Developing your cross-College sport
Developing a College Sport Strategy
and physical activity strategy
May 2013
Clare Howard, Head
of
Sport
Policy,
AoC
Clare Howard
Head of Sports Policy
Association of Colleges
Purpose of the workshop
• To understand the benefits of a College-wide
sports strategy – why do it?
• To help you begin the process of developing a
strategy:
– Examine context
– Develop your vision
– Roles and responsibilities/staffing
– External partnerships and potential funding
– Use of the plan and communication
National focus on
quality standards
The Education and Training Foundation
Chartered Status
National sport strategy
• Vision, strategic aims
and objectives (seven
areas)
• Good practice case
studies
• Advocacy papers for
Colleges and community
sport
• Annual operational plan
National context (sport)
• Active Colleges
– 153 College Sport
Makers
– 100+ others through FE
Activation Fund
• £160m for facilities
• New satellite clubs
• Funding for NGBs and
local partners
Your College in
December 2013
1. What existing
documents/plans do
you have?
2. Why do you want to
develop a cross-College
sport and physical
activity strategy?
Why do it?
Helps internal
communication
New inspection
framework:
improves
teaching,
learning,
outcomes
Profile and
reputation of
your College –
aid to
recruitment
Helps to attract
funding
Communication
/ links with
community
partners and
employers
Priorities and
work
programming –
staff resources
Benefits
to your
College
Transferable
skills for
learners in all
subject areas
Know WHY you want one:
your reasons will affect...
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...how long?
...headings and structure?
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...circulation?
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Process for your strategy
Key drivers and what
influences you
(national and local /
top and bottom)
Implementation
Your mission, vision
and values
Individual objectives
and work
programming
Big headings /
“Chunks” - Goals or
strategic objectives
Team/Departmental
Improvement
Planning
Self Assessment –
priorities and
influencing College
SAR
Step 1
Key drivers and
what influences
you (national and
What influences the
local/top and
wholeImplementation
College?
bottom)
National policy?
Catchment demographics?
Funding?
External organisations?
Individual objectives
Inspection?
What other plans might
drive
the strategy?
Your mission, vision
and values
LA plans?
CSP strategy?
Facility plans?
Health organisations?
Big headings /
“Chunks” - Goals or
strategic objectives
and work
programming
Team / Departmental
Improvement
Planning
Self Assessment –
priorities and
influencing College
SAR
Your geographic context
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Know your area...
Demographic data
Health data
Economic performance
Participation and activity levels
Sporting facilities
Nearest neighbour comparisons
Strategic organisations
and policy makers
• Government departments
(Education, BIS, Health,
Culture)
• UK Sport
• Sport England
• Youth Sport Trust
• AoC
• National Governing Bodies
• CSPs
• LAs
Delivery partners
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Employers
County Sports Partnerships
Sports Development Officers
Local Authorities – leisure centres,
Youth Service, Extended Services
Schools
Community Sports Coaches
Voluntary sector
Private sector
Leagues, clubs and GBs
Professional clubs
Keeping it simple
Step 2
Key drivers and what
influences you
(national and local /
top and bottom)
Your mission,
Identifying mission/vision:
vision and
values
Implementation
Individual objectives
and work
programming
What do you want to achieve?
What does success look like?
Identifying appropriate words
Statement/re-statement
How does this relate to your College
mission?
Team / Departmental
Improvement
Planning
Self Assessment –
priorities and
influencing College
SAR
Big headings /
“Chunks” - Goals or
strategic objectives
Vision for your strategy
Step 3
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Themes (Could be health, equity etc)
Work areas (facilities, coaching, volunteering)
Geographic areas
Target groups of learners
Big headings /
Community use and links
“Chunks” - Goals
Key drivers and what
influences you
(national and local /
top and bottom)
Implementation
Your mission, vision
and values
Individual objectives
and work
programming
Team / Departmental
Improvement
Planning
or strategic
objectives
Self Assessment –
priorities and
influencing College
SAR
Chunks/big headings
Other example
headings used
1. Develop our partnership working
2. Develop workforce
3. Re-design provision to meet future skills and funding
priorities
4. Build and manage facilities
5. Achieve outstanding success rates through
improvements to teaching and learning
6. Increase levels of physical activity and improve the
health of learners
How would you structure your
strategy?
Curriculum
Extra curricular
sport
Enrichment
Step 4: Self assessment
and setting priorities
Key drivers and what
influences you
(national and local /
top and bottom)
• Complete a self assessment with as many
members of staff as possible involved
(formal or informal)
Implementation
Your mission, vision
and values
Individual objectives
and work
programming
Team / Departmental
Improvement
Planning
Big headings /
“Chunks” - Goals
or strategic
objectives
Self Assessment
– priorities and
influencing
College SAR
Step 5
Key drivers and what
influences you
(national and local /
top and bottom)
Implementation
Your mission, vision
and values
List projects and work areas emanating
from strategic objectives
Roles and responsibilities
Individual objectives
Who leads?
Big headings /
and work
“Chunks” - Goals or
programming
Who needs to participate? strategic objectives
Who needs to be informed?
Team / Departmental
Who is not involved?
Self Assessment –
Improvement
priorities and
Use a matrix
Planning
influencing College
SAR
Roles and responsibilities
Area (change to suit)
Curriculum developments
Employer links/Apprenticeships
Participation: inactive
Participation: already active
Volunteering
Teams, clubs, competition
Club links
Support for elite performers
Facility management
Facility planning
Health, physical activity
Who
Who
Who
Who
Steps 6 and 7
Key drivers and what
influences you
(national and local /
top and bottom)
mission, vision
Project managementYourtechniques
and values
Gantt charts
Line management
Communication
Individual objectives
Big headings /
and work
Team
building
“Chunks” - Goals or
programming
strategic objectives
Effective meetings
Team /Etc
Self Assessment –
Departmental
priorities and
Etc
Improvement
influencing College
Implementation
Planning
SAR
Action planning for
your priorities
Priority
Action
Who
Resources
Timescale
Targets
What next? Your timetable for
production
• A 3-6 month process
• Needs to link with other planning cycles
• Needs sign off and involvement of Principal and
SMT
• Link back to WHY you are producing it? What
format will you need and who will need to buy in?
• Don’t underestimate the interest it will generate
Immediate actions
from today...
1. Advocacy and persuasion, gain senior level support
(example)
2. Visioning and scoping session – essential to gain buy in
across College
3. Establish cross-College working group and set dates for
meetings
4. Agree production timetable and stick to it!
5. There will be a temptation for the process and the
document to grow; keep it as simple as possible
clare_howard@aoc.co.uk
07775 665138
@AoC_Sports