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Community use of school sports facilities

Community use of school sports facilities. Sport England draft strategy. Maximise value from current NGB investment. Places People Play. Set the criteria and support system for NGB 2013-17 investment. Market development.

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Community use of school sports facilities

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  1. Community use of school sports facilities

  2. Sport England draft strategy Maximise value from current NGB investment Places People Play Set the criteria and support system for NGB 2013-17 investment Market development Strategic direction and market intelligence

  3. Sport England draft strategy • Do more: access to school facilities • Context: supply of facilities on school sites, financial challenges • Revised guidance for schools • What works? What doesn’t? • Where can Sport England add value?

  4. Community use of school sports facilities Key myths and considerations 2 November 2014

  5. Context Political • Fragmentation of sector • Reducing subsidies • Localism – Big Society Opportunities or threats? School • Type of school • Aspirations for community sporting use • Potential users and what they will expect Cut your cloth appropriately Sport • £480m to National Governing Bodies to deliver outcomes • Latent demand 23,913,500 (people over 16 who have expressed a desire to do more sport) Creating sporting opportunities in every community

  6. Community use myths • Three key issues:- Money Partnerships Management • Community use is a cash cow • Opening up your facilities for community use can involve heavy expenditure • Developing effective use is simply a case of opening the doors • Schools can deliver effective community use on their own in isolation • Hiring out school sports facilities regularly to the community will make it difficult for the school to meet the demands of the curriculum • My school site cannot be opened safely in the daytime for use by the community • To open up my school effectively will require complex management which will impact my school • Management of and use by the community of your school sports facilities will continue when you transfer out of LEA control.

  7. Core principles • Clear vision, strategy and objectives • Vision linked and subsequently developed with local partners • Appropriate management approach linked to your vision • Appropriate programming • Work in partnership with sport Develop community use which is appropriate to you

  8. Developing partnerships Growing existing and establishing new partnerships will be the key to creating a vibrant facility. First point of contacts • County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) – understand local sporting landscape and links into key partners both locally and nationally • Local Authorities –landscape changing, differing offer across the country Who else? • National Governing Bodies ) • School Sports Partnerships ) All should have links into CSPs • Local Sports Networks ) • Management Companies/Trusts

  9. Management & delivery options • Direct management by the school • In house lettings & play and pay • Key holder arrangement with clubs • Pro active management by the school : employing a community sports manager • Pro active management by the school : setting up an extended school company • External Management • Club • Local Trust or 3rd party organisation • Specialist private sector leisure management company • Specialist community use provider • Local Authority • Consortia/network approach

  10. Programming – Generating Income

  11. Managing costs - Expenditure

  12. Legal and governance Depends of the Management option chosen • Community Use/Dual Use Agreements – Used by ‘interested’ parties involved with use of facilities • Hire Agreements – One off basis • Codes of Practice – could be part of above or separate VAT • Does not have to be a barrier • Appropriate programming can overcome this issue (see Sport England website) http://www.sportengland.org/support__advice/building_schools_and_sport/accessing_school_facilities.aspx

  13. Win – Win Talking to schools and education sector we have learnt: • Appears to be very little resistance from schools to open facilities to community sport. • Large latent sports demand for facilities • Need to understand each others requirements – they are usually symbiotic SHARED OUTCOMESustainable programme of use at a reasonable price, that delivers the school vision and at least a cost neutral business plan

  14. Key information • Case studies and resources to support can be found at:- Sport England Web Site – Support and Advice – Accessing School Facilities http://www.sportengland.org/support__advice/building_schools_and_sport/accessing_school_facilities.aspx Jonathan Bruck Jonathan.Bruck@sportengland.org 0207 273 1582

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