Did You Know – 13 June 2017
Sport England / Club Matters “Clubmark is for everyone”
“Clubmark gives you a gold standard…a recognised national achievement” Halton Table Tennis Ltd and Ramsbottom Table Tennis Academy are two clubs based in Cheshire, who recently achieved Clubmark accreditation using our new online portal. Although the two clubs vary in size and are at different stages of their development, they both speak highly of the benefits they’ve gained from completing the Clubmark process. Hear directly from the clubs and their Clubmark assessor in the video below. Access the videos on this page
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Blog: How you can help your clubs get more people involved in volunteering
Volunteers’ Week is all about celebrating volunteers across the country who make a huge difference by giving up their time to help others. It’s a week to recognise and thank our volunteers in sport and recreation, but it is also the chance to consider how you can help your grassroots, community clubs to recruit, retain and reward their volunteers. We were awarded the Join In brand in late 2016 and we pledged to continue building on the sport volunteering legacy created from London 2012. The sport and recreation sector continues to change with every year, but the need for volunteers has remained consistent and Join In can help you and your clubs find the volunteers you need to help get the nation active. Join In has been connecting volunteers with the clubs that need them through a simple online platform that can be used by any sport or recreation club to advertise volunteering opportunities. Currently for every opportunity featured on the website, there is four times the number of volunteers wanting to get involved, meet new people and develop their skills. View the full blog
Women in Sport – Women’s Sport Week 2017 – 19 – 25 June
Women’s Sport Week is back to bring everybody involved with playing, delivering, leading or working in sport together; to celebrate, raise awareness and increase the profile of women’s sport across the UK. View more details
SportsAid Week 2017 – 25 September – 1 October
SportsAid Week is back for 2017! The initiative was launched last year to mark the charity’s 40th anniversary and generated over £40,000 as Olympians, Paralympians, up-and-coming athletes, National Governing Bodies, schools, universities, commercial organisations and individuals rallied together for a week of fun and fundraising.
The success of its inaugural year has led to SportsAid Week becoming an annual fixture and the charity is looking for you to play your part this September. There are so many ways to get involved and the team at SportsAid are here to help you with your chosen activity. Your support will be making a huge difference to the country’s brightest sporting prospects! View more details
Training… CPSU, NSPCC Webinar – Listening to the voices of young people in NGBs 7 December 2017 11.00 am – 12.00 pm, Webinar
This webinar will explore the ways that National Governing Bodies (NGBs) can include and promote the views of young people throughout their work, from club to national level. We will consider the benefits of involving children and young people, explore the challenges that this entails and provide examples of how governing bodies have met these challenges and developed effective solutions. Register for the webinar
CPSU, NSPCC Webinar – Empowering young people to speak out about bullying 16 November 2016 11.00 am – 12.00 pm, Webinar
Supporting this year’s Anti-bullying week, 13 – 17 November, the NSPCC and CPSU are providing a webinar that focuses on the theme ‘All Different, All Equal’ In this webinar we will look at the ways all organisations can empower both adults and children to speak out about bullying and challenge unwanted behaviour when they see it. Register for the webinar