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Our goal is simple: to help people

discover their potential and provide an

opportunity to share those abilities withothers.

We use sport because it ispopular and accessible, but you

don't need to be a sports super

star to get involved just some

get up and go and an interest in

helping others.

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About the British Sports Trust

They believe that everyone has the potential

to make a meaningful contribution to their

local community

But not everyone has the opportunity or

the motivation

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Sports Leader Awards

These awards use the medium of sport to help

people learn essential skill:

Working with and organising others

Motivational skills

Communication

Teamwork skills

Providing lifelong skills in self management and

leadership

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Sports Leader Awards. Cont

The award is a nationally recognised

qualification

It will soon be able to count for highereducation accredited points

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Core Values

Personal development: helping people to reachtheir true potential

A stepping stone to employment: providing a

nationally recognised qualification Developing leadership: teaching organisational,

motivational and teamwork skills

Volunteering in communities: encouraging people

to help others Reducing youth crime: keeping young people

engaged in positive, safe activities

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How it works

Run locally in schools, community halls,

prisons or wherever there is a suitable venue

for practical sessions

Only an interest in sport and a positive

attitude are required

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What are the Awards

JSLA: Junior Sports Leader Award

CSLA: Community Sports Leader Award

HSLA: Higher Sports Leader Award BELA: Basic Expedition Leader Award

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Benefits

Personal developmentincrease confidence, self-esteem and self-management

Obtain relevant skills and experiences that can be

transferred into a variety of situations andenvironments

Sports Leaders are well respected in theircommunity and welcomed by clubs and

organisations An Award encourages people to undertake further

training/education

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Step into Sport

Sport initiative which encourages more

young people to become involved in sport

in their local community.

Funded by the Department for Culture

Media and Sport and the Home Office

Active Communities Unit

Bringing together the British Sports Trust

the Youth Sport Trust and Sport England

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Whats it about

Provide a structured path to attract people into

rewarding sports volunteering.

Deploying experience and talents to enrich local

community and school sport

Training and support given to young people to

develop their leadership skills through sport

It will assist National Governing Bodies to deviseand implement action plans to provide longer term

volunteering opportunities

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Useful web addresses

Department for Education and Skills

www.dfes.gov.uk

Youth Sport Trust

www.youthsport.net Sport England

www.sportengland.org

UK Sport www.uksport.gov.uk

Central Council of Physical Recreation

www.ccpr.org.uk

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/http://www.youthsport.net/http://www.sportengland.org/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/http://www.ccpr.org.uk/http://www.ccpr.org.uk/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/http://www.sportengland.org/http://www.youthsport.net/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/