Vale of Glamorgan Council
Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
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Leadership opportunites for children and young people

Training and support for young people interested in coaching and sports leadership in the Vale of Glamorgan

 

A key priority set out in the Vale Sport and Physical Activity Plan is to develop people who have the knowledge and motivation to deliver fun, quality opportunities.  To help us achieve this, we have developed and implemented a number of programmes to support young leaders to inspire, motivate and deliver oppotunities to other children and young people.

 

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Coaches of the Future

Coaches of the Future is part of the Vale of Glamorgan’s Olympic legacy programme to help inspire a generation of participants and coaches.

 

Open to 16–19 year olds in the Vale of Glamorgan, the programme aims to provide an introduction to coaching and volunteering in sport, dance and other physical activities, by providing training and hands on experience of coaching in schools and the community.

 

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Young Ambassadors Scheme

The Young Ambassador Scheme includes Bronze, Silver and Gold.  

A Bronze Young Ambassador is a year 6 pupil who shows signs of excellent leadership skills with an interest in promoting sport and physical activity to other pupils in the school. Bronze Young Ambassadors selected will become leaders with a passion for pupil voice. 

A Silver Young Ambassador is a year 9 pupil who shows signs of excellent leadership skills and has an interest in promoting sport to other pupils in the school. Silver Young Ambassadors do not need to be the sportiest pupils but do need to have an interest in promoting the importance of physical activity.

Gold Young Ambassadors is a year 12 pupil who aims to increase participation and healthy lifestyles, promote the positive values of sport, be an ambassador, role model and young people's voice for PE and school sport

 

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Playmakers

Playmakers is a National introductory award to sports leadership for pupils in years 5.   It gives pupils the skills and knowledge to be able to assist in leading their own games and activities in school, at break / lunch-times.   Schools use this award in different ways with some schools using Playmakers to deliver activities to younger year groups or some schools use the Playmakers to deliver activities to target groups within school.   The award focuses on specific skills such as communication, organisation of people and equipment and use of space.  This course is delivered over a school day with flexibility around your requirements and is free of charge.

 

To find out more contact your cluster officer.