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SUMMER 2017

Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 This quarterly update is exclusively for CIMSPA partners and will keep you informed of all the latest developments within CIMSPA and the wider sport and physical activity sector.

In this edition, we explore: • • • • • • • • •

Upcoming Sector Events CIMSPA Academy Launch Education, Apprenticeships and Professional Standards Update Higher Education Update Employer Partners Update Awarding Organisation Partners Update Skills Development Partners Update Useful Resources Sector News

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FRONT COVER Our front cover this issue features CIMSPA employer partner Halo Leisure – a social enterprise and leading leisure trust which operates 20 facilities across Bridgend County, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire. FIND OUT MORE If your organisation has photography that CIMSPA can use to showcase our sector’s work, please contact christian.anderson@cimspa.co.uk.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Upcoming Sector Events QUEST NBS and CIMSPA Conference 2018 Following the resounding success of the QUEST NBS and CIMSPA 2017 conference, we are delighted to announce the date for the 2018 conference.

Early bird booking rates are available now – visit https://www.cimspa-conference.org/ to find out more. active-net 2018 The countdown has started for active-net 2018 – “where buyer meets supplier” for the sport and active-leisure sector.

Next year’s event will take place on Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th March 2018 at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham.

CIMSPA will once again be an official supporter of the event, and our client services team will be present throughout.

The organisers have promised that active-net 2018 will feature inspiring educational sessions, productive 1 to 1 meetings and a fantastic after dinner speaker.

Bookings are now being taken for suppliers and buyers – visit http://active-net.org/ to find out more.

STA Conference 2017 2 Developmental CPD Points for CIMSPA Members The STA’s annual conference is now less than a month away. Warwick Conferences will play host to over 250 delegates and what is billed as a day filled with exciting keynote and guest speakers, demanding seminar topics and much more!

CIMSPA’s Client Services Manager, Ian Doherty, will be presenting and available all day in the exhibition area for members to claim their CPD points and to answer all your CIMSPA related questions – visit https://www.sta.co.uk/events/sta-conference-2017/ to find out more.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Active Training Awards 2017

The ukactive and CIMSPA Active Training Awards, delivered in partnership with Active IQ, recognise and celebrate the very best in learning and development within the sport and physical activity sector.

The awards are split into 10 categories, designed to recognise outstanding employers, training providers, suppliers, programmes, individuals and teams throughout the sector.

The employer of the year award has now been split into three categories – small, medium and large – to offer flexibility in recognising differently-sized services. New categories this year are the transformational leadership and outstanding individual of the year options.

Here at CIMSPA we’re looking forward to celebrating to the very best practice our sector has to offer through these awards, and our staff team will carry out key stages of the awards assessment process in partnership with ukactive.

All organisations operating sport, leisure and physical activity services in the UK are eligible to enter the awards, with discounts for ukactive members.

The Active Training Awards event will take place in November, with the Active Training Conference taking place the same day, where best practice solutions for getting the most out of training and development investment will be outlined and debated.

Further details will be available shortly and will be circulated to partners. The award website is here:

https://ukactivetrainingawards.com/

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 CIMSPA Academy Launch

April this year saw the launch of CIMSPA’s pilot of our new eLearning platform, the CIMSPA Academy. The Academy is free for all CIMSPA individual members and provides them with access to a wide range of online developmental CPD courses. We are just approaching the end of the initial pilot phase, which gave members access to just over 30 pieces of eLearning and will be enabling a library of approximately 1300 courses within the next few weeks.

The Academy content covers a vast array of subjects, including: Finance, IT Skills, Leadership and Management, Personal Development, Sales and Service, Written English and much more. This is a fantastic membership benefit and goes a long way to adding significant value to professional membership. Find out more at www.cimspa.co.uk/academy Future Developments Our development team are currently working to enable CIMSPA partners to have access to their own versions of the CIMSPA Academy, which will allow you to: • • • •

Create your own bespoke learning management system with access to over 1500 pre-written courses, covering a wide variety of topics, including compulsory regulatory and compliance training.

Manage employees CPD through the Learning Management System, set automatic reminders to ensure compliance / regulatory training is never missed.

Manage annual performance reviews with employees, track progress and link to learning in your learning management system, continually reemphasising the importance of ongoing CPD. Create / author your own eLearning programmes, upload your induction programme, policies and procedures to ensure compliance across your whole organisation.

