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Still spaces on the Club and County Roadshow in Kent
London Swimming and Kent County Swimming Association are running a Road show on the 27 April at Erith Leisure Centre. We still have spaces available on the Swimming and Water Polo events and you can book up on Saturday. Contact Jenni on 07843230937
http://www.londonswimming.org/news/article/display/286
A strategy to get London Swimming 2008-2012+
By now all clubs should have received a printed copy of our strategy. If you would like additional printed copies then email
london@swimming.org
Colin Brown (RD) This week has been themed around the development of a sporting legacy plan for London across all sports. It has been good to feed in ideas from our strategy into the embryonic thinking in this area. Colin also spent time shadowing Stephen Hammond MP as part of the parliamentary sports fellowship scheme. Colin attended prime ministers questions, met with local constituents concerned with the climate change bill and sat in on a briefing on transport issues by the local government association. It was very insightful day looking at the role of a London MP and the range of issues that they face. Colin also met with clubs in Islington and Greenwich about developing talent pathways.
Next week Colin Brown will be meeting with David Sparkes (CEO) regarding facility planning. Attending a networking event in the East Sub-Region and preparing for our key partners event in early May.
Last week Mark Griggs (EO) made headway at the National Education Officer meeting, where a number of outstanding issues where finalised. He also attended an aqua extreme meeting where funding for a number of west London swimming teachers to attend CPD’s and Courses was finalised (keep an eye on www.londonswimming.org for more information shortly). He also meet with GLL in Sutton to plan courses in the pools, again (keep an eye on www.londonswimming.org for more information shortly)
The following training opportunities still have spaces, please book now as a 10 day cut off date in now in force.
CPD Seminars
Sun 27 Apr 08- Mini Polo - Vale Farm Sports Centre - Brent
Wed 30 Apr08 - Mini Polo - Bancroft's School - Redbridge
Fri 9 May 08 - NPTS: Fundaments - Highbury Pool - Islington
Sat 10 May 08 - NPTS: Fundaments - Cally Pool - Islington
Mon 12 May 08 - Teaching Turns - The Basics - Sutton Civic Offices - Sutton
Sun 18 May 08 - Aqua Fun - Willesden Sports Centre - Brent
Mon 19 May 08 - Safeguarding & Protecting Children - Hornchurch Sports Centre - Havering
Wed 21 May 08 - NPTS: Fundaments - Bancroft's School - Redbridge
UKCC Courses
Level 1 Teaching Aquatics
Starting Sat 10 May 08 Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, Waltham Forest
Starting Sat 17 May 08 Erith Leisure Centre, Bexley
Starting Mon 26 May 08 Whitgift School, Croydon
Level 2 Teaching Aquatics
Sat 02 Aug 08 Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, Waltham Forest
Mon 11 Aug 08 Hornchurch Sports Centre, Havering
For more information, to download booking forms, or funding opportunities for any IOS course or seminar, please visit www.londonswimming.org
This week Janna Callan (RDO) presented the Greenwich pathway to the Kent County Committee last week. Janna also completed the Swim21 assessments for Barnet Copthall's synchro and diving section as well as Havering Cormorants Diving Club.
Next week Janna will be at the Regional Swim21 panel, attending the Hackney Strategy meeting and doing a Swim21 assessment for Erith and District Swimming Club at Teaching level for synchro and swimming.
Next week Cathy Carr (RDO) will be attending the Swim 21 Regional Panel and will be attending the North London Leadership Programme. Towards the end of the week Cathy will be meeting with Harrow Leisure Centre and Council and Phoenix leisure centre in Hammersmith and Fulham to discuss developing the Aqua Extreme project. The Aqua Extreme project (visit http://www.londonswimming.org/page/:Projects) is developing well now in the West and will see further developments with the new part time Waterpolo Coach; Nik Jovanovic working in this sub-region. On Friday, Cathy will be meeting with the new Head of Leisure for Enfield Council and meeting with the consultant leading on the Hillingdon 50m pool development.
Ben Campion (Investment Manager) There will be a presentation at Southbury road regarding the West London Waterpolo initiative. See www.londonswimming.org for further details. This week’s work has been focused on a few key areas. Water Polo, Extending Activities Programmes and last but not least long term business planning for the region. On Friday Ben will be taking part in a session focused on the monitoring and evaluation of Sport England funded programs.
This week Jo Calvino (RDDO) has been concentrating on LDN S21 with hopefully a minimum of 2 Diving Clubs going through this panel. The start of the Diving World Series Legacy programme is underway in Sheffield and on Thursday Jo will be attending the National meeting re: talent review.
This week has been a busy week for Annabel Kehoe (EDS – Islington). After participating in the Swimathon at Cally Pool on Sunday, the week began with putting the final touches to the launch of the Liquid Swim Programme. Annabel attended a Swim Fit meeting, lead by Nuala Muir Cochrane, on Thursday where the redesign of the product went forward. Also moving forward was the borough pathway for Islington with the first meeting between all partners on Thursday evening. The week was concluded with Annabel leading the London Swimming themed day, providing an update on her Everyday Swim projects and also enlightening the team on the workings of Australian Swimming within their national sporting structure.
Next week, Annabel will be working on a swimming promotional magazine that is to go to Islington’s schools prior to the summer holidays as well as providing in-house training for all the new Fitness Swimming Instructors who will be delivering the Liquid Swim Programme.
This week has been focused around workforce development with two courses beginning in Lewisham this week. Jo Melchior (EDS – Lewisham) is thrilled that Michael Falese one of the Dad's who learnt to swim on our Family Swim Scheme for the Rainbow Group (Refugee and Asylum Seekers Charity) has started his journey to being a Teacher by taking on the challenge of a Level 1 Teachers qualification. This hopefully is the first step to him becoming a Teacher to his own community, leaving this group self-sustaining after Everyday Swim finishes. A really nice touch is that Paul Wright the Teacher who originally taught Michael to swim is "buddying up" with him, offering mentoring and giving him a shadowing role during LTS sessions, so that he gets plenty of Teaching practice. The other course is equally exciting as we are piloting the new Rookie Lifeguard CPD on behalf of the ASA and RLSS. This will train 12 teachers across Lewisham to deliver structured Rookie classes, which we are aiming to provide to teens across the Borough in the Summer as well as an activity for the Summer University and as one of the alternative activities for the KICKS Project. Next week Jo will be doing work around Free Swimming plus going on training to extend her knowledge of minority communities, specifically in this case the emerging populations from Eastern Europe.
