Palace Launch For Sports Leaders UK Foundation

Essentially Dance & Indoor Rowing

Two new leadership courses will be available from 2010. The Essentially Dance Leadership course, in partnership with Essentially Dance, and the Indoor Rowing Leaders Award, in partnership with Concept2 Rowing.

Foundation Funding Leads Community Drive

The Sports Leaders UK Foundation has been awarded £100,000 by the Garfield Weston Foundation, which will go towards establishing a further 100 Sports Leaders UK Outreach Centres, and assist in the running of a number of partnership based community projects.

QCDA Offer Free Diploma Training

QCDA is currently running free training events for exams office staff who are delivering the Diploma for the first time.

New Qualifications and Credit Framework

The new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) will replace the current NQF on 1 January 2010. Sports Leaders UK will be moving all of their qualifications onto the QCF next year.

Teaching Leadership Toolkit Now Available

Due to regular demands from delegates on Tutor Training, the training team have been busy designing a toolkit that allows tutors to have access to re-usable activity cards for ten of the most popular activities used on training. Order yours today!

FREE Leadership Resources

We have produced a range of leadership resources for you to use in the community, at work, or for any sporting activity you are organising. Download a FREE copy of the ladder competition, knock-out competition, and round robin scoreboards today!

Sports Leaders UK Hosts Scottish Parliament Event

Sports Leaders UK held an event at The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 27^th January to demonstrate the importance of its work and partners in Scotland. The event, hosted by Andy Kerr SMP, showcased the amazing achievements of Sports Leaders in Scotland and highlighted the pledge made by Sports Leaders UK to the Commonwealth Games Legacy.

Sports Leaders UK Unveils 2012 Games Legacy

Sports Leaders UK announced its 2012 legacy and recognised inspirational young leaders at a special awards ceremony at the House of Lords recently. The event, held on December 7, also saw the announcement of Sports Leaders UK's recent partnership with Change4Life, the Government's programme to encourage a healthier, active lifestyle.

Loire Valley Cycle Challenge

Linda Plowright, Chief Executive of Sports Leaders UK, and Carolyn Cant, QA Manager took part in the Extra Mile Challenge cycle relay through France on the 25, 26, 27 September, to raise money for a number of charities including Sports Leaders UK.

Helping Future Leaders Of Major Sports

Four major British sports looked to Sports Leaders UK to help deliver leadership training for 200 young people at the Young Leaders Camp 2009 in Rugby School this month.

Palace Launch For Sports Leaders UK Foundation

On Wednesday 8th July 2009, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, hosted a private luncheon at Buckingham Palace to officially launch the new Sports Leaders UK Foundation.

Olympians Lead Young Sports Leaders

Four Olympic athletes led two hundred young people from all over Britain at the first Sports Leaders UK National Convention at the MK Dons stadium on Saturday 4th July.

Palace Launch For Sports Leaders UK Foundation

On Wednesday 8th July 2009, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, hosted a private luncheon at Buckingham Palace to officially launch the new Sports Leaders UK Foundation.

His Royal Highness encouraged guests to consider how they could best help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are the focus of the Sports Leaders UK Foundation.

The Foundation has three main goals:

To reach those young people that cannot currently access our training, awards and qualifications - particularly those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds with the fewest life chances - so that they can experience the benefits of the training, achieve nationally recognised qualifications, and embark on a pathway to a positive life.
By working with employers and other partners, to ensure that a sports leadership course is the start of a young person's life of leadership, and personal achievement - not an end.
To harness the secondary benefit of training and deploying Sports Leaders to establish more active communities, where sport and physical activity can be used as a diversion from crime and misconduct, and to encourage communities to lead healthier more active lives.

Guests At Buckingham Palace Luncheon

Guests included, The Honorable Robert Hanson, son of the late Lord Hanson, who kick started the early development of sports leadership with a generous donation of £1million; Christopher Satterthwaite, Group CEO of Chime Communications plc, Honorary Vice President of Sports Leaders UK, and son of Bob Satterthwaite, founder and an early advocate of sports leadership; Dr Peter Harper, an Honorary Vice President of Sports Leaders UK; Deke and Jill Arlon, long-time supporters and trustees of Sports Leaders UK and BST Marketing, the merchandising arm of Sports Leaders UK, respectively.

The Honorable Robert Hanson & Dr Peter Harper HRH Duke of Edinburgh, Danny Fiszman (centre), Sally Fiszman, Christopher Satterthwaite

Chair of Sports Leaders UK, Margaret Peggie OBE, welcomed other guests such as Danny Fiszman, a Director of Arsenal Football Club, and his wife Sally; Tim Hyatt, a Partner of Knight Frank Global Property Professionals, and his wife Harriet; and Stephen Thomas, CEO of Luminar plc, and his wife, Vynette, a magistrate. All guests have a passionate interest in sport and the benefits it can potentially bring to the lives of people who may have missed out on the benefits of mainstream education.

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh & Margaret Peggie OBE, Chair of Sports Leaders UK Sports Leaders UK staff, Linda Plowright, Chief Executive, and Midge Blake, Commercial Development Director, also attended, as did John Best, Consultant.

We look forward to keeping you informed about the developments with the Sports Leaders UK Foundation, and with initiatives that stem from the meetings with some of our most ardent supporters.