physical and mental health conditions. The course will familiarise the learner with the UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines, the underpinning evidence base and how to incorporate it into their daily clinical care.

This series of evidenced-based e-learning modules for healthcare professionals to highlight the importance of physical activity and how it can produce health benefits with detailed evidence-based summaries on prevention, early intervention and treatment of long-term conditions.