Further details will be communicated to the CIMSPA Partner network when they become available. We estimate this will be September / October 2017. In the meantime, please direct all enquiries to ian.doherty@cimspa.co.uk Page 5 of 18

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Education, Apprenticeships and Professional Standards Update

Colin Huffen MCIMSPA Head of Education colin.huffen@cimspa.co.uk •

General education policy updates.

• The Queens’ speech, government initiatives and priorities. Very little was said regarding education, it is likely the manifesto pledges still remain with a clear focus on further and technical education. The introduction of ‘T’ levels and apprenticeship reform will still remain a priority.

• Within the Department for Education there was one significant change with Robert Halfon leaving his post as Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills to be replaced by Rt Hon Anne Milton MP. • The grading of GCSE’s is changing from A to G to 1-9, DfE have released a factsheet to explain the changes.

The results of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) were published in June. The TEF is the rating system for Higher Education Institutions and works on a Bronze, Silver, Gold rating. The full results can be found here.

Sport and Physical Activity Policy updates Want to know which CIMSPA partners have registered to deliver and assess the new apprenticeship standards?

Only training providers listed on the governments ROTAP register will be eligible to deliver apprenticeships. We’re pleased that several our skills development partners have registered, these include: Babcock Training, Future Fit, ICON Training, Lifetime Training and Focus Training. You can find the full list here. Only assessment organisations listed on the governments ROAAO register will be eligible to assess the apprenticeship standards. We are pleased that several our AO partners can be found on the register, click here for a full list.

Post 16 skills plan lobbying action.

Our employer board (Professional Development Board (PDB)) have asked us to continue to lobby for Sport and Physical Activity to be a specifically named route, we will continue our lobbying work with our partners ukactive.

Thank you to those of you who gave us letters of support, they will be delivered to the new Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Development of Professional Standards At the last quarterly PDB meeting the industry leading group made three decisions regarding professional standards.

1. They signed off the content for the roles of Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer, Lifeguard, Swimming Teacher and Recreation Assistant. We’re excited to be publishing the standards for these roles very soon.

2. They took the decision there should only be one standard for the role of Group Exercise Instructor, deciding against having a separate standard for those instructors that only deliver from a pre-choreographed plan (thank you to all of you that participated in the vote there).

3. They agreed the priorities for standards development for the next two quarters.

June - September Coaching Assistant Coach Working with Children Working in a school environment Group Exercise Instructor

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August - October Management (review of qualifications) Working with older adults Clinical Health and Exercise Specialist Insight Officer Sports Development Officer

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Apprenticeships Update The reforms around apprenticeship programmes have not been without challenge for our sector and many others.

We have had to resubmit proposed standards to the Institute for Apprenticeships (IFA) several times over the past months to meet with their changing requirements during the reform process. We are pleased to report that we are starting to make some headway towards gaining approval for the standards submitted to date. We envisage that working alongside our new relationship managers and the deputy director of the IFA will enable this project to move forwards in earnest and we will soon see a range of new apprenticeship standards available for our sector. More standards will undoubtedly follow as CIMSPA’s work progresses over the coming months.

In addition, we are delighted to announce, CIMSPA have agreed with the IFA that we will develop an offer to be the End Point Assessment (EPA) agency for the sector. This means CIMSPA will provide quality assurance services for apprenticeships in the sector, we will work closely with the organisations providing assessment to apprentices. We have started to develop the policies and processes and will be looking to recruit several quality assurance specialists in the Autumn.

The table below shows the apprenticeships in development and their stage of approval.

Standard

EOI Submitted

Standard Approved

Leisure Team Member

Yes

Amendments re-submitted 29th June – awaiting feedback

Leisure Duty Manager

Yes

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ apprenticeship-standard-leisure-duty-manager

Personal Trainer

Yes

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ apprenticeship-standard-personal-trainer

Community Sport Health Activator

Yes

Approved to be added to website shortly

Community Sport Health Officer

Yes

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ apprenticeship-standard-community-sport-andhealth-officer

Coach

Yes

First submission planned 30th August.

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Assessment Plan Approved Amendments re-submitted 29th June – awaiting feedback Amendments re-submitted 29th June – awaiting feedback Amendments re-submitted 27th July – awaiting feedback Amendments re-submitted 27th July – awaiting feedback Amendments re-submitted 29th June – awaiting feedback

Funding Cap Agreed

-

-

£3,500

£6,000

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Higher Education Partnerships Update Now that we have developed successful partnerships for employers and training providers, our attention can now turn to the education sector.

