Club Supporter Programme

West of England Sport Trust (Wesport) recognises and values the commitment made by sports clubs to develop high quality, welcoming environments for young participants. The development of clubs that encourage young people to take-up sport, improve their talents and give them the option to initiate and maintain life-long participation in sport is an essential part of our work to support the sporting infrastructure in England.

We are also fully suppportive of Sport England / National Governing Body accreditation programmes such as Clubmark which help to ensure that clubs are offering high quality provision appropriate for their local communities and give parents and participants confidence in clubs.

Wesport are therefore delighted to annouce the launch of their new Club Supporter Programme. This programme aims to support clubs through the Sport England Clubmark and National Governing Bodies accreditation process in easy steps. The programme brings together a 6 month package of intensive development support based around 3 workshops and 3 one to one sessions with Wesport Development Officers. Each club will also receive a resource pack as part of the programme.

Whats involved;

Workshops - 3 x 3hours

• Monday 26th March 2012 - Introduction to Clubmark and Development Planning
• Tuesday 29th May 2012 - Managing your Workforce
• Wednesday 11th July 2012 - Promoting Your Club and School Club Links

All workshops will be held at the University of the West of England, Bristol from 6.30 - 9.30pm. However may be moved if another location best suits the clubs booked on.

1:1 Club support sessions - 3 x 2hours

Each club will have access to 3 one to one sessions with an experienced Development Officer from Wesport, where you will be able to go through your Club accreditation folder in detail, produce an Action plan and include timescales. These sessions will follow each workshop to a day and time confinient to your club.

Cost;

The programme will costs each club £300, inclusive of all workshops and one to one sessions, as well as the resources being provided.

How to apply;

There are two ways to book on the programme, either;

- Online by clicking here

- Completing the application form and returning to the Wesport office

For further information contact Sarah Casselden on 0117 328 6250 or email sarah.casselden@uwe.ac.uk