Accessing schools toolkit for sports organisations
Our work with partners is focused on
supporting NGBs and Community Sport groups to access sustainable
use of new and existing sports facilities on school
sites.
Education sites deliver a valuable supply of facilities for
developing and delivering sport.
According to Active Places data:-
- 76% of sports halls in England are on education sites
- 73% of artificial grass pitches in England are located on
education sites
Utilising new and existing education facilities has the
potential to transform sport and community club infrastructure
whilst supporting education and community sports delivery.
These new and established facilities provide a sustainable
environment to grow NGB club and community sports participation,
club membership levels, leading, if well managed, to improved
satisfaction in sporting experiences.
Sports can make a compelling business case to the organisations
responsible for running a school sports facility, in the form of a
'Sport Offer' which will:
- Guarantee a sustainable revenue stream for block
bookings that will prevent facilities standing empty or making a
deficit.
- Support curriculum activities.
- Support outreach work into the school and community.
- Ensure a responsible tenant, who is a single point of
contact, utilising a facility on a regular basis and taking
responsibility for it.
The integration of sport and sports clubs into schools will help
education and local authorities deliver their own and collective
outcomes, creating a win-win
scenario for all partners.
We have recently added an extension to this document aimed
specifically at national governing bodies and county sports
partnerships. This can be found in the school
facilities and community sport Win-Win
toolkit. (PDF). We have also produced a spreadsheet
that will help you
create a business case (MS Excel).
Documents
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Provides contextual background on the options of 4 and 5 court halls, example programmes of use and typical costings.
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21 October 2011
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An example of a third-party sports organisation block booking a school’s sports facilities
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29 July 2011
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Developing a sustainable home for a sports club on a school site.
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13 October 2011
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An example of a creating sporting excellence through school-club links
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17 October 2011
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An example of a sporting hub delivering community sport.
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13 October 2011
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Managing a sustainable community sports hub at an Academy site.
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13 October 2011
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An in-house model for managing sports facilities on a secondary school site.
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13 October 2011
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For use by clubs to secure and maintain access to school sites - a model community use agreement which can be used where new or existing sports facilities need to be secured for the use by the local community on school sites.
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13 October 2011
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Operating a tust-owned community sports facility as a sustainable business
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29 July 2011
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Placing the schools at the heart of the local community
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29 July 2011