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British Cycling Conference 2018: A date for your diary
Conference 2018 brings together Go-Ride Club volunteers and Cycle Sport officials to share their experiences, expand their network, and develop their delivery through workshops.
This year, the conference will take on an exciting new format under the banner of ‘Discover, Develop, Deliver’, bringing a sharp focus to the development of cycling in your region.
Previously the hugely successful HSBC UK Go-Ride conferences and Cycle Sport Commissaires Conferences took place independently in the first few months of the year, but we are joining the sporting family together this time round to share best practice, discuss the latest updates and to access interactive training.
Conference 2018 dates:
South West – Saturday 3 February
Eastern – Saturday 3 February
South – Sunday 4 February
Yorkshire – Sunday 4 February
Central – Saturday 17 February
West Midlands – Sunday 18 February
South East – Saturday 24 February
North West – Saturday 24 February
East Midlands – Sunday 25 February
North East – Sunday 25 February
British Blind Sport- Please support British Blind Sport in the Aviva Community Fund:
British Blind Sport are relying on votes to increase our chances of winning funding of up to £25,000 which will allow us to deliver the First Steps project for blind and partially sighted children throughout the UK. Please help us!
The funding will help children aged 18mths to 11yrs and supports the child and their family in their first steps in physical exercise by providing a free activity pack including adaptive equipment, information & one-to-one support from a First Steps Officer at BBS. These packs have already helped 100 families in two pilot projects but we need your help to reach another 100 VI children!
Voting is easy:
STEP 1 Visit the Aviva Community Fund website Link to the Aviva Community Fund
STEP 2 Register for your FREE Aviva account to get your 10 votes
STEP 3 Vote for British Blind Sports First Steps Project You can use all 10 votes, or spread them across multiple causes.
Voting closes 21 November 2017
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Youth Sport Trust- New app launches to help teachers get primary school children active for life:
A new digital app designed to equip primary school teachers with better skills to improve children’s movement and help them to become active for life has been launched. Designed by a project team formed of academics from Sheffield Hallam University and international experts, and funded/part-developed by national children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust, the ‘Start to Move’ assessment app will equip teachers with the techniques and confidence to assess fundamental movement skills, like running, catching and balancing, in four to seven-year-olds.
The project team spoke to primary school teachers about how they would like the app to work, consulted international experts around what movement should be assessed and trialled earlier versions of the app in schools across the country.
As a result, the project team built the app using interactive, iPad technology, to provide crucial, user-friendly, information relating to the child’s movement competence that can be accessed by teachers, pupils and their parents.
The app was designed after the Youth Sport Trust developed and delivered the ‘Start to Move’ one-day, teacher-training course. Since 2011, the course has been delivered to over 7,000 primary school teachers and 4,200 trainee teachers involved in primary school PE lessons, which has helped to encourage nearly half a million four to seven-year-olds to stay active throughout their life.
The course gives teachers the competence and confidence to teach children the fundamental movement skills which are necessary for their active participation in sport and physical activity for life.
To access the Start to Move Movement Assessment Tool App for iPad, go to the app store.
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England Athletics – Our first Volunteer Conference:
3rd February 2018, Birmingham University Great Hall, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Our conference, funded by Spirit of 2012 and hosted by the wonderful Donna Fraser will be an interactive day, with opportunity to hear from leading experts, England Athletics staff and volunteers covering topics from how to involve more volunteers, how to develop and progress within your role, through to how to being more resilient or making change happen locally. Our very first Team Spirit conference has the aim of supporting you to get the most from your volunteering and will focus around four key areas:
GROW – helping you to learn more about develop opportunities
LEARN – from fellow volunteers and speakers about areas that will help you
SHARE – your successes and guidance to help others
CELEBRATE – an opportunity to come together and be proud of the impact you make
Free to attend. To register your interest in joining us and to receive further information, please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey
England Athletics – AAA applications for 2018 grants now open:
The AAAs charity ‘Athletics for the Young’ is seeking applications from athletes under the age of 23 – who are in full time education or equivalent and not receiving other funding – to apply for assistance. Athletes should be eligible to compete for England.
The Grant Application form can be downloaded below and to qualify an applicant must be actively involved with athletics under age 23 and in full time education. Entries close 10th February 2018 and the AAA expect to advise awards by the end of April.
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Youth Sport Trust Blog: Why we need to ensure all girls have a sporting start in life:
Ali Oliver discusses the barriers that girls are facing in physical activity and sport:
“Following recent research through the Girls Active programme – and how YST will stop girls from missing out. If there are six key recommendations I can make to schools when thinking about how they can really make a difference to how girls perceive physical activity in and out of school it is this:
- Make PE and Sport relevant to girls’ lives; Girls will have different motives for taking part, whether it’s being with friends, having fun, or developing new skills. Helping each girl see a purpose in participating will increase the value they place upon it.
- Empower girls through involving them in design and delivery of PE and physical activities; involving and consulting with girls at every opportunity will increase their commitment and interest. Ensuring that their opinion is heard and valued is as important as any action you may take.
- Develop role models for the future; develop girls as positive influencers and advocates with their peer group, promote a diverse range of role models, not just elite sportswomen.
- Place developing self-confidence at the heart of PE and sport; consider ways to create an environment that enhances girls’ confidence in their skills and body image
- Recognise the power of friends to drive progress; friends are a powerful influence for girls’ so let’s use them as a force for good!
- Take a long-term approach to engaging girls; sustainable change requires planning and commitment. Consider ways for your school to develop a culture that supports, values, and celebrates girls’ participation as an important part of school life.
In 2018, we plan to further our mission to get more girls active by working with 250 schools in England. We will deliver the Girls Active programme in 50 new secondary schools and reach a further 200 schools through our Girls Active in Transition programme, a collaboration between primary and secondary schools.”