Sport Wales - Active Young People
There are two Sport Wales Active Young People (AYP) programmes
that involve volunteers, teachers and young leaders and which help
young people become more active.
Active Young People 5x60 programme
5x60 is an inclusive programme designed to encourage more young
people of secondary school age to participate in physical activity
and sport. 5x60 comprises a choice of traditional sporting
activities similar to Dragon Sport; coached activities such as
tennis, badminton and squash and informal activities such as table
tennis, dance, cheerleading and some outdoor and adventurous
activities such as orienteering. 5x60 seeks to encourage more young
people than ever before to take part in sport and physical activity
by removing the barriers that prevent some from taking part. It
takes place generally on the secondary school site, and is lead by
voluntary coaches, Sports Leaders and parents.
Active Young People Dragon Sport programme
Dragon Sport is an inclusive activity programme for young people
between the ages of seven and 11. Included in the Dragon Sports
are: athletics, cricket, football, hockey, netball, tennis, golf
and rugby. Each Dragon Sport is supported by a series of game and
activity cards, and a bag of equipment suitable for young people
within this age group. The game and activity cards offer
progressive activities that support skill development, leading to
the Government Body mini-game. Dragon Sport is run on primary
school sites, out of school hours and is lead by voluntary
organisers.
Sport Wales and Sports Leaders UK working together
Sports Leaders UK is a UK and Wales regulated Awarding
Organisation and Charitable Foundation that provides a range of
leadership awards and qualifications.
Sports Leaders UK has a longstanding partnership with Sport
Wales and has been tasked by Sport Wales to review the existing
Active Young People Organisers course.
The existing Active Young People Organisers Course
Learners can become an Active Young People Organiser by
attending a one day course which helps them to understand and carry
out their role; to organise safe, fun and purposeful physical
activity for all young people; and work generally within the aims
and philosophy of the Active Young People programme, and the
specific aims of the programme for which they will deliver.
The new Active Young People Organisers Course
The content of the course has not changed, however learners aged
12 and above will be able to undertake this course and achieve an
Active Young People Organiser Award which will be certificated by
Sports Leaders UK on behalf of Sport Wales. This means that
learners will receive formal recognition for completing their
course and also means that the they will be able to use the
learning gained in the Active Young People Organiser Award towards
Sports Leaders UK Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications.
There is a certain amount of learning that crosses over from one
programme to the other which means the Active Young People
Organiser Award and the Sports Leaders UK Level 1 and Level 2
qualifications can work alongside each other feeding into the Sport
Wales/Sports Leaders UK Leadership Continuum.
Why it would be of benefit to run the AYP programmes
alongside Sports Leaders UK programmes in centres?
Running the AYP programmes alongside the Sports Leaders UK
programmes would allow learners to cross reference their learning
from their Active Young People Organiser Award to a Sports
Leaders UK Level 1 or Level 2 qualification - a
nationally recognised qualification which sits on the same
framework as do BTECs and NVQs.
Sports Leaders UK will accredit the appropriate Learning
Outcomes from the Active Young People Organiser Award as prior
learning - meaning that the learner can credit that AYP learning
towards gaining a leadership qualification, taking them further
along the Leadership Continuum.
This benefits the learner in providing opportunities to gain
additional qualifications.
It benefits the community by creating qualified leaders that can
assist and lead activities in a variety of settings.
Mapping Documents
Please refer to the following Mapping Documents to assist in the
delivery of these programmes.
What to do next
- Download and print off the AYP Centre
Registration Form, complete it and return it to Sports Leaders
UK. You only need to do this once in order for your school, college
or club will to be registered as an Active Young People Organiser
Award delivery centre. You will then be allocated a centre number
for future use.
- You need to be trained and accredited by Sport Wales as an
Active Young People Organiser Award tutor, and need to be suitably
insured and covered to deliver the course.
- You can also register with Sports Leaders UK to run a sports
leadership qualification. Contact the Wales Foundation Manager
for guidance if required.
- Run your Active Young People Organiser Award for your
learners.
- Download and print off the AYP
Certificate Request Form, complete it and return it to Sports
Leaders UK.
- You will then receive certificates for your AYP learners and an
invoice for £2 per certificate.
- Continue to run your sports leadership course and on completion
complete the Learner Certificate Request Forms found in the learner
Record Of Achievements and return to Sports Leaders UK for
certificates to be issued.
Read more about the Sport Wales AYP
programme.
