Learning is at the heart of continuous improvement for individuals and for organisations. We aspire to lead by example and ensure our advisors and associates develop their thinking and understanding of our service areas. Through this web site and our learning network we will share our concepts and learning with all of our clients and anyone else who is interested in our work.

This Zone

Will evolve and grow. Please contribute to creating a dynamic learning environment.
It covers:

• Business concepts
• County sports partnerships
• Sport and leisure research
• Regeneration and renewal
• Useful links

Business Concepts

We attempt to develop our own models and keep up to date with best practice:

• Strategy model (powerpoint 38kb)
• Leadership (pdf 34kb)
• Developing people – teams - tasks (powerpoint 148kb)
• Project Management (powerpoint 91kb)
• Negotiating Skills (powerpoint 122kb)
• Improving meetings (powerpoint 109kb)
• Coaching skills (powerpoint 93kb)
• Facilitation skills (powerpoint 108kb)
• Recruitment and selection (powerpoint 87kb)
• Career management. (pdf 67kb)

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County Sports Partnerships

We specialise in developing County Sports Partnerships, keep up to date with current events and current practice:

• Historical briefing note (pdf 30kb)
• Latest model of County Sports Partnership Functions from Sport England (pdf 19kb)
• Current issues on funding of Whole Sport Plans (letter from the CCPR) (pdf 17kb)
• County Sports Partnerships Updates (pdf 25kb)
• The Executive Board (pdf 32kb)

Here are examples of our work with County Sports Partnerships:

• Strategic Framework - Derbyshire Sport
  • Summary (pdf 41kb)
  • Full Document (pdf 2.46Mb)
• Visioning event and outcome – Oxfordshire Sports Partnership (powerpoint 53kb)
• Leadership Team Approach – Cumbria Sport (pdf 33kb)
• Towards a CSP Report – Nottinghamshire Custodial Group (pdf 175kb)
• Job pack – Derbyshire Sport
• Local Sports Alliance Workshop – Hinckley and Bosworth Borough
  • Executive Summary (pdf 50kb)
  • Full Report (pdf 84kb)

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Sports and Leisure Research

Our goal is to be at the cutting edge of innovation in sports development. Here are recent examples of research undertaken by our Associates:

• Evaluation of the Junior Club Pilot Programme - sportscotland (pdf 88kb)
• Workforce Research and Action Plan – Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport Partnership
  • Executive Summary (pdf 51kb)
  • Full Report (pdf 1.3Mb)
• Leisure Cards by Mike Collins
  • A Derbyshire Smart Card - Strategic Issues (pdf 35kb)
  • Leisure Cards - A social Marketing Tool
  • Including Poor People in Leisure Sevices without Stigma - Leisure Cards in the UK (pdf 54kb)
• Trusts: delivering sport and recreation opportunities to community needs – Mike Collins
• Protect Our Pitches, They Say - But Why?: Kit Campbell (pdf 56kb)

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Regeneration and Renewal

• Braunstone Health Improvement Plan
• Improving Enfield through Leisure
  • Cover (pdf 21kb)
  • Content (pdf 271kb)
  • Introduction (pdf 41kb)
  • Overview (pdf 43kb) (plus presentation (powerpoint 211kb) )
  • Health (word 332kb) (plus presentation (powerpoint 216kb) )
  • Crime (pdf 54kb) (plus presentation (powerpoint 408kb) )
  • Education (pdf 55kb) (plus presentation (powerpoint 214kb) )
  • Better Enfield (word 108kb) (plus presentation (powerpoint 427kb) )
  • Recommendations for Investment (pdf 36kb)
  • Bibliography (pdf 31kb)
• Impact of Neighbourhood Renewal and new floor targets
  • Letter from Joe Montgomery - Director General (pdf 49kb)
  • Presentation (powerpoint 2.6Mkb)
  • Strategy (pdf 876kb)
• NRA new strategy (pdf 876kb)

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Useful Links

• Business coaching www.coachU.com
• The Equality Standard for Sport http://www.vagaassociates.com/eqss/index.htm
• Partnership development www.ourpartnership.org.uk
• Neighbourhood Renewal (renewal net)
• Sustainable transformation http://www.telospartners.com/uploads/a_blueprint_for_sustainable_transformation.pdf
• Towards an Excellent Service (TAES)
  
  
  
  

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