Herts Primary PE School Sport Annual Conference January

Herts Primary PE & School Sport Annual Conference January 20 th 2015 In partnership with: #primarype Sponsored by:

Heading Rob Hardwick Coaching Development Manager Herts Sports Partnership 20 January 2015

Workshop content Background – why? Coach. Mark scheme Coach. Mark support & progress Looking ahead

Background § Sports coaching: - 3% of coaches are full time (75% are volunteers) - diversity – 46 sports funded by Sport England - no standard approach to licensing/registration § Issues: - Herts County Council (HCC) & safeguarding - quality assurance – minimum standards? - portability of CRBs - profile of coaching

What would you look for when taking on and using coaches?

Minimum Standards § suitable qualification(s) § enhanced DBS (CRB) check § child welfare training - Safeguarding & Protecting Children workshop § liability insurance § commitment to a code of conduct § suitable references Based on Minimum Standards for Active Coaches, published by sports coach UK in consultation with national governing bodies of sport (NGBs)

Co-ordinated by HSP Ø coaching database Ø checks. v. minimum standards

Coach. Mark process: 1. Coach registers on Coaching Herts database 2. Coach completes personal profile 3. Data validated against minimum standards 4. Coach added to list of Coach. Mark coaches (or not!)

Hertfordshire County Council: “… we recommend that schools employ those coaches who meet minimum standards and are registered with Coach. Mark. ” (Hertfordshire Grid for Learning) CRB/DBS agreements between HCC and: § Angling Development Board § England Athletics § England Bowls § BADMINTON England § Lawn Tennis Association

Coach. Mark support § Hertfordshire County Council § Herts FA, Herts LTA, Herts Rugby – and more § Watford FC and Saracens § Community Sport Networks (CSNs) § Local coaching agencies

Coach. Mark progress: § Number of Coach. Mark coaches: 378 Number ‘working towards’ Coach. Mark: 243 (Coaches on database: 2006) § Pre-requisite for funded programmes: Ø Sportivate, Active Students, Satellite Clubs § Targeted bursary – approx. £ 28000 to 170 recipients over two years

Coach. Mark – the future § A national scheme? § Endorsed by more coaching providers and leisure operators § Pre-requisite for support via funded programmes, bursaries, etc.

Rob Hardwick r. d. hardwick@herts. ac. uk 01707 281204 www. coachingherts. org. uk @coachingherts