Employers regularly inform CIMSPA of the challenges they face in recruiting graduates as they can’t easily assess the content that the graduate has studied, how this relates to the job role they are applying for and moreover, the gaps in employability skills from the graduates themselves.

Danielle Peel MCIMSPA Project and Policy Manager danielle.peel@cimspa.co.uk

Employers have asked for employability-focused endorsement and recognition pathways for sport and physical activity related degree programmes. CIMSPA is excited to announce that it will begin developing this programme with its first cohort of Higher Education Partners (HE Partners) from September.

This pilot will take place over the next two years and will also develop: • • • •

Relationships between employers and higher education institutions Greater promotion and access for students and employers to graduate/intern/employment/volunteer opportunities Employers providing guest lectures on degree programmes Relationships between employers and students

CIMSPA is looking for employer partners to engage in the HE pilot, please help us by completing a short survey (6 questions) to tell us more. Click HERE to access the survey.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Employer Partnerships Update It has been a fantastic quarter for CIMSPA’s employer partner network with many partners increasing the number of employees in individual membership.

This shows a fantastic commitment to continuing the professional development and professionalisation of our sectors workforce.

Ian Doherty MCIMSPA Client Services Manager ian.doherty@cimspa.co.uk

In addition, our employer partner network has continued to grow with a variety of small, medium and large organisations aligning with CIMSPA’s workforce development strategy and committing to enter their workforce into professional membership of CIMSPA.

CIMSPA’s employer partners are split into four main categories based on their full-time equivalent (FTE) employee calculation: • • • •

Micro (1-10 employees) Small (11-50 employees) Medium (51-250 employees) Large (251+ employee)

To show the level of commitment to individual membership, we have produced a league table, showing the top three employers with the highest levels of individual memberships, based on total percentage of workforce in the Small, Medium and Large categories: Small

Medium

Large

1st Place

Jubilee Hall Trust

Abbeycroft Leisure

Fusion Lifestyle

2nd Place

Right Directions

Erewash Borough Council

Places for People Leisure

3rd Place

Brookes Sport

Wave Leisure Trust

Nuffield Health & Wellbeing

*Based on June 2017 Membership Statistics Special Mention Places for People Leisure have just committed to entering all of their management team (circa 200) into professional membership of CIMSPA. This, in addition to their existing commitment of professionalising their entire exercise and fitness workforce shows a significant investment into their employees personal and professional development.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Welcome New Partners CIMSPA would like to take the opportunity to welcome our newest partners:

You can view a full list of partners on CIMSPA’s Employer Partner Directory.

Individual Membership Renewals Each year when individual membership subscriptions are due for renewal, our membership team need to check if members are still employed by partner organisations so that the correct level of discount can be applied.

Currently these details are emailed to the partner key contact. If you are not the right person this information needs to be sent to, could we please ask you to contact ying.lu@cimspa.co.uk in our finance department and provide the correct contact details.

This will really help us to ensure your employees are getting their discounted membership benefit by working for a CIMSPA employer partner organisation.

Message from CIMSPA North Regional Board The North region of CIMSPA are seeking expressions of interest from the CIMSPA partner network, to deliver a series of presentations across the region on a number of relevant industry topics to members followed by networking opportunities with members and colleagues within the region. This is a real opportunity for organisations to share industry insight, good practice, build business relationships and to potentially generate referrals.

If you are interested in being part of the networking events in the North region please contact darren.humphrey@teesactive.co.uk

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Awarding Organisation Partnerships Update The awarding organisation partner network has continued the process of submitting their qualifications for CIMSPA Endorsement, the quality kite mark within the sport and physical activity sector. Qualifications achieving CIMSPA Endorsement gives learners and employers confidence that the content, delivery and assessment meet the needs of the sector and provides quality learning that leads to employability.

CIMSPA Endorsed qualifications are also subject to regular ongoing quality assurance checks to highlight best practice and ensure the delivery and assessment remains fit for purpose and at the forefront of the needs of the sector. You can view details of which qualifications CIMSPA has endorsed from each individual awarding organisation on their partner directory page on our website.

