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3. PESSYP (Physical Education and School Sport for Young People)
School Club Links is a government funded programme aimed at delivering a junior golf programme locally in both schools and clubs as part of the national Physical Education and School Sport for Young People (PESSYP) strategy. In golf, this is delivery through 'Golf Roots'. The key challenge is to ensure that young people can progress from school based activity into regular club activity. The England Golf Partnership has defined a School Club ‘link' as a written commitment between a School Sport Partnership and a golf club that has achieved GolfMark club accreditation or is working towards GolfMark (to be achieved within 2 years). Other Golf Roots Centres are also invited to enhance the link by working alongside the GolfMark facility and offering further coaching and playing opportunities.
The Role of the Regional Development Officers (RDOs)
Working together under the England Golf Partnership through a team of Regional Development Officers, the Golf Foundation will support the recruitment of juniors in schools and the community while the English Golf Union and English Women's Golf Association will support retention of players in clubs. Essentially, the Golf Foundation RDO will work with the Partnership Development Manager, providing training and support on the schools programmes, Tri-Golf and Golf Xtreme. The Golf Foundation RDO will also liaise with the club (usually the PGA Professional Coach) about the introduction of the pupils to the golf club and their beginner coaching experience. This introductory experience might include a schools golf festival hosted at the club.
The English Golf Union / English Women's Golf Association RDO will liaise directly with the club (usually the secretary, general manager or junior organiser) about the development of the juniors within the club and the policies and procedures in place at the club to support both juniors and adults, through GolfMark. Guidance on volunteering, child protection and equity initiatives will also be given.
The Role of the School Sport Partnership Coordinator
The schools coordinator, usually the Partnership Development Manager, will oversee the roll-out of Tri-Golf in primary schools and Golf Xtreme in secondary schools, providing curriculum and after-school golf opportunities for pupils and training for teachers through the Golf Foundation workshops. They will also be responsible for liaising with the club(s) about providing entry opportunities for the pupils at the club(s).
The Role of the Club Coordinator
The club coordinator, usually the junior organiser, PGA level 2/3 coach or secretary, will oversee the programme of coaching at the club, utilising the Junior Golf Passport, and lead the club in working towards GolfMark. They will also be responsible for liaising with the school coordinator.
The Development Plan and Grant Award
Together, the Partnership Development Manager and club coordinator(s), supported by both Regional Development Officers, will write a 2-year Development Plan detailing the activities in schools and clubs, a timescale and the level of funding for each activity. This will be submitted alongside the Partnership Agreement to the England Golf Partnership for a grant of £2,000* to support the programme over 2 years. The award will be made to the School Sport Partnership due to its remit for developing School Club Links as a strand under the PESSYP strategy and its opportunity to enhance the programme with further Big Lottery funding.
• Please note that an initial award of £1,900 will be made to the project whilst teacher training manuals and Junior Golf Passport materials to the value of £100 will be allocated to the project.
• The England Golf Partnership reserves the right to ask for full funding to be returned should the activities programmed on the development plan not take place.
For more information about School Links, contact John Wood (North East and Yorkshire RDO - Golf Foundation on 07766 883004)
4. Sports Unlimited
Sport Unlimited is an innovative new youth sports programme which cascades funding to local communities via the county sports partnerships network.
It's targeted at youngsters who may have some interest in sport, but aren't particularly engaged with community or club sport.
The first step in the programme is to establish what sports young people actually want to do.
Popular alternative sports include trampolining, climbing, free running (also known as parkour), BMX, street dance, skiing and horse riding. These sit alongside more traditional sports such as football, badminton and tennis, often repackaged or adapted to be more relevant to a younger audience.
Local providers organise 10-week, high-quality Sport Unlimited taster sessions designed to inspire youngsters to sign up for longer-term participation in local clubs and in the community. We aim to get 900,000 young people along to these taster sessions, and want at least a third (300,000) to commit to their chosen sport once the 10 weeks are up.
