SASP Annual Report July 2010
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Annual Report July 2010 Introduction by Colin Johnson Welcome to SASP 2009/10 Our 8 key objectives are set annual report. September out on the next page in detail 2009 marked the 10th and are common to all 49 anniversary for myself as County Sports Partnership SASP Partnership Manager across the country and each and it was a useful time to of the individual articles in reflect on how SASP has the report show how SASP evolved from one person to is helping towards achieving the 35 we have today - those key objectives. a medium size business in Somerset terms! The 2012 Olympics in London are now under The Partnership’s roles 2 years away now and and responsibilities have it is very exciting to changed over those 10 be helping to create a Colin Johnson years with national priorities community sport legacy. Partnership Manager but the main aim of the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership - to provide Partnership strategic direction for sport in Somerset - has stayed constant. About SASP Background of SASP Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership is the County Sports Partnership for Somerset, one of 49 across England established by Sport England to be the strategic lead for sport in the country. Established in 1999 Its main objectives are to: (originally as Somerset Active Sports) Somerset 1. Deliver sports services Activity and Sports to National Governing Partnership is hosted by Bodies for Sport people in sport including key partners in sport Somerset County Council and offer links to key Sport Unlimited in Somerset. through the Children and partners (clubs, local Young Peoples Directorate. authorities, School 4. Understand facility 7. Develop links between Sport Partnerships). requirements for sport physical activity and SASP’s team is funded sport with key health through a variety of partners 2. Support club, coach and 5. Increase levels of partners in the county. which include Sport England, volunteer development investment in community local authorities, National sport by Sport England 8. Develop a coaching Governing Bodies of Sport, 3. Signposting National and other funding bodies. workforce in the county Department of Health and Governing Bodies to deliver increases income generated through of sport to local 6. Develop strategic in participation in its coaching team. opportunities for young alliances and network community sport. About SASP The Team Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership team consists of a range of development staff, coaching staff (both sports specific and multi - skill) and programme managers. Jane has worked for SASP Colin has been with since September 2001 and SASP since 2003 and as a Senior Manager since started in swimming. As 2004. Her role includes the a senior manager he now SASP health development manages 3 swim schools lead, NGB liaison and and the Somerset swim workforce development. performance pathway. His role also includes early years development and the SASP Child Protection Jane Knowles Colin Christmas and Welfare Officer. Senior Manager Senior Manager Somerset Activity and Sports Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership Partnership About SASP Staff Structure Gymnastics Programme Manager Sarah Binding Officer Manager Senior Manager Early Years Activity Manager Veronica Fairbairn Colin Christmas Heather Mantle 4x FT Swim Coaches covering Taunton, Yeovil, Bridgwater, Wells, Frome and Shepton Mallet Partnership Manager Workforce Development Manager Colin Johnson Margaret Luck Taunton Athletics Club Coach 3 days/wk Charlotte Fisher Yeovil Athletics Club Coach Coaching Team 3 days/wk Stuart Richards 7 Full Time 9FT Term Time Only Operations Manager Senior Manager Coaching Development Manager 2 x 4 days TTO Jane Knowles Matthew Nolan Alistair Johnston 2 x 3 days TTO 2 x 2 days TTO Escape Project Manager 1 x 1 day TTO Dave Jackson 12 x casual coaches PT Sports Development Manager Laura Light / Laura Dyke Disability Sport Manager Jen Slade About SASP Coaching Workforce “Coaches are our biggest and most valuable resource. They are SASP’s outward face at the point of delivery” SASP employs over 30 to this they also run a “...we all have a big coaches who are deployed comprehensive training and smile on our faces and to deliver over 20,000 hours development programme of High Quality Curriculum for all coaching staff. we always laugh in PE each year, in 80 Somerset each P.E. lesson.” Schools. Plus hundreds “...lessons are so worth of hours in nurseries, “By linking to the UK playgroups, children’s Coaching Framework looking forward to... centres, home education we share the vision to When I know its P.E. centres, special schools, create a cohesive, ethical, I always feel excited. multi use games areas, inclusive and valued I have loved all the colleges and community coaching system that will (dance) routines we clubs across Somerset. be world leading by 2016” have done recently.” With a dedicated workforce (Matthew