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Boxing Scotland will be delivering a Child Wellbeing and Protection In Sport course to be held on Wednesday 31st July in Glasgow.  This course replaces the old style ‘Safeguarding and Protecting in Children Course.’

The Course will be run and delivered by Boxing Scotland.

As previously mentioned and listed below the course has changed and can only be completed with the two modules being completed.  That’s the 30-40 minute online module followed by the 3-hour workshop. 

The details and links to the course are below.

Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport (CWPS) Course Wednesday 31st July 1830-2130

Venue; Boxing Scotland Limited, High-Performance Centre, Olympia Theatre, 2 Orr Street, Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, G40 2QH

Parking is available on the adjacent roads at this time for free alternatively, Bridgeton Train Station is opposite the facility.

 Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport (CWPS)

As you may be aware, over the last few months sportscotland has been working with Children 1st to create and pilot our very own safeguarding training – ‘Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport’ (CWPS).  This resource has been piloted over the last few months and went LIVE on the 1st of April. CWPS replaces UK Coaching’s, Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop (SPC), which will no longer be delivered through sportscotland.  CWPS takes a blended learning approach:  Module 1 is theory based eLearning and Module 2, a 3 hour face-to-face scenario-based learning.  The main change from SPC is that each learner booked onto a CWPO course  MUST complete Module 1 before attending the face-to-face Module 2.   The CWPS eLearning Module 1 can be found via this link:  CWPS eLearning Module 1  This must be completed prior to attending the workshop at the end of the session you will be asked to submit your name and email contact details.  This will then be verified against your attendance certificate when completing the workshop. sportscotland will be working with our networks to communicate this major change in safeguarding training which will take time to embed.  We should work together to communicate the changes to our respective SGB staff, volunteers, clubs, coaches and sporting communities.  To accelerate the transition please ensure all volunteers are aware of CWPS and education and training systems/processes are updated as a matter of priority.  Please click here to find more information from the FAQs. If you have any further queries/questions please contact:  sheena.carroll@sportscotland.org.uk

The course will be limited to 16 places and will be on a first come first served basis.  so to avoid disappointment book early.  To secure a place in the course payments must be received by 1500 Friday 26th July 19. 

A reminder to all coaches that for the 2020/21 season each Coach re-registration must hold an in date Safeguarding Certificate or Wellbeing Certificate.

Cost of the course will be £15 per individual.  Payment can be made either by Cheque to Boxing Scotland Limited or bacs transfer to Boxing Scotland Ltd.  If you or your clubs intend to pay via bacs transfer please reference with your name of club or individual.  Payment must be made before Friday 26th July 19.

Boxing Scotland Bank details numbers for any payments;

Boxing Scotland Ltd

Ac: 00663179

Sc: 83 20 06

Please ensure that name details are listed if bacs payments are made, this will allow the district to identify payments made.

The following details are to be included within each booking to attend the course;

Name, Address and Club. Contact number and email address.

Names for the course must be passed to Marianne McMahon via the enquiries@boxingscotland.org  or the East Region Development Officer; Paul Coleman either by email paul.coleman@boxingscotland.org or Telephone 07803 513699 or text.

Dear Members,

We are delighted to announce the following dates for our next round of Coaching Courses:

*All courses will be held within our High-Performance Centre, BSL High Performance Centre, Olympia Theatre, Orr St, Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow G40 2QH*

 

Dear Members,

BSL Coaching Course Level 1

Back in March 2016, Boxing Scotland made history by delivering the UK’s first Nationally recognised Coaching Course, which was accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).

Since then, our Coach Education programme has grown from strength to strength, with both the number of attendees and courses being delivered surpassing our initial expectations.

The following statistics demonstrate the huge success that our Level 1 course has been:

• 17 courses delivered (from March 2019)
• 329 individuals passed 
• Increase in Female participation – 288 Males & 41 Females passed 
• Courses delivered in all 3 Districts

SQA External Verification (EV)

As part of SQA’s Quality Assurance Protocol, we have received 2 separate EV’s since the delivery of our first Level 1 Course, with the 2nd resulting in a significant amount of remedial work in relation to Candidate portfolios and our Practical Marking Assessment system/matrix.

Level 1 – CERTIFICATION

Unfortunately, as a result of both the unprecedented growth of the programme and the EV Remedial action, the certification process has been put on hold since Level 1 Course No 14, which was held back in September 2018.

