Gloucestershire Sports Training and Education Programme (STEP)
Active Gloucestershire have created a sports training and education programme (STEP) of courses running in Gloucestershire from now until July 2009 in partnership with Sports Coach UK, Running Sport and local authorities
The courses aim to support coaches, clubs, volunteers and students with their learning, development and progression thereby improving the quality of the experience for participants.
Recently updated on the Active Gloucestershire website you can now see the entire list of courses that are available along with descriptions and details of each course and their learning outcomes. If you cannot find a course within the events calendar please register your interest as with enough interest we will look to run additional courses outside of the current programme.
We have also updated Active Gloucestershire’s recommended coach operating standards detailing which courses we have identified as requirements for coaches working within Gloucestershire. We have also done the same for clubs based on the Sport England Clubmark scheme.
Why not have a look and see if you or your club have the right qualifications. Alternatively if you are a parent/carer with a young person involved in sport this will enable you to ask your child’s club and/or coach the right questions to see if they have the correct requirements and qualifications to ensure your that child is participating in a safe and equitable environment.
Also now set up are links to National Governing Bodies (NGB) for sport specific courses. For example for information on National Governing Bodies courses such as the UKCC Level One or Two coaching qualification please see the NGB section of our website.
Payments for any of the courses run by Active Gloucestershire can now all be done online using a credit or debit card giving you more flexibility in booking your courses!!
Should you require further information on any of the courses please contact Sam Kloos on 01242 715204 or e-mail skloos@glos.ac.uk
2012
Team South West and Team Gloucestershire
The right structures are critical to fulfilling the 2012 Legacy Vision for the South West and Team South West have developed a number of sub regional partnerships to make this a reality. These partnerships represent each county in the South West and Team Gloucestershire plays a key role in this vision. You can find out more about what is happening and the progress of the Team Gloucestershire partnership by clicking on the link below.
Team Gloucestershire
Delivering Better Outcomes Through The Gloucestershire Conference Event
Wednesday 10 December 2008, Gloucester Rugby Club
The power of 2012 and the potential benefits that it can bring is illustrated by its choice as a focus for a one day conference designed to strengthen the working arrangements needed to deliver the Gloucestershire Local Area Agreement (LAA). The event provides an opportunity to test out the robustness of the Gloucestershire Conference’s delivery arrangements by looking at a key area of delivery - Gloucestershire's Olympic 2012 Legacy Plan.
This has been chosen because it encompasses a range of service areas and can contribute to health, physical activity, leisure, tourism, economic development, volunteering and community development.
The idea behind the conference is to use 2012 and the county legacy plan as a ‘case example’ to explore the contribution of each partner agency and to build the shared arrangements and linkages necessary to make delivery effective.
Key individuals from all the agencies involved have been invited to create a ‘critical mass’ of decision makers and strategic thinkers who can help to identify effective ways of working together, resolve issues and problems and strengthen delivery.
The event is being sponsored by the IDeA (the Local Government Improvement Agency), as part of a wider programme of improving partnership delivery in a two-tier context.
For further information contact Rob Ayliffe, the LAA Manager at rob.ayliffe@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Fit as a Fish
Age Concern Gloucestershire is pleased to announce its latest project ‘Fit as a Fish’ which is part of a larger project known as ‘Fit as a Fiddle’ with sponsorship from the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund.
The project aims to set up supervised swimming sessions across the county for people over 50 with aninitial FREE taster session of aqua aerobics.
When: 24th November 2008
Time: 2pm including refreshments
Where: GL1 Leisure Centre, Bruton Way, Gloucester GL1 1DT
Places are limited so please call Sheryl as soon as possible on 01452 422660 or email her at SherylW@ageconcernglos.org.uk to book.
England Athletics Restructure
Following intensive consultation across the sport over the past 12 months, England Athletics have announced proposals for a significant restructure to England Athletics.
The proposals mark a fundamental shift from an organisation of nine semi-autonomous regional business units to a single national team with centralised administration and a greater proportion of staff and resources deployed directly in clubs and coaching at a local level. Core headcount will be reduced by around 15 to 20 staff and will redeploy approximately half a million pounds into clubs and coaching. England Athletics believe that the future of the sport lies in the hands of volunteers and this restructure will enable support for them with a more consistent, higher level of service.
Three core objectives of England Athletics:
- To increase participation across a wider cross-section of the community
- To improve the quality of experience of every participant
- To support the development of the next generation of champions.
For more information on this announcement please click here.
