ACTIVE SURREY CLUB ACCREDITATION
CRITERIA
The Active Surrey Club Accreditation is broken down into 3 levels:
Working through and attaining these 3 levels will result in the club becoming available for various benefits and rewards, and the club will get more and more support and guidance from sports development professionals as they progress. Working through these levels will get the club upto Clubmark standard quickly and effectively.
Outlined below are the criteria for each stage of Active Surrey Club Accreditation. There are numerous templates and guides to assist the club meet the required standard.
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When a club has achieved
these various components satisfactorily, the Active Surrey Sports
Partnership will award the club with a bronze
accreditation. The club will also have met the
necessary criteria in order to qualify for Community Amateur Sports
Clubs (CASC) tax relief status, other
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Criteria:
1)
Coaches, Officials & Volunteers Codes of
Conduct.
2)
Code of Conduct for Parents / Supporters.
3)
Codes of Conduct for Participants.
4)
Club Registration & Membership Forms.
5)
Club has appropriate membership categories and
fees.
6)
Open Club Constitution.
7)
Equity Policy Statement.
8)
End of Year Accounts for the club (Budgetary
Statement).
9)
Club Child Protection Policy Statement
10)
Club has Public Liability Insurance
11)
Club is affiliated to NGB (if
appropriate)
12)
An Audit of Coaches, Officials and
Volunteers
When a club has achieved
these various components satisfactorily, the Active Surrey Sports
Partnership will award the club with a silver
accreditation. The club will also have met the
necessary criteria in order to be considered minimum standards for
Active Surrey to proactively link the club into various club
development schemes. The club must already have
achieved the Active Surrey Bronze level in order to receive the
Silver award.
Criteria:
Child Protection:
1)
Club child protection policy and
procedures.
2)
Child Welfare Officer Appointed with Role description &
CRB Check.
3)
Club has minimum of 1 child protection trained
officer.
4)
Key coaches and volunteers in junior section of club to have
Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) check, all others to have at least
completed Self-Disclosure forms.
Health
& Safety:
5)
Club First Aid Procedures &
Provision.
6)
Emergency Procedures.
7)
Emergency Next of Kin contact details.
8)
Record of participants medical
conditions.
9)
Accident / Incident report form.
10)
Minimum of 1 First Aid Qualified person per
team.
11)
Risk Assessments of the club.
Coaching Programme:
12) At least 1
Qualified coach in club at a minimum of Level 1 of particular
sport.
13) Attendance
Register.
14) Each junior team
has a Squad Coach / Manager with Role descriptions and a CRB
check.
15) Volunteer
Co-ordinator Appointed with Role description and a CRB
check.
16) Role Description
for all Volunteers.
17) Coaches
Information Pack.
18) Club works in partnership with NGB, CSP & LA's.
This award corresponds
with the club being in a position to successfully attain the
Clubmark accreditation for their particular
sport. On achieving these components, the club
will receive the Active Surrey Gold award from the Active Surrey
Sports Partnership. The club may still have
minor sports specific elements to complete in order to attain their
Clubmark accreditation, but you are 95% there!
Other
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Criteria:
1)
Club has at least one Level 1 Qualified Coach for each junior
team with CRB checks.
2)
There is at least one Level 2 Qualified coach in the
club with a CRB check.
3)
Club has a minimum of 2 people who have attended approved
Child Protection courses.
4)
Club has a minimum of 1 coach who has attended an
approved Disability Awareness course.
5)
Coaches have Public Liability Insurance.
6)
Coaches have attended a "Club for All" Workshop (minimum of 1
person).
7)
Coaches have attended an approved Equity in Your Coaching
course (minimum of 1 person).
8)
Club has appropriate ratio for number of coaches to
participants as specified by the NGB.
9)
Club Fixture Information & Training
Schedules.
10)
Club Newsletter / Website.
11)
Club & School Partnership Agreement &
Link.
12) Club Development Action Plan.
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