Reporting Back Sharon MacDonald Director of Development
THE HERALD SCOTLAND’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER 2014
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September
THE HERALD SCOTLAND’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER
September 2014
Swimming Capitalises on 2014 Success More people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds are participating in swimming for health, fitness and fun, training and competition and as volunteers, teachers and coaches. A partnership approach has resulted in a swimming participation legacy. Scottish Swimming, its 151 swimming clubs and the 32 local authority/leisure trusts in Scotland joined forces to ensure a swimming legacy for Scotland. So how did they achieve it……………
• Participation for Health, Fitness and Fun • Stronger, Sustainable Clubs • Quality Education and Training
Participation for Health Fitness and Fun
Triple S
Quality LTS
Entitlement
Innovative Programmes
Quality Training and Resources
Workforce Development Planning
Water Management Planning
National Promotion
Ensuring Every Child Can Swim • 11 Las/Trusts trained to deliver early years swimming • 129 teachers trained • 800 pre-school children learning to swim • Increase in children achieving Triple S • Parliamentary Reception • National framework for swimming in Scotland • Reviewing LTS framework • Research into LTS in Scotland • Review Trust Learn to Swim programmes
Recreational Swimmer Pathway • • • • • •
New agreement for hydro spinning Development of aquatic fitness CPDs New adult swimming programmes New open water come n’ try programme Developing new adult recreational membership Supporting 6 trusts with pool programming and work force development • Social media, sharing best practice, marketing resources
Stronger, Sustainable Clubs
Effective LTS Club Links
Water Management Planning
Volunteers Coaches Officials
Active Schools/ Community Sports Hubs
National Promotion of Club Swimming
Swimmer Transition
Membership Growth and Retention • • • • • • • • • •
7 clubs successful sportscotland DCI 5 Club Development Co-ordinators 11 performance development access agreements in place New planning and governance workshops New regional training weeks Young squad leaders pilot, retention survey Water polo development in Aberdeen New partnerships with SSS New club of the year award, club video, club campaign Active Schools/CSH – no real progress
Quality Education and Training
UKCC Review
New Training and Resources
Online Education Portal
Education Calendar
Licencing/ Retention
Monitoring and Evaluation
Quality Education and Training • • • • • • •
Level 2 complete, level 1 underway New training and resources developed Tutor workforce re-engaged OneFile coming soon 2 Regional Training weeks Education focus group set-up Licensing review
Partnership Work Focus: National Framework for Swimming in Scotland • Aquatic strategies • Workforce development (quality and quantity) • Pool Programming (making best use of the pool, catering for all)