How are you all?
As we enter Week 9 of the restrictions placed upon us, that has no doubt had an impact on all of our lives, we hope you are all keeping safe and well and making
the most of the sunny weather by getting out and about a bit more now since the Government relaxed some of the restrictions last week.
In this update we will share some important workforce news, hopefully that will benefit all of you in one way or another. Please feel free to pass this on to any
colleagues or friends who may find the information useful
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Essential Mental Health Training Now Free for the Nation’s Workforce
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UK Coaching has announced today (18 May) – in collaboration with its awarding organisation 1st4sport, and partners Mind, the mental health charity, and Sport England
– that the nation's coaches can access the Mental
Health for Sport and Physical Activity online course for free.
The news comes at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, which is hosted by
the Mental Health Foundation and runs from the 18-24 May.
Usually £18, the course is accessible via the organisation's learning and development platform, ukcoaching.org, and will
remain free of charge until the 31 August 2020.
Coaches across the UK will be able to increase their knowledge of mental health, and confidence when applying the learning into their coaching practice.
Specifically, learners will be able to:
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Welcome and support people living with mental health problems in their sport and physical activity sessions
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Increase their knowledge of mental health problems
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Apply the learning in their coaching practice
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Make their club or organisation more inclusive
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Everyone who usually delivers coaching in a club, leisure centre or any other community sports and physical activity setting – such as coaches, activators, sports
administrators, front of house staff, volunteers and fitness instructors and personal trainers – will benefit from Mental Health for Sport and Physical Activity. The online
course is recognised to provide learners with 3 CPD (continuing professional development) points as awarded by the Chartered Institute for
the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
This is a difficult and uncertain time, whatever your coaching role – coach, facilitator, instructor, leader, teacher or trainer – if you're helping people to be
active and improve, UK Coaching is here for you.
Access the course for free.
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Give it your Best Go Challenge
Have you got what it takes?!
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Each week, Active Suffolk are releasing a new "give it your best go" challenge with the aim of supporting the County to complete new activity at home.
The idea of the challenge is not to compete against anyone else to be the best, but instead to review your own performance of the activity over the
duration of the week.
How do I get involved?
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Watch our weekly video which will launch every Monday. You will find it on our website, on our YouTube channel or the Active Suffolk Facebook, Twitter or Instagram page.
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Give it a go!! - Send us your video by emailing to giveityourbestgo@activesuffolk.org or by tagging @ActiveSuffolk on Facebook, Twitter or
Instagram
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If you share your video or picture on social media, make sure you use #StayInWorkOut and #KeepMovingSuffolk for your chance to be featured!
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Finally, practise the challenge each day and post or share your final attempt with us on Friday. - Make sure you remember to tell us how you have
improved!
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Support for Suffolk Clubs
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With the support of the Sport England Community Emergency fund, we're pleased to announce that 67 Clubs across the County have currently been successful in
receiving various amounts of funding to support them through the pandemic and beyond. In total, Suffolk Clubs have received almost £250,000 worth of
funding which is great news!
NOTE: From midnight on Thursday 14th May, the Community Emergency Fund was paused by Sport England in order that assessors can process any outstanding
applications currently in the system. It will not be possible to submit a new application after this time.
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Some Positive News for Suffolk's Workforce
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Some positive news, I'm sure you are already aware of is that following the lifting of some restrictions in England, the government advice for personal trainers and
coaches is that you can now work with clients outdoors, providing you are alone and only meeting with 1 person from outside of your household, outdoors, and you are
staying a minimum of 2 metres apart.
You can meet with different clients in a single day as long as it is only via one-to-one sessions and you are maintaining social distancing.
You should also enforce strong hygiene measures. This might be cleaning any equipment rigorously in line with wider guidance on hygiene, for example by using antibacterial spray and washing
hands thoroughly before and after use.
Don't forget to make the most of PlayWaze, the free activity, competition, membership and payments tool for organisations, coaches, clubs and
groups. You can advertise any of your virtual classes / activities free of charge. For more information and to add your live streams see our website.
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Social Distancing Signage - 10% Discount
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As some offices begin to reopen and people start to return to work, you may be required to have some sort of social distancing signage, especially if you
have premises that are open to the public.
One of our key partners; Anything Print has recently supplied social distancing floor stickers to the East Of England CoOp and are offering anyone who
mentions Active Suffolk a 10% discount on any signage they may require (posters, pull up banners, floor signage and many other products that can help with
keeping you and your customers safe).
For more information contact Simon Drane on Simon@anythingprint.co.uk
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ClubMatters Virtual Workshops
FREE Workshops for Suffolk Clubs
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ClubMatters offer support to Clubs nationwide through various resources and workshops. Due to COVID-19 they have moved all their face to face workshops to 2 hour
virtual online sessions and relaxed the number of participants per session. These workshops are organised based on demand and cover the following topics:
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Introduction to Legal Structures
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Developing a Marketing Strategy
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Planning for your Future
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Participant Experience
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Volunteer Experience
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Leadership Teams
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To find out more about what the workshop covers click here
If you or anyone in your club would be interested in attending a virtual workshop please contact Susannah
Challis and if demand is high enough for a particular topic we can arrange a 2 hour session for you (minimum of 4, maximum of 12 participants from at least 2
different clubs)
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Core Academy Online Training
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The Core Academy are looking at providing training for fitness professionals to ensure the industry can support older adults and those at high risk during
& after this pandemic.
Core Academy have filmed 4 videos outlining the chair based, older adult, tutoring & assessing qualifications. Following this there will be exercise
referral and personal training videos to show you the learner portfolio and explain how The Core Academy will look moving forward.
To sign up please email info@thecoreacademyuk.com or simply text/call Michelle 07725582817 to discuss any
further details. All qualifications are awarded by YMCA Awards, and can be found on CIMSPA.
The following qualifications are available online:
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Level 2 Chair Based Qualification
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Level 3 Older Adult Qualification with Otago
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Level 3 Tutor Training (Teaching & Education)
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Level 3 Certificate in Assessing
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Discounts on courses are available, for more information please click here
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Finally, don't forget our dedicated Sector Workers web pages available on our website that is updated on
a daily basis with all the latest information, CPD opportunities, resources and guidance as it becomes available to us as a sector. Stay Safe & Stay Active!
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