Did You Know – 14 Feb 2017
Disclosure and Barring Service – DBS digital services
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be introducing new online services over the next 12 months. In the coming year, we’ll be introducing several new digital services for you to use. We know that you’d like more online services, which will improve processing times and help you manage your information easily.
Basic criminal record checks
If you live or work in England or Wales you’ll be able to apply for a basic criminal record check through DBS from autumn 2017. View the full details
Females in sport and exercise
Opportunities and barriers that females face for study and employment in sport and exercise
I would like to invite you/your students to a social evening/networking event on careers and study in sport and exercise for females, which is taking place on Monday 13th March, starting at 6 pm at Staffordshire University.
The numbers of females studying and working in sport and exercise is low. We wish, therefore, to promote positive female role models, and encourage networking and a stronger social identity among females who are working and studying in sport and exercise. Our female graduates will be sharing their thoughts and experiences regarding the opportunities and barriers that females face for study and employment in sport. They will be talking about:
- What attracted them to studying sport, and into the job they have currently
- What job opportunities/barriers there are for females who wish to study and work in sport and exercise, and
- Their advice to females who wish to study and work within sport and exercise
Cost is FREE, and there will also be free refreshments for all those who attend.
Please contact me for further details about this event:
Dr Jacky Forsyth
E: j.j.forsyth@staffs.ac.uk
T: 01782 294057
DCMS – Government publishes annual progress report on ‘Sporting Future’
Sport strategy focuses on tackling inactivity and strengthening sport at every level – from grassroots to elite. The government has published its first annual progress report on its new sport strategy that aims to get the nation more active for the positive impact it has on people’s health, local communities and the economy.
‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation’ was published in December 2015 and set out a new government vision for sport concentrating on five key outcomes – physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing, individual development, social and community development and economic development.
The annual update highlights progress made such as:
- Sustained success at the elite level with Team GB and ParalympicsGB incredible medal haul in Rio, backed by National Lottery and government investment
- The UK cementing its reputation as one of the leading destinations for hosting major sporting events in the world – landing the rights to host the World Road Race Championships in 2019 and Rugby League World Cup in 2021
- A new Code for Sports Governance published that organisations that want public funding will have to adhere to
- The Premier League honouring their commitment to at least double their investment in grassroots football with at least £100 million a year of funding
- Sport England’s new strategy underway focusing on tackling inactivity with a new £120 million fund and supporting children in sport outside of school from the age of five.
- A new coaching and volunteering strategy from Sport England to encourage more people to get involved
- The new Active Lives survey has been launched that will track how active people are. The inaugural survey showed that 60.7 per cent of adults, aged 16 and above, in England are hitting the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of hitting 150 minutes a week. Our focus will now be on the 40 per cent who are not. View the full press release
CPSU, NSPCC – Turning the tide for inclusive sports coaching
It’s well documented that those with learning difficulties are less likely to be involved in sport or an active lifestyle. This is sometimes due to the accessibility of sports and a lack of accessible routes to roles within sport. The Turning Tides Project is working with Active Devon to develop and pilot inclusive sports qualifications, modelled on sport coach UK’s ‘Safeguarding and protecting children’ course.
During these pilot training sessions, the Turning Tides Project has documented the journey of some of the people with and without learning disabilities taking part, through a series of video interviews.
It intends to use their experiences to evaluate this new approach to delivering accessible coaching qualifications by identifying the barriers that might stop them from taking part. It hopes to be able to make recommendations about the future provision of sports coaches.
The project team expects to complete this evaluation in March 2017. Until then, you can keep up to date with developments on the Turning Tides Project website. Source of information