VP Sports and Health

ANYA BRENTNALL (sHE/HER)

1. The Sports Executive: A new Student leadership team for sport at UWE

Offer sports members a structured input into decision making, with a direct channel between 40+ clubs and SU/UWE governance.
Develop future leaders, by building employability skills in governance, communication and collaboration.
Represent student interests of performance, participation, events, inclusion, wellbeing, and sustainability.

2. Sports Media: A Student-led media initiative to showcase TeamUWE sport

Create a paid opportunity for a student staff member to lead media activity.
Portfolio building roles for students to support employability. Skills can include videography, commentating, journalism and photography.
Celebrate success through weekly coverage, building pride, visibility and belonging.

3. Shift the culture of student sport

Support student athletes as they balance study, training, and personal wellbeing through wellbeing and sport psychology workshops.
Challenge stigma and promote mental wellbeing through Movember, raising awareness of men’s mental health.
Celebrate women in sport during Women’s History Month, challenging stereotypes and highlighting experiences of balance, recovery, and inclusion.
Collaborate with the SU Community Team and national partners to empower clubs and Students as agents of change.

4. Inclusive sporting events to widen participation

Broaden the reach of student sport through Intramural Rounders, bringing together UWE’s academic colleges and removing barriers to focus on fun and engagement.
Increase opportunities for competitive play, allowing students who don’t normally play BUCS sport to enjoy a Varsity ‘warm up’ series with friendly fixtures for 2^nd and 3^rd teams.

5. Practical, low-cost food initiatives for student athletes.

Introduce grab-and-go breakfasts and pre-match snacks with clear nutrition messaging, to support athletes through cost-of-living pressures. Create shared routines through Matchday meals while working to close the equity gap.