Engaging Communities starr Pilot Programme Glasgow West James Selby Culture

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Engaging Communities starr Pilot
ProgrammeGlasgow WestJames Selby Culture
Sport GlasgowPaul Smith Temple Shafton Youth
Project2nd Commonwealth Sports Development
Conference 12th 13th June 2008
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Our target group

• Temple Shafton Youth Project
• G15 Youth Project
• Yoker Community

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Our sport sectorchallenges - external
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Our challenges

• Integration with overlap of work.

Voluntary Sector Groups
Education
Youth Clubs
Health
Community Groups
Play Schemes
Youth Services
Sport
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Broader social consequences

• Lack of connectivity of service providers
• Isolated decision making
• Youth not reaching potential / participating in
  society
• Limited contribution to local decisions and
  community life
• Loss of expertise and creativity
• Additional health related issues
• Mental health rates et cetera
• Anti-social behaviour
• criminal behaviour, negative perspectives and
  responses
• Longer term social and economic impact
• Incapacity, unemployment, limited productivity

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A set of actions

• Radical rethink of the way we work
• Partnership approach
• Active involvement of Young People
• Review delivery methods
• People centred
• Non traditional
• Introduce integrated support mechanisms
• Multi faceted support systems
• Address the barriers

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Our challenges
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What we need to do

• 1.Re/engage young people at risk
• 2.Increase participation in structured physical
  activity sessions for hard to reach groups
  (emphasis on SIMD)
• 3.Increase number of Young People engaged in
  training and receiving qualifications
• 4.Provide career development/options/new
  opportunities, e.g. additional volunteers or jobs
  secured.
• 5.Those moving on to more active sports
  participation within the existing club structure

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Our response
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Delivery Methodology

• starr Fun
• Game sense
• Sampling / FUNdamentals stage of LTPD
• starr Sport
• Street style sports
• Football, Rugby, Basketball

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ENJOYMENT
Social
Physical
Psychological
Challenge
REPETITION Of game based decision making
opportunities
Success
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Participant Centred Approach

• Working with the needs of the deliverers
• Concentrated education programme
• Continual support through mentors
• Ongoing commitment to personal / professional
  development
• Provision of teamwear
• Identifying the needs of the child
• Supportive
• Varied
• Inclusive
• Focussed on the needs of the child

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The Young Person

• Development
• Community Sport Leaders Award
• Youth Work Training
• Sporting pathways
• Support
• Mentors
• Education fund
• Support mechanisms

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Making it happen

• Group orientation and introduction
• Delivery of Education Programme (August)
• Appointment of dedicated lead officer
• Commence delivery of activities
• Establish links with clubs or create new clubs
• Pathways to further vocational and voluntary
  opportunities

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So far.

• Secured external private funding (60k)
• Developed Education Programme
• Identified Young People (25 persons)
• Mentoring Programme (12 persons)
• Tripartite partnership established between
  voluntary, private and public sectors
• Roles and responsibilities from key partners
• A name and logo
• However!!!!

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Vision

• A cultural shift in the way young people are
  engaged and the way sport is delivered
• Systematic link between sports providers and
  youth work
• Reduction of the barriers to participation in
  sport
• Enable young people to influence decisions on
  sports provision

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Dont let your history interfere with your
potential

• Steve Maraboli