Guidance on deploying coaches in primary schools out of curriculum
Minimum Deployment Requirement Guidance for the Deployment of Sports Coaches Outside of Curriculum Time
Active Partnerships, Association for Physical Education (afPE), CIMSPA, ukactive KIDS, UK Coaching and Youth Sport Trust have developed this guidance, supported by Sport England.The guidance
A set of nationally recognised professional standards for those coaching children have been established by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) on behalf of Sport England.
The Minimum Deployment Requirements have been developed to help drive the quality of coaching delivered to children. We would encourage schools and partners to support coaches to access further training that would allow them to go beyond minimum requirements and meet the additional recommendations laid out here.
During the transition period
(Academic years 2019/20 to 2021/22)- Minimum age 18
- UKCC Level 2 (or above) sport-specific qualification in the activity being delivered. The sport-specific qualification must be endorsed by the relevant National Governing Body of Sport that is recognised by Sport England, or;
- CIMSPA-endorsed training based on professional standards for coaching, coaching children, coaching in the school environment, safeguarding and activity-specific technical standards; such sport specific technical standards must be endorsed by the relevant National Governing Body of Sport that is recognised by Sport England
- Enhanced DBS check
- Appropriate insurance
Following the transition period
(Academic year 2022/23 onwards)- Minimum age 18
- CIMSPA-endorsed training based on professional standards for coaching, coaching children, coaching in the school environment, safeguarding and activity-specific; such sport specific technical standards must be endorsed by the relevant National Governing Body of Sport that is recognised by Sport England
- Any additional technical standard required for the activity being delivered (eg gymnastics)
- Enhanced DBS check
- Appropriate insurance
These
professional standards will help support the requirement for coaches to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours to work with this age group and in this environment. School leaders
must ensure that coaches have the technical expertise for each activity they are delivering.
Out of hours activities delivered directly by school staff or on behalf of the school are the
responsibility of the Headteacher and governing body.
Headteachers
always need to ensure they are complying with their employers requirements regarding qualifications and evidence of coach competence. This will necessitate working to the employers minimum operating standards, which all coaches
must meet.
How can this improve outcomes for children?
UK Coaching: We feel the new professional standards will help to ensure the wants and needs of children are met. Here is what young people told us they want from their coach:These deployment requirements have been developed in collaboration by:
SUPPORTED BY: