How the Active Young People Organisers Award helps to ...

How the Active Young People Organisers Award helps to enhance and support the SL0408 Issue 1 07/11
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The aim of this document
Sports Leaders UK understands and acknowledges that everyone who is involved in the delivery of their awards and qualifications,
regardless of the specific job they do, will have numerous other agendas to meet.
This document is specifically designed to help Tutor/Assessors accredit prior learning and knowledge from the Active Young People Organisers course to the
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria of the Sports Leaders UK Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership.
All of Sports Leaders UK’s qualifications are made up of a number of units. The unit title gives a clear indication to the content and achievement of the unit. The unit
will then consist of one or a number of Learning Outcomes. The Learning Outcomes define what the candidate is expected to know, understand or be able do as a
result of a process of learning. Every Learning Outcome consists of a number of Assessment Criteria, and it is these that you will assess against. The Assessment
Criteria define what the candidate will be expected to achieve in order to demonstrate that the Learning Outcome has been met.
Guidance for Tutor/Assessors on accrediting prior learning and knowledge

• Candidates must be assessed against all Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria of their chosen Sports Leaders UK qualification.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate competence and/or have evidence to show they can meet the Assessment Criteria for their chosen Sports Leaders

UK qualification.

• The assessment of prior learning and knowledge should follow the same internal and external quality assurance procedures as laid out by Sports Leaders UK.
• This document must be used in conjunction with the Sports Leaders UK Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership CD-ROM Tutor Resource, and all Tutor/Assessors

must have an up-to-date copy of the Tutor Resource to work from.

• Every candidate must have a Record of Achievement at the start of their course.

Active Young People Organisers course
Candidates can become an Active Young People Organiser by attending a one-day course which would help them to understand and carry out their role; to organise
safe, fun and purposeful physical activity for all young people; and work generally within the aims and philosophy of the Active Young People programme, and the
specific aims of the programme for which they will deliver.
Active Young People Dragon Sport programme
Dragon Sport is an inclusive activity programme for young people between the ages of seven and 11. Included in the Dragon Sports are: athletics, cricket, football,
hockey, netball, tennis, golf and rugby. Each Dragon Sport is supported by a series of game and activity cards and a bag of equipment suitable for young people
within this age group. The game and activity cards offer progressive activities that support skill development, leading to the Government Body mini-game. Dragon
Sport is run on primary school sites, out of school hours and is led by voluntary organisers.

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Active Young People 5x60 programme
5x60 is an inclusive programme designed to encourage more young people of secondary school age to participate in physical activity and sport.
5x60 comprises a choice of traditional sporting activities similar to Dragon Sport; coached activities such as tennis, badminton and squash and informal activities
such as table tennis, dance, cheerleading and some outdoor and adventurous activities such as orienteering. 5x60 seeks to encourage more young people than
ever before to take part in sport and physical activity by removing the barriers that prevent some from taking part. It takes place generally on the secondary school
site, and is led by voluntary coaches, Sports Leaders and parents.
Sports Leaders UK Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership
The Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership provides the ideal starting point for people aged 13 years and over who wish to develop their leadership skills. The syllabus
is designed to develop generic leadership skills that can be applied to a variety of sporting situations as well as contributing to the personal development of the
candidate. The Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership is a practical qualification in which candidates must demonstrate their ability to lead others in basic sporting or
recreational activities.
The aim of this qualification is not to create mini PE teachers or sports coaches, but to give candidates an understanding of what it means to be an effective leader
and knowledge of the skills and abilities they will need to order to lead others successfully. The qualification is not based on a candidate’s sporting aptitude and at no
stage will they be assessed on their technical knowledge or sporting ability. Candidates must have sufficient knowledge to lead others at an appropriate level, but it is
their ability as a leader and not as a performer that will be assessed.

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Using the mapping document
The table below is comprised of three columns. The first column lists the Learning Outcomes for the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership while the
second and third columns show how the content of the Active Young People 5x60 and Dragon Sport programmes link to these Learning Outcomes.

Sports Leaders UK AYP 5x60 Programme AYP Dragon Sport Programme
Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership Minimum Age 13+ Minimum Age 15+
Minimum Age 13+

Unit 1 - Plan, lead and review a sport/activity

1. Take part in the planning of a sport/activity. Session 1: Discuss planning and delivering sport and activity sessions for young
people.

2. Take part in the leading of a sport/activity. Session 3: Observe an activity session using 5x60 task cards.
3. Understand how to communicate with participant/s. Session 5: Plan and run an activity session using 5x60 or Dragon Sport task cards.
4. Use verbal and non-verbal communication when leading Unit 1, Learning Outcome 3 and 4 of the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership is not
others. covered in the AYP 5x60 and Dragon Sport programmes.
5. Take part in the review of a sport/activity session.
Session 3: Observe a demonstration activity session (using Dragon Sport cards if
appropriate) and analyse aspects of the delivery of the activity session.

Session 5: Deliver sessions in pairs and obtain feedback from the group.

Session 6: Evaluate and review an activity session.

Unit 2 - Developing leadership skills

1. Understand the skills, qualities and values that a leader will Session 2: List the characteristics of an effective Sports Leader.
need.

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2. Motivate participants. Session 2: Discuss barriers to Unit 2, Learning Outcomes 2 and 3 of
3. Manage participant behaviour. participation. the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership
are not covered in the AYP Dragon
Session 5: Explain how 5x60 Leaders Sport programme.
can encourage young
people to take a
leadership role within
activities.

Unit 3 - Lead activities that promote a healthy lifestyle

1. Identify the factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. Unit 3, Learning Outcomes 1 and 2 of the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership are
2. Plan, lead and review a session designed to increase a not covered in the AYP 5x60 and Dragon Sport programmes.
participant’s heart rate through physical activity.

Unit 4 - Fair play in sport

1. Understand what is meant by ‘fair play’. Session 4: Chwarae teg – code of conduct.
2. Apply the concept of ‘fair play’.

Unit 5 - The role of the official

1. Understand the roles and responsibilities of officials. Unit 5, Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3 of the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership are
2. Understand the rules and regulations of a specific not covered in the AYP 5x60 and Dragon Sport programmes.
sport/activity.
3. Act as an official.

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Unit 6 - Opportunities in sport and recreation Session 7: What happens next?
Opportunity to volunteer in 5x60 clubs/Dragon Sport activities.
1. Opportunities in sport and recreation

Link to Young Ambassadors.

Additional modules
The Active Young People 5x60 programme additional modules are delivered as ‘stand-alone’ sessions for groups of organisers as part of their continuing
professional development. The content of these modules can also be mapped into the Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership.

Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership AYP 5x60 Additional Module
Learning Outcomes

Unit 2 - Developing leadership skills Module 3: List factors that motivate and demotivate young people to
participate in sport and physical activity.
2. Motivate participants. Module 4: How to manage young people’s behaviour positively.

3. Manage participant behaviour. Module 1: Describe the roles that young peoplecan take to support an
activity session.
Unit 5 - The role of the official

1. Understand the roles and responsibilities of officials.
2. Understand the rules and regulations of a specific sport/activity.
3. Act as an official.

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Next steps
Delivery of a Sports Leaders UK qualification (Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3) cannot commence until the organisation is a registered
Approved Assessment Centre, and the Tutor/Assessors have been accredited.
A course can commence prior to a member of the organisation attending a Tutor Training day, as long as that person is booked onto one of the Tutor
Training days within a reasonable timescale.
Sports Leaders UK awards can be run without the need to register as an Approved Assessment Centre.
To find out more about Sports Leaders UK courses, visit www.sportsleaders.org or call Head Office on 01908 689 180.

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