Surrey Sports Partnership

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School Club Link Guidance 08
School Club links build on and enhance the
existing PE and sport opportunities available to
young people in schools. Through links with high
quality (accredited) clubs, schools can
effectively guide young people into a lifetime of
participation in sport and physical activity.
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What is a school - club link?
A school club link is an agreement between a
school or a school sports partnership and a
community based sports club to work together to
(1) Meet the needs of young people, whether they
want to be involved As an elite sports
performer To enjoy sport and develop their
skills For social or recreational reasons To
maintain and develop their fitness As a young
leader, coach or club official.
 
(2) Provide new and varied opportunities for
young people
(3) Help young people to realise their ambitions
in sport and dance by providing them with
pathways to follow
(4) Agree good standards of provision and put in
place quality controls, and club and school
developments, to ensure that standards remain
high.
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Who benefits from school-club links?
Young People
Increased awareness of how to join and regularly
participate in community clubs, as players,
coaches and volunteers.
Gaining access to high quality training (coaches
and facilities)
Increased confidence to pursue sport out of
school hours and after leaving school
Schools/ School Sports Partnerships
Increasing the number of opportunities for young
people to participate in sport out of school
hours (5 Hour Offer)
Increasing the number of people (coaches) that
can help to deliver sport
Clubs
Increasing numbers and membership of young people
Increasing numbers of volunteers/coaches and
officials at the club
Increased profile in the local community and
opportunity to advertise at local schools
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Safeguarding expectations
The British Association for Advisors and
Lecturers in PE (now AfPE) Guidelines provide
information on the use of coaches and volunteers
in the school environment. NB. If an
activity/coaching session takes place on a school
site, or the school promotes the activity/coach
(e.g. handing out flyers), even if the activity
is not school led, the school is seen to be
endorsing that activity and is therefore
responsible for ensuring the welfare of young
people at the activity. The welfare of young
people at club only sessions is the
responsibility of the club.
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What is Active Surrey Club Accreditation?

• The foundations of a high quality and safe
  sports club.
• A simplified approach to achieving Clubmark.
  Clubs are supported by
• Local Authority Sport Development Officers,
  National Governing Body
• Officers and Active Surrey.
• Includes sections on coaching programmes,
  leadership and club
• management, safeguarding and child protection,
  club development
• planning, first aid and emergency procedures,
  equity, membership,
• school- club links, communications, finances
  and qualifications.

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Silver, Gold, F.A. Charter Standard Clubmark

• A silver (and above) club would have the
  following (not an exhaustive list)
• Open constitution and equity policy
• Child protection policy and procedures
• Codes of conduct (participants, supporters and
  coaches/volunteers/officials)
• Comprehensive registration and membership
  procedures
• Insurance and National Governing Body (NGB)
  affiliation
• Child Welfare Officer (Training sportscoachUK)
• Recruitment process Self-disclosure and
  Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
• First Aid and Emergency Procedures (including
  qualified first aiders)
• NGB qualified coaches (minimum of level 1)

A club is asked to provide evidence that they
actually use these policies and procedures. A
series of suitably answered questions, signed
documentation, minutes, qualifications, CRB
information etc demonstrate this.
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Funding Ideas

• Extending Activities
• Youth Opportunities Fund/Youth Capital Fund (YL)
• UNLTD Sports Relief Awards (YL)
• Big Lottery Fund Awards For All
• Sports Council Funding
• Local Authority Funding
• Lords Taverners (Youth Cricket Disability
  Sport)
• Sponsorship ( Sportsmatch)
• Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities
• Kelloggs Active Living Fund

The Active Surrey Funding guide 2008 will be
available by 13th October 08 from your
Partnership Development Manager.
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Logistics Setting up a school club link

• In groups of 3 or 4, please discuss how you would
  set up a school club link. Write down your action
  plan using the following headings
• Sport(s)
• Finding a suitable club
• Contact/Meetings
• Resources
• Roles/responsibilities
• Timescales
• Follow-up and measuring progress
• Issues

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Any Questions?