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CLUB AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
NAME OF CLUB

All partners main contact names and telephone numbers:
NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF PARTNER(S)
e.g club, school, local authority, other(s)
Context
The agreement forms part of the NAME OF CLUB strategy in which the partners are NAME(S) OF PARTNER(S)
Objectives
To promote junior participation in NAME OF SPORT within the NAME OF DISTRICT district.
To promote links between the NAME OF SCHOOL(S) and the club, providing appropriate opportunities for further development and participation to those young people who may be interested.
To give the club the fullest possible opportunity to present its programmes to possible new members.
To optimise the provision of coaching expertise and leadership in the sport of NAME OF SPORT, at both school and club level.
Core principles
All activities will be conducted within the framework of a recognised child protection policy.
All activities will be run in accordance with NAME OF SPORT governing body guidelines, particularly relating to coaching and officiating qualifications and safe practices.
All activities will operate in accordance with a code of conduct appropriate to NAME OF SPORT, to be agreed between the school and the club, and in accordance with NAME OF SPORT governing body best practice particularly relating to behaviour, clothing, warming-up and cooling-down, safe use of appropriate equipment, preparation and planning and the provision of positive feedback.
In the interests of equity, all activities will be accessible to all young people in the partnership and appropriate to their abilities. Particular attention should be made to the promotion and charging policies, which should attract, encourage and accommodate young people:
· with physical, intellectual and sensory impairments and with multiple and profound impairments;
· from both genders;
· from ethnic minorities; and
· from disadvantaged communities.
The school's commitment
Ensure that NAME OF SPORT is offered to all students as part of the school curriculum in Key Stages 3 and 4, with a minimum of Y hours available to students in each Key Stage.
Through the JSLA and CSLA programmes encourage senior students to undertake coaching and leadership awards in NAME OF SPORT as appropriate (students will always work under the direct supervision of a teacher).
Designate a member of the teaching staff as liaison officer for all schools in the partnership agreement, with responsibility for:
· all relevant press releases to the schools' publicity officer for information
· give first consideration for the use of its facilities for NAME OF SPORT activities to NAME OF CLUB
· collaborate with the Club and the County Association where appropriate to support such programmes as coach education.
The club's commitment
Appoint a named coach or official as the Club's youth liaison officer, with responsibility for:
· advising the schools of all relevant activities, particularly those aimed at attracting junior participation;
· ensuring that all pupils/students referred by the schools are welcomed to the club and allocated to an appropriately qualified
· collaborating with the schools in developing its NAME OF SPORT provision, particularly in respect of appropriate equipment and coaching;
· keeping the schools' liaison officer advised of their pupils'/students' progress;
· copying all the relevant press releases to the schools' liaison officer for information.
Assist NAME OF SCHOOL in the development of its NAME OF SPORT programme, to the benefit of all students by:
· helping to run the schools' out-of-hours programme
· helping to arrange competition officials for major school events; and
· arranging external visits to the club which may help to raise the profile of the sport, e.g. by inviting local and national sporting ambassadors to the club
· maintaining the widest possible programme of coaching and competition, so that young people of all abilities have the opportunity to take part at their own level.
· maintaining a structure of charges designed to encourage junior participation regardless of economic circumstances.
Programme
Weekly coaching between the months of MONTH and MONTH
Events during MONTHS
Other programme activity - e.g. coach education, AOTTS programme
Targets
NUMBER of pupils/students to become junior members of the Club within 12 months of the start of the programme
NUMBER teaching staff to become qualified as assistant coaches/coach Level 1.
Resources
NAME OF SCHOOL will provide SPECIFIED facilities.
NAME OF CLUB will provide coaching expertise, with access to the county governing body support where required.
Additional finance for items LIST ITEM(S) will be sought through the NAME OF DISTRICT leisure services and the National Lottery Awards for All scheme.
Review
The working of the agreement will be reviewed on an annual basis through a meeting of the liaison officers of the school(s) and the Club, normally in June of each year. The agreement will be renewable from the 1st September each year.
Signed: Date:
Position:
For NAME OF SCHOOL (S)

Signed: Date:
Position:
For NAME OF CLUB

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