County Sports Partnership Update – Sept 2016
Free – Level 2 Qualification in Community Sports Leadership
The Level 2 Qualification in Community Sports Leadership is a nationally recognised qualification that enables successful learners to lead groups of people in sport/activity, under indirect supervision.
Venue: Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent
Date: Monday 24th to Friday 28th October 2016
Time: 9.30-4pm each day
Cost: Free! (Terms and Conditions apply)
The Level 2 Qualification in Community Sports Leadership is a nationally recognised qualification that enables successful learners to lead groups of people in sport/activity, under indirect supervision.
The qualification teaches generic leadership skills such as organisation, planning, communication and teamwork through the medium of sport within the community. It is a fun and practical qualification with no entrance requirements or final examinations to sit.
To book a place on the course please visit:
For further information please contact:
Camilla Denham
NGB Activation and Volunteer Development Officer
T: 01785 619694 Email: cdenham@staffordbc.gov.uk
Education and Training Programme
Sports Coach UK Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Thursday 6th October 2016.
Newcastle Under Lyme College from 18:00 – 21:00.
Cost is £38 per person and you can book your place here.
Tuesday 18th October 2016.
Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton-On-Trent from 18:30 – 21:30.
Cost is £35 per person and you can book your place here.
Tuesday 31st January 2017.
Chase Golf club, Penkridge from 18:30 – 21:30.
Cost is £35 per person and you can book your place here.
First Aid
Wednesday 12th October 2016.
Stafford Borough Council Civic Offices from 18:30 – 21:30.
Cost is £25 per person and you can book your place here.
Tuesday 14th March 2017.
Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton-On-Trent from 18:30 – 21:30.
Cost is £25 per person and you can book your place here.
Sports Coach UK Safeguarding and Protecting Children 2: Reflect and Practice
Please note you can only attend this workshop if you have attended Safeguarding and Protecting Children in the last three years
Tuesday 24th January 2017.
Stafford Borough Council Civic Offices from 18:30 – 21:30
Cost is £35 per person and you can book your place here.
1st4sport Level 2 Award in Olympic Weightlifting
Saturday 15th October 2016.
Tamworth Crossfit, Tamworth from 10:30 – 14:30
Cost is £120 per person and you can book your place here.
Further workshops programme will be announced over the year. In the meantime if you would like to request a specific closed workshop in Newcastle, Stoke or Staffordshire Moorlands then please contact John Prescott, Assistant Principle at Newcastle Under Lyme College, at john.prescott@nulc.ac.uk or Ben Sproston, Curriculum Manager for Public Services and Sport at ben.sproston@nulc.ac.uk . For closed workshop requests for all other areas of Staffordshire please contact Katherine Robinson, Sports Structures Education Manager at KatherineR@sportstructures.com.
For further information, please contact Lee Booth, Workforce and Coaching Development Manager on lbooth@staffordbc.gov.uk or 01785 619730.
Making the most of Social Media Campaigns
Have you got new activity sessions coming up and could link to any of the campaigns listed below? If so, please let us know by tagging in @SASSOTCSP or message us on Facebook (SportAcrossStaffordshireandSOT) and we’ll share your post.
| Date | Campaign | How to get involved | Social Media Handle – join in the conversation using the #hashtags below |
| 1st Oct | Older People’s Day 2016 | British Heart Foundation’s Active Ageing Events – resources available to promote events and engage people |
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| 3rd-9th Oct | Women In Sport Week | Let everybody know what’s going on and showcase female athletes, coaches and volunteers. | #WSW16 |
| 3rd-9th Oct | Parents in Sport Week (Safeguarding theme) | Raise awareness of the impact of parents behaviour in sport – view My Magic Sports Kit video. | #sportsparents |
| 5th Oct | Women’s Sport Wednesdays Launches | Campaign to make Wednesdays the day of the week when every playing field, pitch, pool, track and court will be filled with women and girls playing sport and having fun, all in the name of charity. Download the fundraising pack |
#WomensSportWeds |
| 10th Oct | World Mental Health Day | Have you ordered your ‘Tea & Talk’ resource pack for World Mental Health Day yet? https://goo.gl/9yWkLV #WMHD16 | @mentalhealth |
| 10th – 16th Oct | Girls Football Week | Log your sessions & the amount of girls taking part in female football & Staffs FA will support you. Read more at http://www.staffordshirefa.com/news/2016/sep/gfw-october-2016#3fsPGZTdWta8XMwU.99 | @StaffordshireFA |
Naomi Bird
Knowledge, Communications & Equalities Manager
T: 01785 619585
E: nbird@staffordbc.gov.uk