The first full year's results will be available in summer 2009.
The spirit of Sport Unlimited is captured by 14-year-old Chelsea, who talked to us during initial research. She was worried about looking silly in front of girls who were in sports teams at her school. After the taster sailing sessions she said:
"It's really fun... you make a lot of friends and get more confident. It really doesn't matter if you're a complete beginner, you learn along the way. It's given me confidence not only in sport but socially and in school."
We've seen success across the country during the first year of the programme, Greater Sport, in Manchester, has run over 560 taster sessions featuring 45 different sports. In Bradford, a series of Saturday events were staged to encourage young Muslims to take up more sport.
5. Sport England - Small Grants Scheme
The Sport England Small Grants Programme has been set up to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.
For example, we might help a sports club expand its age range by helping it to buy extra team kit or pay additional coaching fees. Or we may help youth clubs work together with local sports clubs to get more young people playing sport.
Who can apply?
It is open to any bona fide not-for-profit club or association, statutory body or educational establishment. Sport England will not fund individuals or organisations established to make a profit and distribute that profit to members.
Thinking of applying for a Sport England Small Grant? Then read these guidelines to see whether your project is potentially eligible.
• Awards are for amounts from £300 to £10,000
• The total project cost should not exceed £50,000
• Projects must be deliverable within 12 months and provide a monitoring report within 13 months of the date of the offer letter
• Projects must seek to increase participation in sport, sustain participation in sport or provide opportunities to excel at a chosen sport.
• Sporting outcomes must be the main focus of the project. Applications for projects using sport as a means to an end are acceptable, but there must be a clear sporting benefit
• Projects must be focused only on sports currently recognised by Sport England and delivered to beneficiaries based in England.
How to apply
You can submit an application through the Sport England website at any time.
For more information and criteria for applying please visit the Sport England website
6. Sport England - Sports Match
Sport England's Sportsmatch programme makes awards to not-for-profit organisations running projects at a community level which meet one or both of Sport England's objectives of Grow or Sustain. We do this through matching eligible sponsorship pound for pound, up to a maximum value of £100,000.
We often receive more fundable applications than we have budget to support so we recommend you read all the information here to give your application the greatest chance of success.
How does it work?
Sportsmatch supports formally constituted not-for-profit organisations and statutory bodies. This might include sports clubs, voluntary organisations, local authorities, schools, universities or national governing bodies of sport.
If a sponsor gives £10,000 to its local rugby club to organise new coaching opportunities in the community, we could match that with a grant of £10,000 - thereby doubling the amount of money available to the club. We can match eligible sponsorship which has been given by an eligible company, trust, charity, or private individual. Sponsorship contributions can be either cash or in-kind, but in-kind sponsorship cannot consist of more than 50% of your total sponsorship amount. Projects can be supported by a maximum of five sponsors. More detailed information on sponsors' eligibility can be found here.
For more information please visit the Sport England website
7. Cash 4 Clubs
Sport in the community is about local people, local facilities, local groups and organisations working together to provide opportunities to enjoy sport. Betfair and SportsAid recognise the importance of community sport, so Cash 4 Clubs has been set up to facilitate fundraising for community sports clubs throughout the country.
Cash 4 Clubs offers all sports clubs in the UK the chance to win grants ranging from £250 to £1000. It is a simple scheme aimed at giving community clubs a helping hand and provide the opportunity to raise the money they need to invest in their club.
Cash 4 Clubs are now accepting applications for the next round of sports grants. The closing date for applications is the 12th February. For more information please visit the website
8. BBC Children in Need Grant
The BBC Children In Need grants are open to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and under. Your organisation and project must be based in the UK and you need to be a registered charity or other not-for-profit organisation.
There are four general grant deadlines each year: 15 January, 15 April, 15 July, 15 October.
Within their general grants programme, you can apply for:
Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years
Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years
For more information please visit the Children In Need website
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