PACES An Overview of the Scheme

The Benefits

PACES has been designed to be user friendly and helpful to voluntary sports clubs that are motivated by strong values. Quality and continuous improvement are importance in sports clubs which are well-known for their drive to change things for the better. PACES seeks to reflect the values created by the voluntary sports club sector and give practical tools to help clubs improve what they do. By becoming a PACES club your club may benefit from the following ways:

Foundation Level Benefits to club

Help with disclosure forms
Help with child protection and equity policy
Publicity Perth and Kinross Sports Council newsletter and Sports Development website for achievement
Approval to use PACES logo

Community Level Benefits to club
All of Foundation plus;

Help with risk assessments
Additional assistance when applying for grants from grants direct, sports council funding or external grants (Awards for all etc.)
Invite to 2 networking meetings per year
Quarterly newsletters with local and national updates, funding opportunities etc

Development Level Benefits to club
All of Foundation and Community plus;

Club conforms to new child protection legislation and council letting policies
Access to Sport Tayside and Fife coach scholarship scheme – mentoring, grant help for courses, development program
Help to produce a club development plan
Help to produce a equity plan/policy

In addition to the above benefits
Clubs at Foundation level will get;

1 free place on SCUK safeguarding and protecting children course
1 free place on How to coach disabled people in sport

Clubs at Community level will get;

1 free place on Children 1st in Safe Hands course
Workshop on equity within the club environment

Clubs at Development level will get;

1 free place on emergency 1st aid course (4hrs)
1 free place on either SCUK safeguarding and protecting children course or Children 1st in Safe Hands course

The Levels

Foundation Level Criteria : -

Constitution including an equity policy statement i.e. it is a club for all with equal opportunities and treatment of participants.
Evidence that your club has a bank account i.e. correct financial procedures and able to receive funding/ grants
Affiliation to Perth and Kinross Sports Council/ NGB/SGB
Structured club – designated office bearers – chairperson etc.
Able to provide contact details of office bearers.
Annual General Meeting
Insurance
Evidence of club holding contact details of members
Child protection policy in place (if appropriate)
Disclosure checked volunteers and coaches present at every youth/ vulnerable adult session
Access to 1st aid within club training facility
Qualified coaches (sticking to coach/player ratio as recommended by NGB)

Community Level Criteria : -

All of foundation level plus
Designated child protection officer
Policy for the recruitment of Ex-offenders
Codes of conduct for parents, coaches/ volunteers, players and spectators
Disciplinary and complaints procedure
Records of medical conditions
Parental consent forms for all junior members which has information about what is expected of parents i.e. helping with transport to matches etc.
Job descriptions for office bearers, volunteers and coaches
Volunteer registration forms completed
qualified 1st aiders present at each training session and matches (Minimum qualification 4hour emergency 1st aid course or as recommended by S/NGB)
Policy for the development/ education of coaches and volunteers
Evidence of School/ club links if club has a junior section
Clubs should have an understanding of sports related equity and equality policies and be working towards complying with them.

Development Level Criteria : -

All of foundation and community plus
Junior feeder club or section if appropriate
50% of coaches/ Volunteers undertaken a child protection course
Club policies in place –
Equality (equality action plan)
recruitment of volunteers procedure
risk assessments undertaken and updates regularly
Health and Safety policy
registers taken at each session
incident/ accident reporting systems
welcome pack for new members
Club has one member that is Heath and Safety 1st aid qualified (4 day course)
Club is part of the pathway i.e. it has knowledge of / link to feeder clubs in area and where talented individuals can progress to.
Club development plan including actions to develop an equity policy

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