New Sports Leaders UK Leadership Academies
Sports Leaders UK has successfully launched the Leadership
Academy initiative which is a scheme to reward and recognise some
of its best Approved Assessment Centres who go beyond the call of
duty.
These Leadership Academies in many respects will act as beacons
of good practise to other organisations in their local area. They
not only deliver Sports Leaders UK's awards and qualifications with
high levels of success and enthusiasm, but by meeting the criteria,
these organisations have a very positive impact on the local
community with regards to increased voluntary hours, community
placements and events.
A number of these organisations have developed a range of
creative ideas which go beyond the learning outcomes of the Sports
Leaders UK leadership awards and qualifications, and offer the
learners a pathway of additional opportunities, and a package of
initiatives that motivate and inspire people to take part in sports
leadership and volunteering programmes.
These organisations have evolved their centres and courses into
so much more than 'just a sports leadership course' and
Sports Leaders UK considers this evolution of delivery to be good
practice.
Sports Leaders UK wish to recognise and encourage this good
practise throughout the United Kingdom by accrediting centres who
'go the extra mile' with an official Leadership Academy
status, providing the centres fulfil the set criteria.
New Sports Leaders UK Leadership
Academies
During the first 12 months of the initiative, Sports Leaders UK
Regional Teams will invite centres who they feel are successfully
working towards meeting the criteria, hence the initial
applications are by invitation only. However, if you feel you may
be eligible then please feel free to contact your Regional
Foundation Manager.
The category has being launched to recognise the impact that
exceptional centres can have on their local communities as well as
their own Sports Leaders.
"Many different sorts of organisations deliver our awards and
qualifications", said Michaela Hutchings, Operations Director for
Sports Leaders UK. "Some of these have taken the Sports Leaders UK
ethos and made it the very foundation of what they do, developing a
range of creative ideas which go beyond the learning from our
leadership awards and qualifications. We want these centres to be
held up as role models for best practice."
Successful centres accredited with Leadership Academy status
will receive a plaque to display on site and official letters of
accreditation, be featured on the Sports Leaders UK website and in
publications, get a free support visit from a Sports Leaders UK
member of staff and a 10% discount on Sports Leaders UK merchandise
and 5% off the cost of learner registrations.
Organisations are carefully selected and invited to apply for
Leadership Academy status by Sports Leaders UK regional teams. A
written application must then be submitted using the Sports Leaders
UK Leadership Academy Application Form. The application will then
be assessed by the Sports Leaders UK Leadership Academy Approval
Panel.
Visit the Leadership Academies page
