County Sports Partnership Update |
Executive Board UpdateSharon Moore, Head of the Youth Offending Service at Staffordshire County Council, joined the Executive Board as a Community Safety representative at the meeting that took place on 16 April 2007. For more information please contact Mark Thornewill Community Investment Fund UpdateStaffordshire and Stoke On Trent have been invited by the Regional Sports Board to place Community Investment Fund (CIF) bids for a minimum of £1,255,000. These bids are encouraged to come from the Community Sports Networks and must be focused on increasing participation in sport and active recreation amongst: -
Sports Across Staffordshire and Stoke On Trent have put together a guidance note for partners and organisations wishing to submit a bid. This provides information on the minimum amount of money each Community Sports Network area has been invited to bid for and how this was allocated. It also covers the timetable for bids and the criteria each bid will be assessed on. Please click on the link below to view this guidance. Guidance note on preparation and delivery of sub regional investment portfolios
CIF bids needed before 31 May 2007 All projects that would like to be considered for CIF need to be submitted to Mark Thornewill Sports Across Staffordshire Director by the 31st May 2007. This is for phase one of the CIF application process. The initial information required by this date is a brief outline of your project completed on the CIF bid template below.
Click here for phase one CIF bid template: CIF bid template
The deadline of the 31st May has been set by Sport Across Staffordshire so we can collate the bids before submission to our Executive Board on 11 June 2007 and then the Regional Sports Board on the 15 June 2007. You should receive an answer on the success of your project for CIF Funding by the 30 June 2007.
Support for your project Sport Across Staffordshire is very aware that this is a tight deadline. It is also an exciting opportunity to get more money into Staffordshire and Stoke On Trent sport and active recreation. We will be very happy to offer as much support as we can to help you submit a successful CIF bid to get more people participating in sport and active recreation. Please contact Wendy Anderson Active Recreation Manager for more information on how we can help, your local Community Sports Network and to register your interest in submitting a bid.
Research and Statistics The Regional Sports Board will want to be provided with evidence to support the need for your project. We have therefore put together a brief catalogue of research to assist you in assessing and evidencing gaps in sport and active recreation provision and need.
For more information on this please contact: Wendy Anderson Tel:01785 619695 Email wanderson@staffordbc.gov.uk
SASSOT awarded the Intermediate Level of the National Safeguards in Sport Standards
Following a comprehensive assessment of its work in safeguarding children SASSOT has been awarded the Intermediate Level of the National Safeguarding Standards by the CPSU (Child Protection in Sport Unit). This award is the culmination of more than 12 months hard work by the Partnership and is a real milestone highlighting the progress we are making in this important area of work. In order to achieve this award the Partnership had to demonstrate a good level of competence across a number of areas including prevention, education and training, providing advice and influencing partners.
The CPSU were very complimentary about the standard of the safeguarding work in Staffordshire and praised the robust policies and procedures being put into place. It should be noted that this achievement is a reflection of the effort put in by the wider Partnership and not just the core team. The CPSU singled out the commitment in Staffordshire to Partnership working and sharing resources and good practice as particular area of strength of the Partnership.
SASSOT was one of the first CSP’s to achieve the Intermediate Level in the region which highlighting that we are at the forefront of safeguarding children in sport. The Partnership will now be working towards the Advanced Level of the Standards and seeking further engagement with the Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards to continue ensure everyone in sport is contributing to making is safer and more accessible to young people.
For More information please contact: Ben Hollands SASSOT funds school-club links work within School Sport PartnershipsSport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has provided funding for each School Sport Partnership to develop new school-club links and extend exiting ones. Over the next twelve months this funding will lead to more than 1700 new pupils joining community clubs around the sub-region. Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has received funding from Sport England to support work linked to the PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) programme. As part of the Partnership’s Club Development Strategy, it was agreed that the majority of this funding would be used to support school-club links across the sub-region via the School Sport Partnerships. This funding will be used to set up new and innovative activities and to support and compliment existing provision, with the aim of increasing participation by young people in community-based sport.
Over the next twelve months, the project will achieve the following:
The project will cover a wide range of sports, including golf, dance, martial arts, table tennis and gymnastics.
For more information please contact Jane Kracke
Marketing & CommunicationsThe Marketing & Communications Plan 2007-08 has been adopted by the Executive Board and is now available on our website, please click here: For more information on the plan please contact Jason Britton
Equality & DiversityCount Me In Campaign The English Federation of Disability Sport are inviting people to register their support for their Count Me In campaign which seeks to: raise the profile of disability sport; create and extend access to sport and physical activity for disabled children, young people and adults; encourage all organisations involved in the provision of sport to demonstrate a commitment to giving disabled people the same opportunities as non-disabled people. They are aiming to have well over 10,000 people registered and encourage you to register your support at www.efds.co.uk
Staffordshire Coach DatabaseCoaches are invited to register on the Staffordshire Coach Database. This is open to all coaches, living or working in the Staffordshire area, who have met a set of minimum operating criteria. The database will be searchable by schools and Local Authorities, to help them fill coaching vacancies within their organisations. Details of registered coaches will be held on an on-line database which will be searchable by registered schools and Local Authority Sports Development Officers, to help them fill coaching vacancies within their organisations. The list will not be a central employment system and coach details will be issued on the understanding that employers will still be responsible for following good employment practice when recruiting coaches from the list. As well as the benefit of enhanced employment opportunities, registered Coaches will receive advice and improved access to training. They will also qualify for a discount at events such as the Staffordshire Coaching Conference. The database will "go live" in September 2007, however we would like to invite coaches to apply as soon as possible. To download more information and an application form please click here For more information on the above please contact Elaine Loader on (01785) 619695 or eloader@staffordbc.gov.uk
Upcoming WorkshopsUpcoming workshops for March see the inclusion of Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Coaching Disabled Performers, A Club for All and Autism Awareness. Our workshops are organised in partnership with sports coach UK, runningsports and a number of First Aid organisers. We aim to offer a wide variety of workshops to help clubs, coaches and volunteers develop and keep up to date with topics such as child protection, disability, equity, mentoring, communication, funding and fitness. For more information on the full list of workshops available please click here For more information on the above please contact Elaine Loader on (01785) 619695 or eloader@staffordbc.gov.uk |
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