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Contents
1. School-Club Links - Covering letter for schools
2. Toolkit for making School-Club Links work in Knowsley
3. Flow Chart - Developing School-Club Links
4. Minimum Operating Standards form
5. School-Club Link Agreement
*form to be signed
6. Record of Young People joining Sport Club(s)
*club to complete
7. Information on Clubmark / Knowsley Clubmark
accreditation
Dear PE Co-ordinator
re: School Club Links Programme
The School Club Links programme is a fundamental part of the Government’s National
School Sports Strategy. Its purpose is to strengthen the links between schools and local
sports clubs and, in so doing, increase the number of children and young people who
become members of high quality clubs. Hopefully, by creating effective school club links, it
will lead to young people adopting a healthier lifestyle, enjoying sport and encouraging
life long participation.
A School Club Link is an agreement between a school and a community based sports club
to work together to:
• Meet the needs of young people
• Provide new and varied opportunities for young people
• Help young people to realise their ambitions
• Agree good standards of provision.
The agreement works on a three tiered system which clearly identifies which level your
club link is currently operating and highlights shared responsibility. The agreement will
also assist in the collection, monitoring and reporting of PESSYP targets. Only sports clubs
with Clubmark / Knowsley Clubmark status or working towards this accreditation will form
links with schools, this demonstrates that the sport club is high quality through
accreditation from their relevant National Governing Body of sport.
This will ensure that children and young people will be participating in clubs which are
deemed safe, child friendly and will consist of high quality fully qualified coaches.
Sports clubs which meet the necessary standards which are local to the school will be
prioritised when forming school-club links to ensure that barriers such as transport cost to
children are at a minimal.
The enclosed documents outline the school club link agreement which has been
developed by Knowsley Sports Development in consultation with Governing Bodies of
Sport and School Sport Partnerships. It provides a full explanation of the benefits of
formalised school club links and the minimum operating standards for certification.
Also enclosed is a comprehensive Club Directory featuring all the Sport Clubs in Knowsley
with relevant contact details and if the club is accredited with either Clubmark or Knowsley
Clubmark status, this will support your school in establishing high quality links with local
clubs.
You will be provided with a certificate of recognition upon completion of this school-club
link agreement, and the club will keep a register of new members which will be passed
onto the school to ensure monitoring and evaluation of the link.
For further information please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards
Phil Cantillon
Sports Development Manager
Kerstine Hogg
Knowsley Partnership Development Manager
Toolkit for making School-Club Links
work in Knowsley
Background
In partnership with National Governing Bodies of Sport, School Sport Partnerships and
Merseyside Sports Partnership, Knowsley Sports Development has developed a
recognition programme for school club links, enabling clubs and schools to formalise the
excellent work they are already doing and supporting them to develop further opportunities.
Benefits
Each school club link will be different; as a result each individual link will provide the
schools and clubs involved with numerous individual benefits. Listed below are some
benefits that clubs and schools can expect to derive from developing a formalised
agreement:
For Schools
For Clubs
• More, wider and higher quality
opportunities for young people
• Funding*
• Equipment
• Funding*
• Equipment
• Quality assurance of coaches
working in schools
• Support for teachers training, lesson plans etc.
• Support from the Governing Body
of Sport Officer
• Coach & Volunteer training
opportunities
• New members
• Increased revenue
• New coaches
• Support from the Governing Body
of Sport Officer
* Will vary from sport to sport
Minimum Operating Standards
At each level (1-3) the club and school will be required to adhere to the Minimum
Operating Standards (basic requirements) to be awarded the Knowsley Sports
Development School Club Links certification. Clubs with Clubmark / Knowsley Clubmark
or working toward this standard will only be used to ensure high quality.
At all levels, schools and clubs may wish to add additional elements from the examples of
opportunities listed below (this is not an exhaustive list, be creative):
Festival at club, club use of school facilities, school use of club facilities, develop interschool
competition, offering transport, invitations to club competitions, volunteer opportunities.
