London's SubRegional Sport and Physical Activity Partnerships

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London's Sub- Regional Sport and Physical
Activity Partnerships

• Fit for Purpose and Ready for Action!
• Jason Fergus
• East London Sport Physical Activity Partnership

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What are the Partnershipsaiming to do?

• Increase participation in sport and physical
  activity by 1 year on year
• Investing in local capacity building, valuing
  people and communities
• Widen access to sport and physical activity among
  low-participation groups
• Provide pathways for talent development
  Commitment to equality and positive action to
  deliver equality in participation
• Provide pathways for talent development
• Core Functions

Strategic Co-ordination, Marketing
Communication, Performance Measurement
Standards Delivering the Partnership, Developing
Pathways, Building Capacity, Inward investment
WIDEN
INCREASE
SUSTAIN
EXTEND
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5 Partnerships Directors
Adrian Ledbury Middx Uni
Jason Fergus TGLP
Simon Lister Brunel Uni
Angus Robertson London South Bank
Christine Double South London Partnership
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Initial Partnership Boards
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Partnership Structure

• Board sub groups / theme groups
• Community Sport and Physical Activity Networks
• Working with Pan London groups e.g. GLV, CVS,
  Volunteer England, NGB Forum, YST, Equity Group,
  Health group, ASDiL,

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Core Function

• Building Capacity club, workforce development
  (including development officers, coaches and
  volunteers)
• Sub Regional research and analysis to include
  identification of volunteer needs Workforce
  development plan
• Identify and develop links with Voluntary Sector
  agencies both sporting and non-sporting.
• Maximising LOCOG volunteer opportunities for
  London
• Volunteer development to be included in
  Partnership Framework Delivery plan

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IMPACT OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR

• there are 5,821,400 sports volunteers,
  representing nearly 15 of the adult population
• they contribute 1.2 billion hours each year to
  sport, equivalent to 720,000 additional full time
  paid workers
• the value of the time contributed by sports
  volunteers in England is estimated at over 14
  billion
• the volunteers help to sustain over 106,400
  affiliated clubs in England, serving over 8
  million members
• the sporting sector makes the single biggest
  contribution to total volunteering in
• England, with 26 of all volunteers citing
  sport as their main area of interest.

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WIDER VALUE OF SPORT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• Value for the Volunteer
• Gaining skills
• self esteem
• confidence
• employability
• improving health
• Value for Sport Physical Activity
• Improving organisations
• services
• capacity
• resources
• Promoting community cohesion,
• Positive engagement crime reduction

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Emerging Priorities

• Engagement sign posting of services
• Recognition of volunteers/profile building
• Heightened awareness through CPA Culture Block
• Need to link to other strategies e.g. East London
  Framework
• Joint working to pool resources expertises
• Support to BME organisations
• Capacity building
• 2012 Olympic Paralympic Games Volunteer
  programme
• Must add value!

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Core Messages 2006/7

• Overall, the Partnership aims to contribute to
  the national target of increasing participation
  in Sport Physical Activity by 1 year on year.
• This will be achieved by
• Supporting and building lasting partnerships
• Communicating effectively with a network of
  stakeholders
• Capitalising on a range of opportunities within
  the sector
• Providing partners and others with information,
  advice and examples of good practice