Association of Colleges

                   

AoC East Midlands Sports Strategy Group

In 2007 East Midland colleges, through the AoC Principals’ Committee, agreed to prioritise a strategic approach to developing sport and physical activity (healthy colleges). A Sports Strategy Group was established and Sarah Larnder was appointed as Regional (AoC East Midlands) Development Manager for FE Sport on 30 June 2008.

Jim Mutton, Principal, Loughborough College is the region’s representative on the AoC Portfolio Group for Sport.

Membership of the Sports Strategy Group

Sue Ashwin, Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College

Adam Beazeley, South Nottingham College

Martin Booth,  Lincoln College

Peter Gordon, Derby College

Lee Howarth, Moulton College

Sarah Larnder, Regional (AoC East Midlands) Development Manager for FE Sport

Lynsey Norris, Lincolnshire Sports

Andy Roberts-Morris, SkillsActive

Helen Van Aardt, Loughborough College

Fred Ward, Bilborough College

 

Remit of the Sports Strategy Group

To lead, advocate and provide strategic direction to all member Colleges in the region, co-ordinating the different agendas of curriculum, volunteering, wider participation, sports specific planning competition, health and physical activity.

The Group usually meets four times per year. 

Programme of Meetings 2012

Tuesday 29 May 2012                10.00 am

Thursday 5 July 2012                  10.00 am

 

A regional Strategic Plan for Sport in FE, in line with the national strategy, is to be developed within the next academic year. Sarah Larnder is also proposing to work with individual colleges in developing their sports strategy which will feed into the regional/national strategy.

Regional 2012 Awareness Day:  4 May 2012 (2012 hrs until the opening ceremony) .   We are pleased to  announce that this event has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark.  We are encouraging every college to hold a 2012 themed event on that day.

In Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire the University of Lincoln and University of Nottingham will be hosting an FE games for the colleges.   Loughborough College is likely to be hosting a Paralympic day for Leicestershire Colleges and the others will be holding various events on their own college sites. We are hoping to get the media involved to raise profile.