While sports coach UK recommended Minimum Standards for coaches provide guidance for all coaching, some of our local authority partners in West Yorkshire have established schemes to check the qualifications and minimum standards of those looking to working schools or local authority facilities in their district.
In addition to general guidance on minimum standards, West Yorkshire Sport has produced some guidance for coaches working in schools on the standards they need to meet in each district. and a quick reference guide to the appropriate qualifications for coaching groups in various sports. West Yorkshire Guidance and qualifications guide.
This has been established to verify the qualifications and standards of those coaches wanting to work in schools or council programmes, with the aim of raising the standards of coaching provision.
The required standards are:
- level 2 coaching qualification (or equivalent)
- CRB Disclosure
- First Aid Certificate
- appropriate insurance
- two good references
- safeguarding training
- agree to code of practice for coaches
Coaches should register on www.coachingwy.co.uk, link to the Calderdale group (in 'Tailor our Service') and complete details of the qualifications etc then contact the Council to arrange to have their standards checked.
For further information please contact: David Brook on 01422 284441 david.brook@calderdale.gov.uk
This has been established to create and maintain an approved supplier list of coaching providers/companies to work in the city, with the aim of raising the standards of coaching provision.
For inclusion on the Coaching Leeds Approved Supplier List all companies or individual coaches are required to submit:
- evidence of appropriate levels of insurance
- three good/excellent reference and details of three projects they have been involved with
- Health & Safety and Child Protection polices
- evidence of completed risk assessment and completed health & safety questionnaire
- full employmnet history for each member of staff
- confirmation that each memberof staff's identity and right to work in the Uk have been checked
- details of CRB disclosure numbers, date of issue and issuing body for each menber of coaching staff
- confirmation that each memebr of staff has been assessed as suitable to work with children
- evidence of all coaching certificated for each member of coaching staff
- evidence of attendance at basic first aid and safeguarding courses
To continue on the list companies / coaches will have to update the details of any time limited standards and attend one CPD session per year..
For further information please contact: Shelagh Dixon on 0113 3951048 shelagh.dixon@leeds.gov.uk or see their website.