Sport England
Sport England Accreditation
The club successfully gained the Sport England accreditation during the 2004/05 season and was the first rugby club in the area to do so.
Clubmark benefits your club by:
- promoting your club
- giving support from sports professionals
- increasing membership
- developing your coaches
- developing your volunteers
The development and accreditation scheme that Sport England has created in partnership with national governing bodies (NGBs) to recognize and accredit clubs that are committed to prove a safe, effective and child-friendly environment for children and young people.
Clubmark sets criteria in the following categories:
- Duty of care and child protection
- Coaching and competition
- Sports equity and ethics
- Club management
The development of Clubmark by Sport England has two main objectives:
- To ensure that the NGB accreditation programmes contain the core criteria of safe, effective and child-friendly clubs.
- To enable parents/carers and sports professionals to recognise an accredited club through a common branding.
Clubmark and Active Sports
Active Sports is a partnership programme between Sport England, local authorities, national governing bodies and other agencies. Forty-five sports partnerships have been created across the country to deliver the programme. Active Sports aims to provide better quality coaching and competition for those young people who wish to commit to playing sport regularly in the community.
The development of sports clubs providing opportunities for children and young people is an integral part of Active Sports. The 45 sports partnerships will work closely with national governing bodies to provide support to clubs working towards improving their quality and gain accreditation.
If you would like any further information on our work with Sport England, please speak to Tracey Lawrence (01327 350925). Further details on Sport England can be found on their website www.sportengland.org
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