Tutor Training Pre-Reading

Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership (SL1)

Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership (SL2)

Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership (CSL)

This is a full days Tutor Training that focuses on giving information to new tutors of the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership, the Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership and the Level 2 in Award Community Sports Leadership qualifications. The information and ideas are disseminated through various briefings, workshops (which include practical activities), and seminars. 

Throughout the day various sessions will be delivered, and delegates will be given full handouts for each session so that the information and ideas gained can be taken away.

To help understand what will be covered throughout the day, the information below gives a brief taster of each session. From these tasters you should be able to identify your expectations so that you come to the training day knowing what sort of information you should be obtaining, as well as enabling you to formulate any questions that need to be answered about the qualifications.

Introduction (09.00-09.20)

A welcome to the training day and an introduction to the staff that will be leading the workshops. This will set the scene for the day and outline what is going to be covered.

View a video clip that gives a taster of the introduction to the Tutor Training day.

Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership Briefing (09.25-10.30 & 10.50-11.30)

Who is the briefing for?

This briefing is suitable for anyone who works with candidates who are 13 years and older (there is no upper age limit on this qualification). It is intended for new tutors of the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership that have not previously received training for this qualification.

Read more information on the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership.

What is the aim of the briefing?

This classroom based briefing aims to provide a general overview of the qualification. The areas that will be covered include:

• The Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
  • You will look at exactly what your candidates will have to achieve in order to gain the qualification.
• Delivery ideas
  • We will outline ideas and examples to help you think about how your candidates might achieve the course objectives.
• Assessment procedures
  • We will look at how you assess your candidates and what paperwork is involved in the process, so that you feel confident about these procedures.
• Quality Assurance expectations
  • You will have an understanding of the Quality Assurance procedures and who else is involved in the delivery of your course, and verification of your candidates.

What needs to be done before attending the briefing?

It is a good idea for you to have familiarised yourself with the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership Tutor Resource Pack (TRP) before you attend this session. However, you do not need to bring your TRP with you. To purchase a TRP, please download the TRP Order Form. 

Although this is a classroom based briefing, please come with any questions, queries or concerns and a willingness to share your thoughts with the rest of the group.  

View a video clip that shows the start of the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership briefing.

Teaching Leadership 1 & 2 Workshops (11.30-12.30 & 15.10-16.15)

Who are the workshops for?

These practically based sessions are suitable for all new tutors who have not attended Tutor Training in the past. All delegates will attend both of these sessions.

What is the aim of these workshops?

During the workshops, we will convey the difference between teaching sports based activities and teaching leadership skills. This notion will be investigated over two, one hour practical workshops:

Teaching Leadership 1 - You will look in detail at the leadership skill of 'communication', breaking down what constitutes effective communication. You will participate in fun, practical activities that are designed to teach communication skills, that you can take away and use in your organisations with your candidates.

Teaching Leadership 2 - You will focus on the leadership skill of 'organisation' within a session, which will encourage you to think about how you will teach this vital skill to your candidates through practically based activities.

View a video clip that shows some of the activities delivered during the Teaching Leadership 1 workshop.

View a video clip that shows some of the activities delivered during the Teaching Leadership 2 workshop.

Although these workshops involve a certain degree of practical activity, they are designed to teach important lessons about leadership, not to test your physical ability or sporting prowess, but please wear suitable clothes and footwear (for example, tracksuit/shorts and trainers).

Sports Leaders UK News (13.15-13.35)

What is the aim of this briefing?

This short briefing session provides an opportunity to hear about the full range of Sports Leaders UK awards, qualifications and resources. You will also find out about the latest developments within the world of sports leadership, and see the benefits that delivering leadership awards and qualifications can have with candidates.

Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership & Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership Briefing (13.35-14.45)

Who is the briefing for?

This classroom based briefing is suitable for anyone who works with candidates who are 14 years and older (SL2), and 16 years and older (CSL). It is intended for new tutors of these qualifications that have not previously received training for this level.

Read more information on the Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership.

Read more information on the Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership.

What is the aim of the briefing?

This classroom based briefing offers to walk you through the qualifications, detailing the following information:

• The Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
  • You will look at exactly what your candidates will have to achieve in order to gain the qualifications. In particular the minimum standards that a candidate must achieve. 
• Delivery ideas
  • We will outline ideas and examples to help you think about how your candidates might achieve the course objectives.
• Quality Assurance expectations
  • You will have an understanding of the Quality Assurance procedures and who else is involved in the delivery of your course, and verification of your candidates.
• Differences between the qualifications
  • You will see the similarities and differences between the two qualifications and help you to identify which course is most suitable for your candidates.

What needs to be done before attending the briefing?

It is a good idea for you to have familiarised yourself with the Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership and the Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership Tutor Resource Packs (TRPs) before you attend this session. However, you do not need to bring your TRP with you. To purchase a TRP, please download the TRP Order Form. 

View a video clip that shows the start of the Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership, and Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership briefing.

Ideas Surgery Workshop (13.35-14.45)

Who is the workshop for?

This practically based workshop is for delegates that do not require training for the Level 2 qualifications. This could be due to already being trained at Level 2, or having no plans to deliver the Level 2 qualifications.

What is the aim of this seminar?

This workshop offers a chance for delegates to engage in some other practical ideas that can be used at your centres when teaching leadership to your candidates.

You will also have an opportunity to discuss in small groups, issues regarding the running of the courses. This part of the workshop will be structured around questions that are frequently asked within centres, and it is a period of time when you are encouraged to share ideas with your peers. Once the topic has been discussed you will be asked to share your small groups answers with the rest of the delegates in the workshop. 

This is another workshop that encourages you to network with others, to enable you to start creating a Leadership Learning Community within your area that can be used as a support system for your organisation.

By the end of the workshop you will hopefully have heard some good practice being carried out by others, as well as identified some practices that you may need to consider implementing as part of improving your own course/s.

Network/Afternoon Break (14.45-15.10)

What is the aim of this session?

This extended afternoon break provides the ideal CPD opportunity for delegates to network, make contacts, and share useful ideas with one another. There will also be lots of resources available for delegates to look through, and Sports Leaders UK staff will be on hand to answer any questions that may have arisen throughout the day.