Nolan, Coaching “Gary teaches SASP have implemented a Development Manager) set of minimum standards of basketball and different deployment for the coaches skills and games. they employ and in addition He makes it all fun.” Play Sport Sport Unlimited Year Target Achieved % 5,696 5-19 year olds participated in Sport Year 1 2223 2259 105% Unlimited activities in Somerset for year one Year 2 2363 3437 146% and two of the initiative. Year 3 2223 ? ? Sport Unlimited is a £36 cricket, dance, disability Year three looks to become million nationwide initiative sport, fencing, football, just as successful as the past to get more children and parkour, golf, fitness, two years with some new young people taking part gymnastics, hockey, multi and exciting projects and in sports that interest skills, multi sports, netball, partners to offer a wide and them most outside of rugby, squash, swimming, varied programme for the school. Funding from table tennis, tennis, 11-19 year olds in Somerset. Sport England has helped trampolining and lots more. provide activities across the New Karate Club in county for young people Wincanton; SASP’s success comes to encourage them to take down to the fantastic team of part in 5 hours of sport and ‘Our children’s class, which physical activity each week. deliverers and hard working we developed with the help partners such as the local of SASP through the Sport Activities for year one and authorities, local clubs, Unlimited Programme, has two included athletics, school sports partnerships, been a resounding success.’ badminton, rounders, colleges, facilities, youth basketball, boxing, clubs, national governing canoeing, cheerleading, bodies and many more. Play Sport Step into Sport This year, over 2,000 sports volunteering hours were recorded by community sports volunteers working in local clubs. Step Out is the Community SASP has supported the Step into Sport Volunteering strand of following colleges and 6th Online Passport the Youth Sport Trust’s forms in their recruitment of National programme volunteers on to the Step Volunteers involved in any Step into Sport. Out Community Volunteering strand of the Step into 120 volunteers programme this year: Sport programme can attended leadership SASP leads on the record their volunteering conference Community Volunteering • Bridgwater College hours on their individual • Frome College on-line record – called a programme, which is for • Strode College Step into Sport Passport. 16 - 19 year olds in full-time • Wells Blue School education in Somerset. 9 colleges and sixth • Yeovil College SASP has cascaded forms engaged in It works with school sport • West Somerset training to all the sports Step Out partnerships, college FE Community College volunteers, school and sports co-ordinators, local • King Alfreds School college volunteering leads sports clubs and NGBs to • Richard Huish College across Somerset to enable support volunteers in finding • Somerset College them to access the Step fun, safe and rewarding into Sport Passport. The volunteering opportunities. passport has been a good Play Sport tool in being able to track the progress of volunteers and reward them for their efforts. In October 2009, 120 volunteers from the colleges and 6th forms on the programme attended a Step into Sport conference at Millfield School organised by SASP. At the conference volunteers received training in a range of sports leadership “I think the step into sport swimming teacher for Frome “Becky started on the Level 1 volunteering programme is swimming club. I have also leadership course as a quiet activities and met with NGB great; it gives young people helped out in the younger years year 10 pupil. Over the past representatives to discuss the chance to be the person swimming and P.E at school four years she has developed placement opportunities. leading their favourite sport lessons as well as organising into a competent leader who is activity rather than just and leading festivals for children confident leading in a variety participating in it. You also have at other first and middle of situations. Becky has been Also at the conference Yr 2 many opportunities at trying schools. I would tell others to a great asset to the school and Volunteers were presented new sports and meeting other take this opportunity if it is ever to her local club volunteering with bronze, silver and leaders the same age as you. offered to them.” over 150 hours. I hope Becky gold awards for achieving I’ve really enjoyed coaching the Becky Pearce (Aged 18) Step continues to develop her younger children. The step into leadership skills and volunteer between 50 – 200 hours of Out Community Volunteer, sport programme gave me the Frome Community College in the community as she moves community volunteering. chance to do my level 1 in swim onto University.” teaching which has allowed Lucy Gardner School Sports me to become a volunteer Coordinator Play Sport Disability There have been some significant milestones in Disability Sport in Somerset, there are now nine clubs being offered on a weekly basis.