Clubmark
The Sport England Clubmark award is a nationally adopted set of standards for enabling National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of sport and their affiliated clubs to set and meet standards that will lead to better quality sports club provision for children and young people. The scheme applies across a wide range of sports, with some NGB's chosing to shape and rename them to suit their sports. Some examples of this include; Football's 'Charter Standard', Netball's 'CAPS' Award, Hockey's 'Clubs1st' and Swimmings 'Swim21'. Clubmark is promoted nationally to enable parents, carers and young people to quickly recognise a club that is committed to providing a quality experience.
The number of Clubmark clubs continues to rise, increasing from 5017 nationally in March 2009 to 6,031 March 2010 (an increase of 20.21%). The number of working towards clubs has also risen, during this time, from 4497 to 4,825 (an increase of 7.29%). This is a particularly important statistic as it means that the underlying upward trend continues. Given that many larger national governing bodies (NGBs) have targeted their ‘easy wins’ this trend is particularly pleasing to note as it implies that smaller and less well resourced clubs are looking to gain Clubmark accreditation.
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CRITERIA
Clubs who wish to work towards Clubmark accreditation must fulfill the following:
- Your club must be a club who is affiliated to a National Governing Body that is recognised by Sport England. To check if your National Governing Body is recognised by Sport England please click on the following link: www.sportengland.org/about_us/recognised_sports.aspx
- If your National Governing Body is recognised by Sport England your club will be eligible to attain Clubmark accreditation. A pathway to accreditation is available on the Clubmark website which will indicate what your next steps to achieving Clubmark should be: www.clubmark.org.uk/about/accreditation
- Clubmark accreditation is awarded to clubs that comply with minimum operating standards in four areas:
- The Playing Programme
- Duty of Care and Safe Guarding and Protecting Children and Young People
- Knowing your Club and its Community
- Club Management
EFDS CLUBMARK
This scheme targets those clubs that cannot take an NGB Clubmark route and meet the following criteria: multi-sport/multi-disability, single-sport/multi-disability, single-sport/single disability or multi-sport/single-disability, which have an open constitution.
BENEFITS
Clubs who sign up to the scheme will receive the following benefits:
- Security for its long term future
- Increased chances for receiving funding
- Expanded volunteer base
- Increased membership
- Improved coaching standards
- Formalised links with local schools and partners
- Public recognition
- The opportunity to register with Sainsbury’s Active kids and earn coaching and equipment for your club
https://www2.sainsburys.co.uk/ACTIVEKIDS/Registration/Default.aspx
For more information on Clubmark visit www.clubmark.org.uk
For more information on Club Development contact Madeleine Gough at team BEDS&LUTON on 01582 813764 or alternatively contact her via email at madeleine@teambedsandluton.co.uk
DEVELOPMENT TOOL KIT
The templates below are designed to assist clubs in producing the necessary documents required to achieve Clubmark or National Governing Body Accreditation. Templates should be adapted to suit the needs of individual clubs.
Click on the template that you require and you can download a word document onto your own PC.