Certification
A copy of the Agreement will be sent to the relevant NGB Regional Officer and Merseyside
Sports Partnership.
Both the school and the club will be sent a certificate upon completion of the School-Club
Link Agreement. In addition, the club will keep a register of new members which can be
passed onto the school at the agreed review date to ensure monitoring of the link.
A certificate for each link will be awarded to the school and the club.
Developing School-Club Links in Knowsley
- Making it Happen
Contact made
with club
Contact made
with school
Club/school to contact Sport
Development who can offer support
and advice throughout the process
Club and school to decide on Level of
School-Club Link - 1, 2, or 3
and review date
SD & SSCo to distribute
SCL packs and offer
support to schools/
clubs to agree links
Sports Development
and SSP to identify
existing or potential
School-Club links
Club and school to sign
Partnership Agreement
Club/school to send copy of agreement
to Sports Development
Knowsley Sports Development to award
certificate to club and school and send
a copy to NGB Regional Officer and
Merseyside Sports Partnership
SDM to liaise with NGB,
Merseyside Sports
Partnership and PDM to
confirm all parties are
happy with agreement
Abbreviations
SSP - School Sport Partnership
SD - Sport Development
SDM - Sport Development
Manager
PDM - Partnership Development
Manager
SSCo - School Sport Co-ordinators
SCL - School-Club Links
NGB - National Governing Body
Minimum Operating Standards Form for
School-Club Links in Knowsley
Level 1
Outcome of School Club Link
Communication 2 / 3 times per year
e.g. flyer / poster / assembly etc.
A signed partnership agreement
between club and school
At the end of agreed period a review
of the activity will take place
including Monitoring and Evaluation Level 2
Outcome of School Club Link
Communication 3 / 4 times per year
e.g. flyer / poster / assembly etc.
Irregular taster session at school or
club provided by club coaches
(for example once every half term)
A signed partnership agreement
between club and school
At the end of agreed period a review
of the activity will take place including
Monitoring and Evaluation
Level 3
Outcome of School Club Link
Communication 4 / 5 times per year
e.g. flyer / poster / assembly etc.
Regular coaching opportunity on
school site provided by club coaches
(for example once every week for a
defined period e.g. half a term)
A signed partnership agreement
between club and school
At the end of agreed period a review
of the activity will take place
including Monitoring and Evaluation
Club requirements
The club should have:
• A duty of care and child protection • Adequate Public Liability Insurance • Affiliation to the relevant NGB
Clubmark / Knowsley Clubmark or
actively working towards it
All coaches and volunteers working
with young people should be:
• CRB enhanced checked
• Adequately insured
• First aid trained
• NGB qualified as recommended
by their governing body
• Club to keep a record of new
young people joining club as a
result of School-Club Link
Club requirements
The club should have:
• A duty of care and child
protection policy
• Adequate Public Liability
insurance
• Affiliation to the relevant NGB
• Clubmark / Knowsley Clubmark
or working towards it
All coaches and volunteers working with
young people should be:
• CRB enhanced checked
• Adequately insured
• First aid trained
• NGB qualified as recommended
by their governing body
• Club to keep a record of new
young people joining club as a
result of School-Club Link
Club requirements
The club should have:
• Accreditation from their NGB/LA &
completion of Clubmark/Knowsley
Clubmark
• A duty of care and child protection
Policy
• Adequate Public Liability insurance • Affiliation to the relevant NGB
All coaches and volunteers working
with young people:
• CRB enhanced checked
• Adequately insured
• First aid trained
• NGB qualified as recommended by
their governing body
• Club to keep a record of new young
people joining club as a result of
School-Club Link
School requirements
• Provide a named nominated point
of contact within the school
• Display posters and promote
the club as agreed
• To inform club of any policies and
procedures specific to their
individual school, i.e. discipline
etc.
