UCS Executive Update

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• UCS Executive Update
• June
• 2005

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• STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EVIDENCE
• To provide a forum for driving some of the
  following strategic agendas of Institutions
• Create a more systematic national framework
  for strategic planning within HEIs i.e.
  encourage and support all HEIs to have a
  strategic plan for sport to help raise the
  profile of sport and its resourcing within
  universities.
• Review delivery structures and funding models
  for sport within HEIs and share outcomes to
  achieve a more integrated delivery of sport
  within HEIs.
• Work with the Good University Guide to
  develop the content on sports provision.
• Identify and prioritise required evidence
  base for HE/FE sport and how that might be
  produced.

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• 2. LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY CHANGE
• Equity identify key equity issues to be
  addressed and devise a plan for how equity issues
  might be addressed on a consistent basis across
  HE
• Disability Discrimination Act provide
  guidance document on implications of DDA in HE/FE
  sport good practice guide
• Child Protection produce a best practice
  guide including standard child protection policy
  for UCS
• Health Safety in sport achieve definitive
  position on the role of UCS
• on health safety in sport in HE/FE

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• 3. QUALITY ACCREDITATION AND IMPROVEMENT
• Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme to
  support and develop TASS delivery to provide
  improved and more consistent support for talented
  athletes in HE/FE
• Adapt Towards an Excellent Service framework
  and Quest to be HE-specific and devise a delivery
  plan for the sector
• Volunteering design a set of programmes for
  the recruitment, training, deployment and
  accreditation of volunteers in sport in HE,
  covering the following aspects
• AU club captains and officers
• Intra-mural
• Volunteering in the community
• Assisting regional, national international
  events
• Identify potential partners (e.g. Sport Leaders
  UK) and sources of funding to achieve
• national validation and accreditation.

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• 4. STRUCTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS
• INTERNAL UCS STRUCTURES
• Continue to develop and support professional
  network groups within UCS
• Review UCS Executive to ensure optimal
  composition to achieve objectives
• Expand paid staff resource within UCS to more
  effectively support UCS Executive Officer and
  raise delivery capacity of UCS generally
• SPORTS COUNCILS
• Continue to develop working relationship
  nationally between UCS and Sport England.
• Support encourage UCS regions to work with
  Sport England regional
• Support encourage UCS Wales, Scotland NI to
  work with respective national bodies (with clear
  objectives).
• BUSA
• To support and assist BUSA with its strategic
  review
• To encourage closer collaboration of UCS
  Administrators at regional levels in order to
  achieve more integrated delivery of
  university/student sport.

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• HEI Network
• Support the development of the HE Sport Network
  (aim to provide a strong single voice for HE
  sport greater clarity in HEs capacity and
  expertise to deliver across the range of
  disciplines and areas).
• NGBs
• Develop and strengthen working relationships
  with relevant NGBs.
• Partnerships
• Develop existing and new partnerships with
  relevant professional organisations for joint
  delivery of member services, including FIA,
  ILAM/ISRM/NASD, Sports Leaders UK.

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5. INNOVATION AND DELIVERY Design and
promote an HE-specific national health fitness
initiative Update Gym Management Manual
Design and introduce Healthy Campus Initiative
nationally across HE Monitor and develop the
delivery of PALS (Professional Athlete Life
Skills programme) across HE/FE Consider
feasibility of launching UCS Trade Forum
(possibly via a partner)
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6. MARKETING AND PROMOTION Raise the profile
and brand awareness of UCS Continued
development of the UCS web-site Capitalise
on commercial marketing opportunities, e.g.
trade forum, sponsorship, etc Develop best
practice in marketing and promotion in sport in
HEIs in order to achieve strategic objectives
such as increasing participation and improving
the effectiveness of sport as a recruitment tool.