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Built by a teacher,
for the years that matter most.

ActiveED Multi-Sports is a teacher led sporting home for tiny tots, toddlers, pre-schoolers and key stage one. Planned, taught and cared for by qualified education professionals who believe your family deserves more than a stand-in with a bag of cones — and that every step your child takes forward deserves to be noticed, named and celebrated.

9 yrsPE teaching

18m to 7yfounding ages

5 strandsof development

25milestone badges

The story

It started with one bad Saturday session.

A Director of Sport and nine year PE teacher took his toddler son along to a ‘toddler football’ session and walked out genuinely shocked. Thin coaching. Missing care. An organisation that felt indifferent to the little humans turning up hopeful and ready.

Parents are paying real money and, more importantly, giving up precious time. Children are building first impressions of sport, of their own bodies, of being part of a team. That combination deserves to be handled with serious, joyful craft. Not cones on autopilot.

And nobody — not one person at that session — noticed the small things. The child who shared without being asked. The one who tried something scary and smiled. The moment that a parent would have kept forever if only someone had seen it. That’s what ActiveED was built to change.

What we bring

Pedagogy, not improvisation.

Nine years teaching physical education across reception to post-16 means we’ve seen how motor development compounds. We know the windows where fundamental movement skills take root, the cues that make a five year old click, and the environment that keeps a nervous child returning for week two.

That pedagogical depth is the backbone of every ActiveED session. Every plan is deliberate. Every progression has a reason. Every child is met where they are, and then coached, gently and properly, to where they want to go. And when they get there — when they really get there — their coach names it, awards it, and makes sure you know.

The ActiveED approach

Five strands. Every session.

Sport at this age is so much more than sport. Every ActiveED session is planned around the five areas of early childhood development — and every milestone across all five is watched for, celebrated with a badge, and recorded on your child’s personal journey page.

Physical

Running, jumping, balancing, throwing and catching. The fundamental movement patterns that underpin every sport, and every confident body, for life.

Social

Sharing space, taking turns, working in pairs and groups. The quiet skills that make nursery, school and friendships feel easier — and the moments your coach is always watching for.

Emotional

Trying something new, recovering from a tumble, helping a friend who’s nervous. The moments of confidence and kindness that deserve to be named, not just noticed.

Communication & Language

Following instructions, learning movement vocabulary, joining in call and response. Sport as a powerful driver of early language — and evidence of a child growing more confident every week.

Cognitive

Solving simple problems, spotting patterns, making decisions. Little brains stretched as much as little bodies — and every breakthrough worth celebrating.

Why we ask the questions others don’t

Because we’ve been the parent handing over the form.

A personal note

“My son lives with Type 1 diabetes. I know what it feels like to drop your child into someone else’s care and hope they’ve read the form properly. Every parent at ActiveED gets the version of us I’d want for him.”

Medical information, allergies, SEND needs, family context. We gather it properly, before your child steps on a session. Not because a regulator says so, but because we’ve sat on the other side of the conversation and know what proper care looks like.

If your child has a condition, a difference, an allergy or a quirk that matters, tell us. We’ll plan for it, talk it through with you, and make sure the coach on the floor knows exactly what they need to know. That’s the baseline, not the bonus.

Ryan Mulhere Founder · Director of Sport

Our four promises

What we’ll always get right.

The non-negotiables that sit underneath every session, every plan, and every conversation with a parent.

Joy first

If it isn’t fun, it isn’t working. Full stop. Development rides on engagement, and we plan for both. No pressure, no comparison, no performance — just a calm, inclusive space where children want to come back.

Teacher led, every time

Plans grounded in motor learning research and classroom-tested pedagogy. Coaches who know the why behind the activity — and who plan their sessions the way a teacher plans a lesson.

Truly inclusive

Specialist SEND leadership at planning level, not just a welcome note at the door. Every child belongs here — and every child’s progress is celebrated on their own terms, not compared to anyone else’s.

Progress you can see

Every ActiveED child has a personal journey page. As milestones are reached, their coach awards a badge and parents receive a printable certificate — a real record of real growth, not just a number on a report. No app, no account. Just a link that lives in your messages forever.

At a glance

A small team, properly qualified.

Education first. Child centred. Rooted in Kent and South East London, growing carefully, never at the expense of the sessions you already pay for.

Director of Sport at the whistle

Nine years teaching PE from reception to post-16, and now a Director of Sport by trade. Every session plan, every progression, every prompt is built on classroom-grade pedagogy.

Psychology graduate & SEND specialist

Our business partner holds a Psychology degree and is a SEND specialist with primary school experience. Inclusion isn’t a checkbox here. It’s in the planning.

Cleared, current, checked

Enhanced DBS, paediatric first aid and safeguarding training are in place before any coach steps on a session. Refreshed annually, in line with KCSIE guidance.

Growing carefully

We’d rather run fewer brilliant sessions than a hundred average ones. Every new venue, every new coach, every new programme is added with the same care as the first.

Mission, plainly put

To give children aged 18 months to 7 years a joyful, confident start in sport. No comparison, no pressure, no performance. Just a space where every child belongs, every step forward is celebrated, and the right session, planned properly, shapes their development for life.

Built by a teacher, for the years that matter most.