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Seal of Approval

Seal of Approval. Better club rugby for more people. Outcomes………. Know what Seal of Approval is Know the benefits of Seal of Approval Know the current situation in your patch/CB/region Plan to work together to accredit (and maintain) 100% of mini and youth sections.

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Seal of Approval

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  1. Seal of Approval • Better club rugby for more people

  2. Outcomes……… • Know what Seal of Approval is • Know the benefits of Seal of Approval • Know the current situation in your patch/CB/region • Plan to work together to accredit (and maintain) 100% of mini and youth sections

  3. What is Seal of Approval? • Mini and Youth Seal of Approval introduced in 2002 • Method of examining, maintaining and improving the provision of rugby in the mini and youth section of a rugby club. • Recognises those clubs that reach, maintain and improve on the required standard of a club committed to the provision of quality rugby union experiences for young players. • Integrated with the Sport England Clubmark scheme • Whole Club Seal of Approval introduced in 2009 • Builds on the success of MaY SoA to ensure that good practice is spread throughout the whole club. • Ensure that the whole club is sustainable and is planning to grow participation.

  4. What is Seal of Approval? • Clubs produce Evidence File to show that their programme meets the required criteria. • 3 year Development Plan produced by the club, ratified by the RDO and signed off by the Regional Rugby Development Manager. • Clubs adapt/create their own plans to suit their needs. • Annual Health Check • 3 year full re-accreditation

  5. What are the benefits? • The process – reviews provision at the club and defines the way forward • Safer, more effective environment for all • More and better • Players, Coaches, Referees and Volunteers • Community Links • Schools should only create links with accredited clubs • CSPs should only promote accredited clubs • Access to grants and other funding • RFF grants and loans – facility development • CSP and LA grants – coach, referee, volunteer development • Local Authority ‘Charter’ – access to cut price facility hire and training • Recognition for quality and efforts • Promotions and Publicity • Use of the logo, and other opportunities • Other future benefits? • Enhanced international ticket allocations • Entry to CB/regional/national tournaments, competitions and festivals

  6. What are the benefits?

  7. What the clubs say….. • “Hard work but worthwhile! This club operates in a relatively disadvantaged area but has worked to establish excellent school-club links and has engaged a number of hard to reach groups. • “Seal of Approval has taken the club to the next level ensuring that we continue to operate in a safe and effective manner.” • “Lots of the things required are already in place…it is just a case of getting it down in black and white.” • ”Seal of Approval is recognised by a number of external bodies which provides opportunities for clubs to involve juniors.”

  8. What the clubs say….. • "You should celebrate the achievement of Seal of Approval as a mark of success for your club but the real benefits will be making sure your club continues to do things right and use Seal of Approval for continuous development and improvement.“ • "Seal of Approval has enabled us to gain funding from a variety of sources to support the club’s development, enabled us to negotiate a move for the whole club to fantastic new facilities. It is also a great tool for promotion and attracting sponsorship etc which we have done successfully."

  9. What the clubs say….. • “Seal of Approval has been beneficial to the Club. It has made us look at what we did in the past and make sure we have got everything in place.” • “We use the Seal of Approval file as a working document. All the information is in one place and is easy to update.” • "We are able to use Seal of Approval in our marketing communications and to promote a healthy and sporting lifestyle to local schoolchildren and their families. We promote a volunteer culture and the standards help us to provide leadership, guidance and policy so those volunteers are encouraged to adopt best practice in coaching, player welfare and development."

  10. Current situation • It is now the policy of the RFU that: • “CBs should be required to play an active role in the delivery of club’s health checks and re-accreditations for Seal of Approval” • Community Rugby Standing Committee – March 2009 • RFU Strategic Plan • 100% Mini and Youth sections accredited before Sept 2011 – the next RWC • 800 Whole Club Seal of Approval clubs by 2017

  11. Current situation – MaY SoA June 2009 National Average57% Berkshire 8 out of 11 73% 1 club WC SoA Buckinghamshire 13 out of 13 100% Cheshire 23 out of 33 70% Cornwall 11 out of 21 52% Cumbria 13 out of 19 68% Devon 11 out of 31 35% Dorset & Wilts 16 out of 29 55% Durham 16 out of 26 62% East Midlands 21 out of 31 68% Eastern Counties 15 out of 37 41% Essex 11 out of 31 35% Gloucestershire 13 out of 48 29% Hampshire 17 out of 26 65% Hertfordshire 18 out of 21 86%

  12. Current Situation – May 2009 • Kent 13 out of 40 33% • Lancashire 32 out of 46 70% • Leicestershire 14 out of 17 82% • Middlesex 9 out of 20 45% • North Midlands 29 out of 47 62% • Northumberland 13 out of 17 76% • Notts, Lincs & Derby 24 out of 38 63% • Oxfordshire 14 out of 14 100% • Somerset 17 out of 35 49% • Staffordshire 10 out of 20 50% • Surrey 18 out of 38 47% • Sussex 14 out of 20 70% • Warwickshire 11 out of 27 41% • Yorkshire 48 out of 70 69% 1 club WC SoA

  13. Working together to accredit clubs • RDOs • Communicate more effectively with CBs and the whole RDT about which clubs are accredited, which are actively working towards and which are proving difficult to engage • Only use SoA clubs for events • Whole RDT • Prioritise SoA clubs, or those working actively towards, for all activity and support • CBs • Recognise and reward SoA clubs. End of season dinners, CB matches etc • CB Disciplinary process to include SoA as condition • Conditional entry to CB Festivals, Leagues and Cups • Handbooks and websites • RFU - National • Ticket allocations, Disciplinary guidelines, Handbooks, competitions • Others?

  14. The next steps………… • Discuss and agree specific actions in your patch/CB/Region/Nationally • How will I support SoA clubs? • How will I encourage all clubs with mini and youth sections to become accredited by 2011?

  15. Questions?

  16. Outcomes……… • Know what Seal of Approval is • Know the benefits of Seal of Approval • Know the current situation in your CB • Plan to work together to accredit (and maintain) 100% of mini and youth sections

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