Step into Sport - Leadership - Sir John Hunt SSP

Step into Sport

STEP INTO SPORT

Sport relies on 1.5 million volunteer officials, coaches, administrators and managers and the Youth Sport Trust plays a major role in supporting their development. Step into Sport focuses on young people aged 14 to 19, giving them opportunities to become involved in sports leadership and volunteering and encouraging them to continue this into later life. The programme is funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part of the PESSYP strategy, which is revitalising PE and school sport across the country.

WHAT IS STEP INTO SPORT

The ultimate aim of the SIS programme is to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of young people engaged in volunteering and leadership, with consequent benefits to schools, clubs, the community and the young people themselves. In essence SIS is the tool which enables schools to grow young people as leaders and deploy them as active volunteers within the school and community.

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STEP IN:- School Based Volunteering Award (14-19 Yrs)

At 14 students are able to sign up with the SIS programme and become an active volunteer. The young volunteer has the duration of their school lives to accrue hours within the school environment.

What Counts as School Based Volunteering?

• Intra House/Tutor competition
• Media & publicity
• After school Clubs
• Positive Play or Active Break & Lunch
• Festival organisation
• Officiating
• Sports administration
• Coaching
• Team management

All volunteering hours accrued will be rewarded and recognised through the SIS Programme.

STEP OUT:- Community Based Volunteering Award (16-19 Yrs)

The ultimate aim of the volunteering programme is to movement of school based volunteers into the community via community based volunteer placements. Students can take on a variety of roles within the club environment, from coaching to officiating through to admin or web-design.

What Counts as Community Volunteering?

• 25% can be gained through training linked with their volunteering
• Volunteering can be done in sports clubs, community organisations or leisure centres
• Out of Schools Hours volunteering that is linked to the community
• Event based volunteering

STEP into SPORT On-Line Volunteering Passport (SIS VP)

The SIS VP is an online service which enables young volunteers to log and manage their volunteering hours online. Once volunteers have registered online they are able to log their volunteering hours and work to awards achieving a ‘SIS Awards Certificate’.

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THE ROLE OF A SCHOOL MENTOR

SIS school mentors are vital components of the SIS process. Mentors are the volunteer’s main support along the SIS pathway. SIS school mentors should:

• Support leaders to register on the Online Passports
• Provide students with schools based volunteering opportunities
• Verify any volunteering hours logged on the Online Passport
• Support leaders who wish to take part in community volunteering
• Encourage students to work with Active Devon

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