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insport Club Lead Officer's Resource Pack

 

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Aims for achieving insport Club Bronze Standard

Suggested support for each of the aims can be uploaded on to the insport portal. A Case Officer will have access to the portal to view any support that the organisation have uploaded against the aims for each insport Standard, and will either approve or suggest recommendations in order to achieve the aim. It is the organisation’s responsibility to facilitate the demonstration of each aim.

Aims:

1. Workforce Development

  • To identify Disability Inclusion Training rollout plan/commitment for club personnel.

  • At least one coach/volunteer has attended a Disability Inclusion Training workshop (i.e. UK DIT Coaches and Volunteers, or equivalent) Level 1 club committee, L3 lead coach.

  • The club has a designated Welfare Officer who has attended adults at risk training

  • Relevant personnel attend inclusive marketing workshop and share information

     

 

2. Programme Support

  • The club have an ‘Equity Policy’ which is reviewed and communicated to the club membership
  • The club Welfare Policies provide guidance regarding disabled children and adults at risk.  Welfare Policies are communicated to the club membership in formats which are accessible to them.
  • Ensure that the any social media pages/public facing communications are representative of disabled people
  • There is a club wide intent to be inclusive and this is communicated appropriately (externally)

 

3. Organisation

  • Club is aware of the pathways for disabled people through their sport and individuals are signposted to appropriate progressions. Eg. insport series, parasport festival, inspire campaign
  • Develop a club development plan with a focus on disability inclusion
  • Participants/performers, coaches and volunteers' successes are promoted (nominated for awards, celebrating achievement local and national (as appropriate) programmes which reward contributions to sport
  • On successful award of Bronze, to make a commitment to progress to Silver within a mutually agreed time frame 

 

Aims:

Workforce Development  
Aims Suggested support
To identify Disability Inclusion Training rollout plan/commitment for club personnel.
  • Plan highlighting coaches & volunteers and intended timelines for completing training
At least one coach/volunteer has attended a Disability Inclusion Training workshop (i.e. UK DIT Coaches and Volunteers, or equivalent) Level 1 club committee, L3 lead coach.
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Coach/volunteer CPD register identifying which coaches/volunteers have completed training
The club has a designated Welfare Officer who has attended adults at risk training
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Coach/volunteer CPD register identifying which coaches/ volunteers have completed adults at risk training
Relevant personnel attend inclusive marketing workshop and share information
  • Evidence of attendance
  • Coach/volunteer CPD register
  • Evidence of communication across club network e.g. emails, social media
Programme Support  
Aims Suggested support
The club have an ‘Equity Policy’ which is reviewed and communicated to the club membership
  • Copy of the club ‘Equity Policy’
  • Discussion with club committee, club membership, and coaches/volunteers about what the Equity Policy is about, and how it is communicated
  • Clear evidence (e-mails, availability of Policy on the club website, letters, publication on notice boards, etc) of how the Policy is being communicated.
  • Sight of a coach’s, volunteer’s and player’s welcome pack which includes the ‘Equity Policy’ which includes a returned (and signed) confirmation form stating that the Policy has been read the principles agreed with
  • A master sheet where all coaches, volunteers and participants have signed to say they have received, read and agreed with the policy.
  • Equity policy to include:
    • Code of Conduct’ for coaches/volunteers/participants/parents
    • Selection Policy’ for events, tournaments and competitions
The club Welfare Policies provide guidance regarding disabled children and adults at risk.  Welfare Policies are communicated to the club membership in formats which are accessible to them.
  • Copy of Welfare Policy
  • Evidence of where Policy is available to membership and club personnel
  • Consideration for policy in accessible/ alternative formats

Ensure that the any social media pages/public facing communications are representative of disabled people
  • Examples of social media pages, website, newsletters
There is a club wide intent to be inclusive and this is communicated appropriately (externally)
  • Written statement of inclusion.
  • Written, or diagrammatic representation of the Club’s communication of insport and inclusion that is public facing.
  • Evidence of inclusive opportunities that people can access.
  • Marketing for potential disabled participants to know the club is inclusive 
Organisation  
Aims Suggested support
Club is aware of the pathways for disabled people through their sport and individuals are signposted to appropriate progressions. Eg. insport Series, Para Sport Festival, #Inspire Campaign
  • Evidence of pathways the club has engaged with
  • Communication between club personnel regarding potential pathways for club members 
  • Support of local events and campaigns e.g attendance, marketing & promotion to membership
Develop a club development plan with a focus on disability inclusion
  • Club development plan showing how the club caters for disabled people e.g. Modified inclusive sessions, purposely planned separate activity/session, parallel sessions
Participants/performers, coaches and volunteers' successes are promoted (nominated for awards, celebrating achievement local and national (as appropriate) programmes which reward contributions to sport
  • Social media club celebrations
  • Newspaper articles referring to the nominations/successes of individuals involved with the Club at local and/or national level
  • Copies of award certification
  • Photos of individuals receiving awards
  • Letters from awards panels acknowledging receipt of nomination
On successful award of Ribbon, to make a commitment to progress to Silver within a mutually agreed time frame
  • Written commitment to show intended progress to Silver Standard
  • Supporting planning documents​​​​​
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In This Resource
Foreword
Introduction to insport Club
Breakdown
Disability Sport Wales' Philosophy of Inclusion
Lead Officer's Role for the Club
insport Club Ribbon
  insport Club Bronze
insport Club Silver
insport Club Gold
Supporting Resources
More in this section:
insport Club
insport NGB
insport Partnerships
Getting started with insport
Log in to the insport Portal
Resources

 

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