COUNTY DURHAM SPORT COMMUNITY
County Durham Sport have worked with a number of schools and community groups to deliver specialised, targeted leadership & volunteering projects relating to physical activity and previous project case studies can be viewed on this page.
Using data insight to inform our project delivery, we continue to support a wide range of young people within County Durham with varying levels of previous volunteering experience.
County Durham Sport are always looking for new, initiative ways to engage young people in physical activity. We are keen to hear from organisations working with young people in County Durham who may be interested in creating a collaborative leadership and volunteering project incorporating physical activity.
To discuss leadership and volunteering opportunities further, please contact our children and young people’s programme coordinator Joe Armstrong on 07936947077 or joe.armstrong@countydurhamsport.com
LEADERSHP & VOLUNTEERING
Information and links relating to County Durham Sport’s recent educational engagement and activities.
NE Youth Durham Young Leaders Development Programme
We recently funded NE Youth to develop a leadership and volunteering programme for young people across County Durham. This programme is due to open May 2021 and more information will be added here in the coming weeks.
DURHAM YOUTH COUNCIL: FIVE WAYS TO WELLBEING
Since January 2021 we have been working in partnership with Durham Youth Council to facilitate a project around the Five Ways to Wellbeing Principles.
Youth Council members have worked to develop an online wellbeing campaign called ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ that will be launched in May 2021. More information about this project will be added in the coming weeks
ACTIVITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME
The Activity Volunteer Programme is a new programme of learning for 2021 designed to offer young people a pathway into volunteering through building transferable core skills.
The overall aim of the programme is to provide young people with the confidence in their own abilities to put the learned skills into practice as effective volunteers in a variety of situations. Setting them on their volunteering journey and discovering new opportunities to become change makers in their communities. In turn, this provides them with the platform to embark on their volunteering journey into further study, such as leadership or coaching qualifications, helping them identify opportunities to put their skills into practice.
The award will be accredited by SLQ Sports Leaders, providing a stamp of approval which is trusted by education and employers.
More information will be made available on how to get involved in this programme in the coming weeks.
COMMUNITY CLUBS
County Durham Sport has worked to develop of a number of Satellite Clubs across County Durham in recent years and has continued to support clubs, new and old, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
County Durham Sport are committed to continuing to support community clubs to access funding, providing courses to upskill their workforce and promoting events and opportunities relevant to children and young people.
Case studies that fully demonstrate the impact of our Satellite Clubs programme will be added to this page over the coming weeks.
FUTURE PROJECTS
County Durham Sport are always looking for new, initiative ways to engage young people in physical activity. We are keen to hear from organisations working with young people in County Durham who may be interested in creating a collaborative leadership and volunteering project incorporating physical activity.
To discuss leadership and volunteering opportunities further, please contact our Children and Young People’s Programme Coordinator Joe Armstrong on 07936947077 or email joe.armstrong@countydurhamsport.com