National governing bodies of sport (NGBs) are pivotal to Sport England's delivery system and are becoming increasingly instrumental in the drive to increase participation in sport.

We work closely with key members of staff from NGBs across the UK - from the management of the Clubmark national clubs accreditation scheme, our work on governance for NGBs such as British Cycling, British Orienteering and the British Aikido Board and work leading the beacon clubs process for the Rugby Football Union.

• A World Class Plan – We researched, planned and negotiated the £8million Lottery support for Rugby's innovative, visionary World Class Plan. This put in place structures for elite player development, RFU England academies and the current Performance Directorate.

• Moving the goalposts – We researched and published a report on behalf of the FA, linked to its work seeking to optimise the opportunities emanating from the Government's Building Schools for the Future' programme. This provides guidance on good practice in the design, development and maintenance of quality grass pitches and wider sports provision in schools.

• National development plan – We worked closely with British Judo to develop a national plan for the sport and also to prepare a club development plan template which makes it easier for clubs to review, plan for and expand the reach of their own work at local level.

• National facilities strategy – We delivered a comprehensive national facilities strategy for British Gymnastics, auditing all existing provision and developing a hierarchy of provision related to both performance levels and priorities for investment. This followed comparable national strategies for England Netball, Rugby League and British Judo.

• Local area planning – We developed, tested and rolled out the FA's local facilities planning template, forming the basis for the investment in the community game funded by the recent new TV deal for the funding of football struck with Sky Television.

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