County Sports Partnership Update

 
Community Sports Coach Scheme
Multi Skills Coaches Extensions

 

Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have secured further funding to extend the current contracts of 5 Multi-Skills posts across the sub region.

 

Multi skills coaches have an important role to play in growing and sustaining participation in sport, and with funding for sport specific coaches now being channelled through national governing bodies of sport, Sport England announced an extension of the community sports coach scheme for multi sport coaches.

 

Organisations hosting the 5 multi skills coaches eligible for the extension, all described their coaches as ‘an asset to their sports development function’ and immediately began the task of sourcing 75% of the funding required for year one alone.

 

Some of these multi skills posts have already existed for nearly 5 years now, and it is testament to the partners and coaches involved that these posts have the possibility of being secured for a further 3 years. 

 

Claire Greenwood
Acting Workforce Development Manager
T: 01785 619317
E: cgreenwood@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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SASSOT Awards 10 Equity Projects Across The County

Last week witnessed SASSOT awarding 10 projects that target under-represented groups as part of the SASSOT funding initiative ‘ACCESS Across Staffordshire’. A total of 24 applications were submitted to the funding scheme which 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 and Low Socio-Economic Groups.

 

Each of the projects that have been awarded addresses one or more of the key development areas listed below. 

 

Club Development

Workforce and Volunteer Development

Marketing & Communication

 

A number of these projects have also managed to secure additional funds from other sources increasing the number of participants they can target as well as investing in the sustainability of projects.

 

Below is the list of the 10 projects that were awarded:  

• Wyrley Juniors FC:Football (Girls & Women)
• Staffordshire Moorlands SSP: Sailing (Disability)   
• Rodbaston College: Netball (Girls & Women)
• Thistley Hough High School: Cheerleading (Girls & Women)
• Closing the Gap: Various Sport (Low Income)
• Hednesford Town Girls FC: Football (Girls & Women)
• Nether Stowe High School: Boogie Bounce (Girls & Women)
• Milford FC: Football (Girls & Women)
• Cannock Chase Council: Dance (Disability)
• Stanley Sailing Centre: Sailing (Girls & Women)

If you would like more information on the individual projects or on the grant scheme please contact Naomi Bird on the details below.

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

 

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Sports Clubs - appear top on Google for free

 

If you enter your sports club / facility into Google Maps directory then you can appear top for certain Google searches. This is free and easy to do.

 

This can make you appear top for location-specific searches. For instance if you put in Cricket ST17 9AL, then the top result is a map of Stafford showing Cricket clubs. For example, Milford Cricket Club and Stafford Cricket & Hockey have done this already and appears top of the list.

 

To do this is very simple, just follow these instructions below;

1. Create a Google account if you don’t have one already Google Accounts
2. Go to the Google local business centre at www.google.com/local/add
3. Login
4. Click add new listing at the top left
5. Fill in all details on that form
6. Google will automatically contact y ou to confirm. 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager

T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk  

  

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Promoting Physical Activity
Toolkit Workshop

 

Organised a great activity but only 2 people
showed up?

 

Would you like help in how to better promote
your activity and reach your target audience?

 

Please come to the FREE

Promoting Physical Activity
Toolkit Workshop

 

Where:

Matthews Suite,

Keele University Sport Centre,

Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG

 

When:
Wednesday 2nd December

 

Time:
10am – 12pm

 

You will be able to apply some social marketing techniques and learn how to use the FREE online tool.

 

Click here for booking form/flyer.

 

For more information contact:

 

Alison Williamson
Physical Activity Development Manager
T: 01785 619177
M: 07800 619695
E: awilliamson@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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Workshops

  

We are now near to the end of the year where workshops are coming to a close. 

 

The level of participation in the current workshops is extremely high and I would like to thank you all for your commitment and support to the workshop programme. I apologise for any person who has been unable to book a place on the sessions during November due to the capacity, but wish to state that you will find attached to this newsletter a list of current workshops that have been scheduled for January 2010, through to the end of March 2010.      

 

New Workshops!!!!!!

Please be aware that Sports Coach UK have introduced some new workshops which are on the programme next year near you….. 

• Fundamentals of Agility
• Fundamentals of Balance
• Fundamentals of Coordination
• Safeguarding & Protecting Children 2: Reflecting on Practice
• Positive Management Behaviour in Sport 

If there are any groups or individuals out there, who are seeking something in a particular area or seeking a “Closed” workshop for a group of eight persons or more, please contact me and I will do what I can to help.

 

If you are unable to locate a suitable session due to time/date, I can share other dates that are "Closed" workshops” but can be offered out on occasion due to lack of numbers.    

Please note that attendance of the current Safeguarding and Protecting Children is a pre-requiste workshop to attend prior to the New Safeguarding & Protecting Children 2: Reflecting on Practice. 

 

As always we do advise that as some sports have more stringent First Aid requirements for Clubmark and coaching purposes, all delegates should check with their NGB before enrolling on these workshops in order to avoid disappointment after the event.  

 

Can I please ask that you check the website on a regular basis as updates are always being made to dates and venues.

Please be advised that in cases of cancellations, a 5 working day notice period is required.  Delegates can opt to change to another workshop or alternatively send another representative.

 

Please call me to discuss any area above which you feel needs clarifying. I do have details with regards to what the new sessions cover, so again please contact me and I will be happy to share this information with you.

For list of new workshops please Click Here.

 

For information on new workshops as stated please Click Here.  

 

Kam Webster
Education and Training Officer
T: 01785 619695
E: kwebster@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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Sport Unlimited

Are you looking to find out about Sport Unlimited or for some useful resources to help run your programme? Contact:

 

Nicola Hill
Sport Unlimited Administrative Officer
T: 01785 619599
E: nhill@staffordbc.gov.uk