Green Gown Awards 2019 - Perth College UHI - Finalist

An FE college sport and fitness programme delivered to High School Pupils in Perth and Kinross, by National Governing Bodies and Sport and Fitness Lecturers. The High School Pupils then coach sport to local Primary School children, mentored by HNC Coaching and Developing Sport students. 

This is a programme delivered to local High Schools (S4 – S6) where the pupils come to the Academy of Sport and Wellbeing for four hours per week. They undertake a selection of College and NGB certificates in coaching from September to February and then put these learnings into practice from February until the end of the academic year.  The pupils do this by delivering sport/physical activity sessions to local primary school children. They have to plan, deliver and evaluate the sessions. When doing these sessions, the Passport to Sport pupils are mentored by HNC Coaching and Developing Sport students from the college.   

The Passport to Sport programme has been running since 2016, and the volunteering aspect was not the focus, however this has increased dramatically since then and this is now a sustainable course that is held in high regard by both local high schools and the local primary school. 

Top 3 learnings:

• Influence of positive youth role models. 
• Peer and self-directed learning.  
• Partnerships – building partnerships that benefit all stakeholders. 

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