School requirements
• Provide a named nominated point
of contact with in the school
• Display posters and promote the
club as agreed
• If a coach is coming into school
during curriculum time a Teacher
MUST be present at all times
• If a coach is coming into school out
of curriculum time then the school
maintains duty of care for the young
people taking part. It is the teachers
responsibility to assess when it is
appropriate to leave the coach alone
with the pupils and if the teacher is
not planning to stay with the session
they must ensure the coach knows
where and how to contact the
teacher
• To inform club of any policies and
procedures specific to their individual
school, i.e. discipline etc
• If practical coaching sessions are
taking place maintain a register
of all young people attending
School requirements
• At least one teacher or AOTT should
attend a minimal level of coaching
course within a 12 month period • Provide a named nominated point
of contact within the school
• Display posters and promote the
club as agreed
• If a coach is coming into school
during curriculum time a Teacher
MUST be present at all times
• If a coach is coming into school out
of curriculum time then the school
maintains duty of care for the young
people taking part. It is the teachers
responsibility to assess when it is
appropriate to leave the coach alone
with the pupils and if the teacher is
not planning to stay with the session
they must ensure the coach knows
where and how to contact the
teacher
• To inform club of any policies and
procedures specific to their individual
school, i.e. discipline etc.
• If practical coaching sessions are
taking place maintain a register of all
young people attending
Knowsley School-Club Link Agreement
Name of School
Contact name
Position at school
Contact number
Email
Name of Club
Contact name
Position at school
Contact number
Email
Name of Sport
This school-club Link agreement has been drawn up between
and
(School)
(Club)
Minimum Operating Standards
Every club and school must be able to adhere to the following requirements for
affiliation to the Knowsley Sports Development School Club Links certification.
The agreed level of School-Club Link will be Level
In addition to the agreed school / club activity listed in each level the School
agree to provide:
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•
•
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In addition to the agreed school / club activity listed in each level the Club
agree to provide:
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•
Review
The working of this agreement will be reviewed on an annual basis through a
meeting of the school and club contacts in
(Month) of each year.
The agreement will be renewable from
(Date) of each year.
Confirmation of agreement
By signing this agreement both school and club agree to operate to all minimum
operating standards necessary on the agreed tier and will comply with all agreed.
From the School
Signed
Position at school
Printed name
Date
From the Club
Signed
Position at school
Printed name
Date
For any support through this process, contact Knowsley Sports Development on
0151 443 3545 / 2208
Once signed by both parties a copy should be returned to:
Sport Development
Leisure and Culture Service
Floor 5
Huyton Municipal Building
Huyton
L36 9YX
Congratulations!
A copy of this agreement will be provided for the relevant NGB Regional Officer and
Merseyside Sports Partnership along with recognition certificates for both school
and club.
Form to be completed and returned by club to relevant School(s)
Record of young people joining
(Club)
Name
School
Year Group
Date
Joined Club
As part of the monitoring and evaluation process for school club links please keep a
record of all young people joining your club and return this form to the school at an
agreed date.
What is Clubmark?
Clubmark is the Sport England cross sport quality accreditation for clubs with a junior
section. National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) accredit clubs that comply with
minimum operating standards in four areas:
• The playing and participation programme.
• Duty of care and child protection.
• Sports equity and ethics
• Club management
Clubmark demonstrates to partners, parents and young people that Clubmark accredited
club are:
• Active - Getting the best out of young people.
• Accessible - Giving everyone a sporting chance.
• Accredited - The Sport England mark of high quality.
What Knowsley Clubmark is?
Knowsley Sports Development Service validates clubs that do not have a National
Governing Body of Sport (NGB’s) “Clubmark” accreditation scheme but comply with
the minimum operating standards required. This accreditation recognises the
development and commitment of clubs that are deemed safe, effective and child friendly.
NGB’s that do not accredit clubs with “Clubmark” status include Baseball, Martial Arts and
other minority sports.
If you have any concerns about any sport clubs operating in Knowsley
please contact:
Phil Cantillon, Knowsley Sports Development Manager - 0151 443 2157
Kerstine Hogg, Knowsley Partnership Development Manager - 07748 142 648
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