We can only apologise for this delay – on a positive note, we have now worked hard into putting a new certification strategy in place which will ensure successful candidates receive certification within 1 month of passing the course.

Our aim is to process all outstanding Level 1 Certificates by 31st August 2019, once all remedial work has been passed.

Level 2 Course

In addition to our Level 1, a Level 2 course was also designed in alignment with the SQA framework, with the first course being delivered back in December 2017. Highlights from our Level 2 course are as follows:

• 4 courses delivered (since December 2017)
• 61 individuals passed
• Courses delivered in Bridgeton, Dundee and Aberdeen
• Up to date Course Content, including Video Analysis, Cut Treatment & Professional Hand wrapping

Level 2 – CERTIFICATION

All successful candidates thus far will receive a National Governing Body (NGB) Certificate by 31st August 2019.

Summary

As previously stated, our Coach Education programme has been a huge success, with every course delivered receiving 100% positive feedback from attendees.

However, as outlined within this letter, there are definite Areas for Improvement (AFI) that require immediate action, in particular, the Certification process. It is our absolute priority to ensure all outstanding certificates are sent to candidates by 31st August, and the new certification strategy is in place for all future courses.

On Thursday 04th July, we look forward to publishing our next round of Level 1 and Level 2 courses, AND we will be publishing information regarding the delivery of our highly anticipated LEVEL 3 course, with the first course scheduled to be delivered in that last quarter of 2019.

Kind Regards,

Craig McEvoy
Boxing Scotland Technical Coach
Boxing Scotland Coach Education Lead Tutor & Programme Designer

West Regional Sporting Partnership Area

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Boxing Scotland, one of Scotland’s leading Governing Bodies of Sport and we are looking to appoint a new West Region Development Officer (RDO). The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to grow the sport in the West of Scotland.

The main objectives of the role will be:

• Grow membership on an annual basis in existing, targeted clubs in the West Region/District;
• Provide support and guidance to any new club in the West Region/District;
• Create, develop and maintain partnerships between schools, clubs, local authorities and higher/further education to ensure the long term future of clubs in the West Region/District;
• To identify and develop at least one club which provides the correct environment to develop boxers to performance level;
• Identify suitable development opportunities for officials, volunteers and coaches in the West Region/District;
• Delivering against the relevant outcomes/KPI’s identified within Boxing Scotland 2019 – 2023 Strategic Plan “On The Front Foot” and Development Plan “Building New Foundations”;
• Build the profile of Boxing in the West Region/District and related Regional Sport Partnership area.

The Boxing Scotland Regional Club Development Officer will be responsible for:

• Increasing participation in Boxing;
• Growing Boxing Scotland membership;
• Creating strong sustainable clubs;
• Maintaining, updating and providing clear data for all targeted clubs;

The post holder will report to the Boxing Scotland Chief Executive Officer and will be an integral part of the Boxing Scotland team.

The post will be based in the Boxing Scotland office/High Performance Centre in Glasgow

Salary – circa £25,000 per annum plus pension contribution (Dependent on Experience)

Application forms and a role descriptor can be downloaded below:

West RDO App Form

Boxing Scotland West RDO role descriptor

Completed applications must be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 19 July 2019 . They should be emailed to marianne.mcmahon@boxingscotland.org or posted and marked:

Private & Confidential

Boxing Scotland West RDO application

1^st Floor Olympia Building, 2-16 Orr Street,

Bridgeton Cross

Glasgow

G40 2QH

Candidates invited for interviews will be informed of confirmed dates in due course.

Boxing Scotland is an equitable employer and welcomes applications from people from all communities.

Dear members, please find attached the National Championship Dates for the forthcoming season. 

Many of you will notice that the Novice Championships have moved left into November.  This has happened due to a prioritisation of events to be held at Ravenscraig.  Unfortunately, this meant moving our Championship dates.

These dates can be found on our events Calendar along with District shows and planned training sessions.

2019/2020 Season

• 2019 Novice Championships – 9^th 10^th 16^th and 17^th November 2019
• 2020 Intermediate Championships – 25^th 26^th January and possible 1^st February 2020
• 2020 Schoolboy and Junior Championships – 22^nd 23^rd February and possible 29^th February 2020
• 2020 Elite and Youth Prelims – 14^th 15^th March 2020
• 2020 Elite and Youth Semis – 21^st 22^nd March 2020
• 2020 Elite Finals – 18^th April 2020