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Changing the Perceptions of Volunteering

Changing the Perceptions of Volunteering. British Colleges Sport National Youth Council. Brazil 2014 World Cup. Vicky Ashley Milton Keynes College. Being Given an Opportunity . MK College Leadership Academy StreetGames. LIONS RAW. LIONS RAW.

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Changing the Perceptions of Volunteering

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  1. Changing the Perceptions of Volunteering British Colleges Sport National Youth Council

  2. Brazil 2014 World Cup Vicky Ashley Milton Keynes College

  3. Being Given an Opportunity • MK College Leadership Academy • StreetGames • LIONS RAW

  4. LIONS RAW AIM: Engaging with as many young people as possible, to ensure that the World cup does not pass them by.

  5. Brazil • World Cup host City of Curitiba • Working alongside the city’s football teams • Delivering coaching projects • Several building projects

  6. Lifetime Opportunity • Doesn’t seem like volunteering at all www.justgiving.com/sabrina-crook

  7. BEING A GAMES MAKER FOR LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS Coleena Henry Mitchell Leyton Sixth Form College

  8. Altius Fortius Citius Stronger Faster Higher

  9. What volunteering really meant at the time • Our whole team experienced many emotions whilst being interviewed for the Games maker role…

  10. What happened during the audition Improvisation Team building Problem solving Just having fun Accepting criticism

  11. What I have gained from being a part of the Olympics Friendship Being responsible Working together

  12. What is volunteering?

  13. I hope this has inspired you to take up some voluntary work • Remember its not about the work, its about the experience and knowledge you get out of it

  14. Volunteering is… Tomi Ayegbusi Newham Sixth Form College

  15. Connections Contacts Friends

  16. Any Career CV Job

  17. Memories

  18. Volunteering within BCS Kendal Barclay Tyne Metropolitan College

  19. National Youth Council • Media Training • National championships • College Sport Week • Overseas Trips

  20. Volunteering Fern Burnley New College Pontefract

  21. New College Pontefract • BTEC extended diploma in PE at New College Pontefract • Coaching and teaching course • Work experiences

  22. Competitions • We have 4 competitions a year at synchronised swimming. • There are many people volunteering and giving up their free time to help with the competitions. • Many people volunteer because they could be interested in synchronised swimming and helping out.

  23. My View of Volunteering • I volunteer to coach synchronised swimming, • Unpaid work. • Gain experience for their future career • Committed • Wanting to help the club • I coach because I enjoy synchronised swimming also I want to be a teacher and with experience of coaching it shows that I am working with people and shows that I am willing to volunteer for it to give me experience.

  24. Disability Rugby Sean Madigan Newham Sixth Form College

  25. What do I mean? • Wheelchair rugby ? • Mainstream rugby ? • So many different ways to play and adaptations of the game.

  26. Where does it happen? • Indoors or outdoors • Many different ways of playing the game, results in multiple clubs/facilities that hold sessions which involves many different ranges of disabilities.

  27. What’s so different? • Games • Equipment • Style of play • Goals and goal setting • Ability (varying over the range of disabilities)

  28. Just have a go !!!

  29. Changing Perceptions Elliot Greed Yeovil College

  30. Perceptions “Yawn” “BOORRRING” “I could be asleep” “Old People” “Clipboards & checklists” “Waste of time”

  31. My Experience

  32. Thank you for listening

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