When seeking qualifications for your workforce, look out for the CIMSPA Endorsed logo and corresponding CPD point value. These logos are now starting to appear on certificates issued by CIMSPA awarding organisation partners.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Awarding Organisation Partner Spotlight

STA Lead the way with Welsh awareness Training STA Wales has successfully developed a new Welsh Awareness training programme designed to help swimming teachers integrate the Welsh language into their swimming lesson programmes.

Russell Sparks, STA’s regional officer for Wales, who recently delivered his first 2-hour training session in Caldicot, teaching 20 swimming teachers how to use common phrases and expressions in swimming teaching - explains why this training programme is important: “Since the introduction of the Welsh Language Act 2010, and with the majority of school children being educated through its home language, it is greatly important to keep the learning/teaching style consistent and comprehensible – and aid better communication in the pool.”

View the full story HERE.

IQL UK qualifications gain CIMSPA Endorsement CIMSPA and IQL UK are delighted to announce that IQL UK’s entire regulated qualification portfolio is now endorsed by CIMSPA, including the iconic National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ).

Lady Andrée Deane-Barron returns to the helm of YMCA Awards At the beginning of May, Andrée Deane-Barron took over the leadership of YMCA Awards.

Over the course of a highly successful career as an entrepreneurial business leader she has spanned the private, public and charity sectors. She also served as the CEO of the Fitness Industry Association (now UK Active) for 10 years. Many of the stakeholders working with YMCA Awards know Andrée well and for those that don’t currently, she looks forward to meeting them. View the full story HERE.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Skills Development Partners Update CIMSPA’s network of approved training providers, known as Skills Development Partners (SDP’s) has grown significantly this year, with 44 new partners being endorsed so far in 2017. Approved SDP’s go through a quality assurance process to ensure they have all of the relevant background policies and procedures in place to ensure learners have the best opportunity to succeed. In addition to the SDP’s procedures, the content of their training is also reviewed against professional standards to ensure it provides quality CPD Jordana Johnston opportunities for learners.

Skills Development Manager CIMSPA has recently launched a new area on our website where you can view jordana.johnston@cimspa.co.uk a list of all endorsed training providers and details of the courses they have to offer. You can view this list by visiting www.cimspa.co.uk/recognised Remember to check back regularly as new training is being added all the time as new partners join our network.

You can always view an up to date list of partners on our online partner directory.

Welcome to our newest partners We are delighted to welcome our latest Skills Development Partners to the CIMSPA network, including:

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 SDP Partner Spotlight CPD Opportunities - Survey CIMSPA partner Sports Structures Education CIC have recently developed a new portfolio of CPD training activities aimed at organisations working in the sport sector. They are seeking feedback from organisations to understand whether the portfolio effectively meets the needs of the sector.

Sport Structures are one of the largest training providers of education and training services in sport. They have expertise in providing bespoke solutions to the sports sector across a range of areas including governance, strategic planning, research and insight, project management, workforce development and shared services. In addition, their apprenticeship programme provides individuals with a fantastic opportunity to kick start their career in the sport and leisure sector.

You can view details of the content of the new CPD courses by clicking HERE. Once you have looked through the content, please could you take 2 minutes of your time to complete a brief survey by clicking HERE. Your feedback and support is appreciated.

Premier Global NASM fast-track successful learners into CIMSPA Membership Premier Global NASM is the first CIMSPA Skills Development Partner to place all successful learners graduating from Level 2 Fitness Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer automatically into CIMSPA professional membership.

View the full story HERE.

EduCare Safeguarding Course Endorsed by CIMSPA EduCare is the UK’s leading provider of online Safeguarding and Duty of Care training. Their e-Learning course, Child Protection in Sport and Active Leisure has been endorsed for 5 CIMSPA points. The course has also been endorsed by Kidscape and Family Lives and is written for those who work with children and young people in a sport or leisure setting. Its purpose is to raise your awareness of abuse and neglect, help you to recognise early signs there might be a problem, and show you how to take appropriate action.

CIMSPA members qualify for a 10% discount when purchasing. To find out more, or to buy online. Click HERE.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Useful Resources Disabled sport - “is there a level playing field?”

Children’s charity Variety has just released new research into the barriers that disabled children face in keeping active. What’s noteworthy is that the anxieties and fears of the children themselves as to how they might participate in sport tops the list – above cost or infrastructure/facility suitability issues.

Ensuring all kids leave primary school as swimmers Swim England’s Swim Group (formed after the Sporting Future strategy) has issued a report looking at the challenges that schools face in delivering high quality swimming and water safety lessons. Most of the recommendations are education-focused, but the report has clear views on how our sector should provide the pool access to enable these vital life skills to be learned.

