Sports Club Accreditation

Funding - 6th Round Open 

The SASSOT Sports Club Accreditation funding scheme aims to increase the number of sports clubs being accredited or re-accredited with Clubmark, NGB Accreditation or the SASSOT QualityMark.  

 

The 6th round is now open and up to £500 worth of funding is available to sports clubs who require financial assistance to achieve and pass their accreditation criteria.

 

All sports clubs benefiting from this funding must be based within Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent to qualify and commit to achieving accreditation within 6 months.

 

Applications can only be received from sports clubs, National Governing Bodies of Sport, Local Councils or school partners.

Sports clubs requiring funding for coaching qualifications can apply to the SASSOT Coach Scholarship funding scheme.

 

Born to Bike, Burton Uxbridge Table Tennis Club, Kano Judo Club, Oakamoor Cricket Club and Staffordshire Youth Anglers were all successful in securing funding in Round 5 for club accreditation or re-accreditation.

 

Please click here to find out how to apply.

Applications can only be submitted electronically and the 6th round of applications must be submitted to me by Friday 7th January 2011.

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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ACCESS Across Staffordshire

Funding Scheme

 

Thanks to the success of inspirational projects that have gone through this funding scheme, the County Sports Partnership is making a further £5,000 available for individual awards of up to £500 through its ACCESS Across Staffordshire scheme.
SASSOT would like to encourage you to put forward any potential projects that will help to address inequality in sport.

 

What is ACCESS Across Staffordshire Funding?

 

This funding scheme is designed to support projects which enable widened access to sport for the county’s under-represented groups including:

• Women and Girls
• Disabled People
• Black Minority Ethnic Communities
• Low Socio-Economic Groups

What Projects Does It Target?

 

The ACCESS Across Staffordshire Fund is open to Local Authorities and National Governing Bodies of Sport, School Sports Partnerships, other relevant agencies and non for profit organisations who require financial assistance to support or develop a new project which has an equalities theme and fits into one of the following categories:

Club Development:

• To increase the opportunities for under-represented groups to access sports clubs
• To initiate work towards EFDS accreditation standard
• To develop new clubs / teams

Workforce Development:

• Increase the training opportunities for under-represented groups
• Up skill the knowledge of the existing workforce on engaging with under- represented groups
• Increasing volunteering opportunities

Marketing & Communications:

• To develop a ‘one-stop shop’ for opportunities available for under- represented group
• To raise the profile of under-represented groups participating in sport and physical activity

Please find the grant guidance document and application form attached below. The closing date for applications is the 21st January 2011.

 

For more information contact:

Naomi Bird
Knowledge, Communications & Equalities Manager
Tel: 01785 619585
E: nbird@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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Aiming High: Disability Sport and Physical Activity

 

Disabilit-e News provides information about what is happening within the county, nationally and in the elite world of disability sport. It will also advertises courses, clubs, events and success stories to motivate and inspire.There is also a dedicated section on Aiming High and the good work it is doing to promote activity based short breaks for disabled children and families.  

 

 

This publication will be produced twice a month and you can see previous editions and subscribe to receive Disabilit-e News directly on a page of SASSOT's website.

 

Disabilit-e News Issue 17

Disabilit-e News Issue 18

 

If you would rather wait, both publications will be linked to this newsletter each month for you to view.

 

Mark Fosbrook
Aiming High Disability Sport + Physical
Activity Development Officer
T: 01785 619398
M: 07800 619683
E: mfosbrook@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 

 

2010 has seen some fantastic work across the Partnership and SASSOT would like to thank all Partners who have contributed to making a real difference to improving sporting opportunities for everyone across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

 

SASSOT Core Team: Mark Thornewill, Jane Kracke, Ben Hollands, Naomi Bird, Chris Turner, Lee Booth, Mark Fosbrook, Nici Hill, Claire Greenwood, Kam Webster, Elaine Cuirrier & Leigh Morton

 

www.sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk

 

Please note that our offices will be closed from 3.30pm on 24 Dec and to 8.30am on Tues 4 January 2011.