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Sainsbury's Inclusive Community Training is 'a tremendous opportunity'

On Wednesday 6 January, Chesterfield's newly re-opened Queen's Leisure Centre hosted the first Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training workshop of 2016.

All 16 participants underwent three hours of practical training complemented by further online resources, led by nine-time Paralympic medallist and tutor Martin Mansell, who praised the attitude of the group:

"It was a delight to work with the young people who attended today's session.

“They each had a clear grasp of the concepts and principles we were discussing and putting into practice, and they were able to bring to the session some wonderful examples of first-hand experience from their work with people in the community."

Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training is designed to improve the skills and confidence of those who support disabled people to be more active, and is a creative and informal development opportunity.

With over 3,100 people now having benefited from the practical, informative and enjoyable workshop, now is the time to consider it for you or your organisation.

The session in Chesterfield was organised by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) and Derbyshire Sport, and delivered by experienced coaches from sports coach UK.

On the day, participants were complimentary of the training they had received and the course as a whole. One commented:

"This course was directed perfectly and gave me a tremendous opportunity to add to my knowledge and skills, to ensure that any session I deliver or support on is best suited to the needs of the individual and the group.

"In particular the STEP principles will be something that I will seek to continue to learn about."

Will Hughes, the College Sports Maker at Chesterfield College, is responsible for the production and implementation of an engagement strategy to increase the level of participation in sport for all college students, staff and the local community. He told EFDS:

"It is important that all of our students are given the opportunity to develop skills required to work with disabled people.

“This course was pitched perfectly at our Health and Social Care students who engaged fantastically, taking part in brand new activities that they have learnt how to adapt and deliver for when they are working with groups out in the community."

Further sessions of Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training are scheduled to take place across the country throughout the forthcoming year, including in Derbyshire.

Andy Fuller from Derbyshire Sport said:

"People across Derbyshire really value the Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training workshops. They provide a tremendous platform to support the nurturing of better and more extensive opportunities for people to engage in sport and physical activity."

For further information, please contact EFDS, email AK4A@efds.co.uk or telephone 01509 227751. Find us on Twitter @Eng_Dis_Sport, Facebook and LinkedIn.