Getting girls active – reducing gender inequality English girls are among some of the least active in the world, with only 16% meeting physical activity guidelines. This 4-page “quick read” policy briefing looks at the problem and possible solutions.

“Don’t bump the bump” (but do exercise) The UK’s Chief Medical Officers have jointly released new advice on physical exercise for expectant mothers. The latest evidence suggests pregnant women should carry out around 150 minutes of “moderate intensity” activity every week. This is described as “activity that makes you breathe faster” while still being able to hold a conversation.

Exercise referral resource update survey SSEHS Active, part of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, are looking for the views of professionals involved in exercise referral as to how they might update their referral toolkit. It’s just a 10 minute questionnaire, so please help if you can.

GP referrals – an opportunity for private gyms More and more people are being signposted by their GPs to their local leisure centre for health, weight management and rehabilitation schemes. But, few privately owned gyms offer such services. Jenny Patrickson from Active IQ offers a four step programme to grab a share of this work.

Sport, dance and young people’s wellbeing: what works?

The What Works Centre for Wellbeing has published new international evidence on the impact sport, dance and physical activity have on the wellbeing of 15-24 year olds. Key findings include how yoga provided strong evidence of their effectiveness at reducing feelings of anxiety, depression, and anger, and how empowering young girls through peer-supported exercise has a positive effect on their self-belief.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Apprenticeships 101 HR experts People 1st have published a “nuts and bolts” guide to help employers understand the opportunities available with new apprenticeships.

Employing individuals with muscular dystrophy “10 Things you should know about helping people with Muscular Dystrophy into employment”. Great advice on delivering an inclusive workforce.

Major new study shows health and wellbeing benefits of swimming Swim England has launched a new study which shows the unique health and wellbeing benefits of swimming for people of all ages.

How safe are our children?

NSPCC report on the most comprehensive overview of child protection in the UK. Dementia friendly chair-based gymnastics British Gymnastics Foundation’s chair-based gymnastics exercise programme has significant benefits for those living with dementia. An Age UK research report into the programme found demonstrable benefits in the physical, emotional and cognitive aspects of older people who participated.

Good governance for sport and recreation The Sport & Recreation Alliance have recently launched a major new initiative – “The Principles of Good Governance for Sport and Recreation”, with the view that adopting these principles is the first step towards a sustainable and successful future for relevant organisations.

Quest “active communities” case study Oxford City Council has become the first local authority in the country to receive an ‘Excellent’ rating in Quest for Active Communities, the new assessment model from Quest. It’s a big turnaround for a council whose sport and leisure provision was rated poor by the Audit Commission just eight years ago.

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Partner Newsletter Summer 2017 Sector News Number of children getting enough physical activity drops 40% A new survey from Public Health England (PHE) and Disney looked at the effects of physical activity on children’s emotional wellbeing. Although nearly all children said they liked being active (93%), the number getting the recommended amount of physical activity for healthy development (60 mins a day), drops by 40% as they move through primary school.

Dementia “can be countered” with physical activity Latest research by the Goethe University Frankfurt examined how links between physical exercise and improved brain metabolism point to a possible defence against dementia.

Olympic champion Danson launches hockey academy Olympic gold medal winner Alex Danson believes her new hockey academy will be “a fantastic intervention” in inspiring youngsters to become more active.

Children’s fitness levels plummet during school holidays – study Schoolchildren in Britain are losing 80 per cent of the fitness gained during term time during the summer holidays, a ukactive study has revealed.

Instructor awarded £110k funding for ‘Turtle Pack’ swimming aid The head teacher at the Dolphins Swim School, part of the Livingston & District Dolphins swimming club, West Lothian, has been awarded £110k to develop a swimming aid for children.

SWIMTAG launches real-time performance tracker SWIMTAG, a system used by recreational swimmers to view performance statistics, has launched a product that will provide real-time updates.

Outdoor gym made from recycled aerosols opens in London An outdoor gym made from recycled Right Guard deodorant cans has opened at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

Marc Newey interview Former CIMSPA chair Marc Newey is interviewed in the current issue of GM é-magazine. His piece covers the challenges of managing a 5,000+ member private club – “friendliness and cleanliness!” – as well as his work with the Club Managers Association of Europe and their education programmes.

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