County Sports Partnership Update

SASSOT Achieves the Advanced Level of the National Safeguarding Standards

We are delighted to be able to inform Partners that we have received confirmation from the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit that the Partnership has achieved the Advanced Level of the above Standard; one of only 10 CSPs in England to have achieved this level of the award.

Congratulations to Ben Hollands, our safeguarding lead, Board Champions and the Staffordshire Safeguards in Sport Group for the achievement of the award.

Further details will be available shortly.

For more information contact:

Ben Hollands
Acting Sports Manager
T: 01785 619187
E: bhollands@staffordbc.gov.uk

Executive Board

A Board meeting was held on 29 April to consider a variety of reports and receive a presentation by Andy Weston, County Football Development Manager, for Staffordshire FA, on Making A Difference Through Football.

Board reports included:

• Findings from research carried out by Staffordshire University into black minority ethnic sports participation. Details will be available in the next newsletter
• The draft Delivery Plan and budget for 2009/10 which is currently out for consultaion
• Update on the SASSOT Coach Scholarship Scheme and proposed Coaches Conference
• Confirmation of the Partnership's achievement of the Advanced Level of the National Safeguarding Standards
• Marketing & Communications Strategy 2009/10
• Delivery Plan progress report 2008/09

For more information contact:

Mark Thornewill
Director
T: 01785 619896
E: mthornewill@staffordbc.gov.uk

Success Story

New Cheerleading Coach and Clubs are brought to the area!!"

Through Sport Unlimited we have been able to work in partnership with the Stafford and Stone School Sports Partnership to develop and deliver a series of cheerleading sessions.

The aim was to use Sport Unlimited funding to train one person to become qualified to deliver street cheer to young people as well as purchase appropriate equipment for the participants.  Some of the money was also used to fund the coach to run sessions for local communities as well as establish cheerleading clubs.

Over the past six months the coach has qualified to level 3 standard and has delivered street cheer sessions to over 150 young people.  Taster sessions have been run at a variety of venues around Stafford Borough and two cheerleading clubs have been created.  The clubs, based on school sites, are taking place one evening a week and are attracting large numbers of participants to each session.  Young leaders have also come on board to help run the sessions and are currently undertaking their level one qualification.