Students as Leaders
Carwyn Young – Sport Wales
Dr Hannah Mawson – University of South Wales
Our Vision:
A Dynamic, Skilled &
Diverse Workforce
leading and delivering
Sport in Wales
How we define the workforce?
• Leadership
• Coaching & Officials
• Volunteers
• Performance Coaches
Our Objectives (2015-2019)
•
Effective and inspirational leadership within 27 National
Governing Bodies and all regional delivery organisations
•
Increase number of active coaches by 15,000 from 45,000 to
60,000 (waiting for end of year confirmed figures)
•
To attract, develop and retain the highest calibre of High
Performance coaches within a minimum of 12 Elite and priority
focus/pathway sports
•
To increase the amount of active officials from 10,000 to 14,000
•
Increase the total number of volunteers in sport by 30,000 from
255,000 to 285,000
Who volunteers?
• 2012: 10.4%; Male 12% and Female 9%
• Average of 2.1 hours per week
• Most volunteers were in the 15-24 age
group (16%)
• Almost half of volunteers (49%) did so
on a weekly basis.
Who volunteers?
Types of Activities
Percentage
2012
Percentage
2008/09
Coaching
51%
41%
Administration
33%
37%
Officiating/refereeing
23%
n/a
Stewarding
19%
n/a
Transport
17%
14%
Catering
11%
8%
Principles that drive the development of
volunteering
•
Volunteers know exactly what is expected of
them
•
Volunteers are developed, supported and
valued
•
The mutual benefits of volunteering are
clear to individuals and organisations
The FE Sector’s contribution:
Colegau Cymru- ‘State of Play 2014’ Report
• “Volunteering hours completed by sports students in FE in range
from less than 500 hours per college to over 3000 per college
with potential to engage all sports students in community
volunteering activity”.
• Potential Workforce of 3000 sports students
• Potential Volunteering capacity of 120,000 hours
• Current examples of good practice in developing participation
and volunteering
The FE Sector’s contribution:
• Coaches/Sports Leaders
• Officials
• Student Management Teams
The FE Sector’s contribution:
Coaches/Sports Leaders
• Making sport happen ‘on & off campus’
• A sustainable workforce
• Developing ‘softer skills’ as well as technical
ones
Purpose
Options
Opportunities
Giving young people the opportunities through sport to develop key life skills like
leadership, communication and teamwork will encourage ‘every child hooked on sport
for life’ and help to create a ‘nation of champions’.
Foundation
Phase (3-7)
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 5
(7-11)
(11-14)
(14-16)
(16-18)
•Playground
Leaders
•Playground
Leaders
•Young Leader
Award
•In the Zone 1
•Bronze Young
Ambassadors
•Young Leader
Award
•Level 1 Award
in Sports
Leadership
•In the Zone 2
•AYP Organisers
Award
•Level 1 & 2 Awards in
Sports Leadership
•AYP Organisers
Award
•adiStars Young
Ambassadors
•NGB Level 0 Assistant
Coach
•Dance Leaders
•GCSE, BTEC, Welsh
Bacc
•Level 2 Award in
Community Sports
Leadership
•Level 3 Award in
Higher Sports
Leadership
•Gold Young
Ambassadors
•NGB Level 1 Assistant
Coach
•A-Level, Welsh Bacc
•Millennium Volunteers
•Level 3 Award
in Higher Sports
Leadership
•Platinum Young
Ambassadors
•NGB Level 2
Coach
•Millennium
Volunteers
Children lead
activities in play
grounds during
lunch times
Support lunchtime
supervisors,
responsible for
equipment hire,
mentor new
playground leaders,
promote physical
activity and London
2012
Assist in extra
curricular 5x60
clubs, assisting the
running of intra
school competition
and sports days
Assist in delivering
extra curricular DS
cluster clubs,
Lead 5x60 &
adiStars sessions ,
promote physical
activity and London
2012, alternative
roles
Opportunities to
lead sessions in
5x60 , DS and
community clubs,
advocate physical
activity and London
2012, alternative
roles like officiating
Mentor other
young people on
leadership
continuum, lead
sessions in schools
and communities,
NEET volunteers,
advocate sport and
London 2012
Higher
Education (18+)
The FE Sector’s contribution:
Officials
•
Key to competitive sport
•
Pathway from Grass Roots to Elite
•
Potential Career
The FE Sector’s contribution:
Student Management Teams
•
Our future leaders
•
The ‘Student Voice’
•
Young Ambassador pathway
USW Sport Employability
Programme
2015
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USW Sport
• Context to USW sport
– 10 courses offered (plus one ‘Top-Up’)
– Heavy focus on Employability
– Links with industry partners
– Vocational qualifications
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USW Sport’s vision:
‘To create highly employable sports graduates
through inspirational and professionally
recognised courses’
2015
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Employability
• Dedicated role to support WBL and employability
• Ensure students are ‘employable’ in the sports
industry
• Embedded work-based learning at levels 5 & 6 of
all sport degree programmes
• Combination of vocational qualifications,
skill/knowledge development and experience
• Support the delivery of community sport across
South Wales
2015
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USW Sport: Work-Based Learning
Current Picture 2014/15:
– Approx. 190 students on placement this year
– Partnerships with around 55 different sport
related organisations
– Over 21,000 hours of time contributed to the
sports industry across South Wales this academic
year
– On the whole, positive feedback from employers
2015
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Employability Conference
2015
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Active Valleys
2015
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USW ‘Sport Employability, Enterprise
& Leadership’ (SEEL) academy
• Excellence kite-mark for graduate leadership,
employability and enterprise in sport
• Gold standard programme recognised by
employers when recruiting for student
placement and graduates
• The creation of an ‘elite’ alumni club that will
promote high profile success and also support
future participants recruited from FE e.g. YA’s
2015
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USW ‘Sport Employability, Enterprise
& Leadership’ (SEEL) academy
Aim of the project is to:
‘Be recognised, by both students and industry
professionals, as a centre of excellence for
employability and workforce development in
sport’
2015
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USW ‘Sport Employability, Enterprise
& Leadership’ (SEEL) academy
• Will include a range of elements:
– Academic provision
– CPD & professional development
– Employment/WBL opportunities
– Enterprise projects e.g. Active Valleys
– Research
– Individualised approach for talented students
2015
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Case Study
• Partnership between USW Sport; CollegesWales
Sport & First Campus
• Utilising HE sport students to support existing
sport provision and provide additional
opportunities in local colleges:
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2015
Bridgend College
CAVC
The College Merthyr Tydfil
Coleg Gwent
Coleg y Cymoedd
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Case Study
• Mollie Croxon – journey so far…
– College - 3 A Levels & 1 AS Level
– USW BA Sports Development
– Year 1 – Sport RCT
– Year 2 – Sport RCT; StreetGames
– Year 3 – CollegesWales & First Campus
2015
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Case Study
• Successes of project
• Challenges experienced
• Critical success factors:
– mentors
– clear role descriptors
– support at all levels of programme
2015
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Ideas moving forward
• Continue to grow HE student support in colleges
within sport
• Opportunity for colleges to replicate in other
areas e.g. Drama, music etc.
• Continue to strengthen links with FE colleges to
ensure HE pathway is suitable, progressive and
individual for talented students at USW Sport
• Future opportunity to embed a similar
programme within colleges for FE students
2015
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Questions?
2015
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