As we begin our eighth week of the official lockdown we hope you and your families continue to be well and adapting to the ongoing situation.
This is our fifth Branch Communication and we do hope you are finding them useful. Any feedback on these – and any other aspect of SDS’s ongoing work is always welcome and appreciated.
- The Branch Networking Day is taking place on Wednesday and we look forward to seeing many of you at 1pm. We will forward the Zoom video conference link to the participants today. It is recommended to use the app where possible rather than the online version. The topics discussed will be funding and recruitment.
- The SDS website has been updated and now features all the latest news on the response to Covid-19. There is also section for Branch Resources that includes all the communications sent to date as well as some other relevant links.
- Funding:
- Wellbeing Fund – This fund is open until 22 May and is available to all charitable organisations providing opportunities to “at risk” groups during the period between now and the end of July.
- Third-Sector Resilience Fund – This is for voluntary organisations/ charities/ community groups/ social enterprises who already deliver and find themselves in financial difficulty owing to the Covid-19 situation.
- Activities:
- Wheelpower Yoga – These classes last for approximately 30 minutes. They also have some Youtube strengthening videos. These videos are primarily aimed at individuals who use wheelchairs.
- Mental wellbeing while staying at home – This is from the NHS UK and features 12 suggestions for keeping good mental health while at home.
- Young Person Sport Panel & Young Start Programme have been creating different video content to share activities each week. So far, Caitlyn Ross from Forth Valley has kept us active with 10 exercises each day and Isaac Dunning from the West of Scotland has entertained us with his magnificent balloon animals.
- The inclusive activity cards are now available on the SDS Website and were originally aimed at people leading sessions but also work brilliantly for us all in our homes.
- Training:
- Coaches Seminar: During lockdown, SDS is providing the opportunity for coaches to explore different concepts in short segments online. The three concepts are:
- Introduction to Classification – Wednesday 27 May, 7pm – 8pm
- Courageous Conversations – Sunday 31 May, 11am – 12pm
- Self-reflection & Developing your Coaching Philosophy – Monday 15, Tuesday 16 & Tuesday 23 June, 7pm – 8pm
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- Open Education Free Courses – The Open University has produced these links to their OpenLearn courses which are free to study. There are nearly 1000 free courses across 8 different subject areas.
- Learn a new skill at home – Find free high quality digital courses in The Skills Toolkit
- Scottish Hockey are offering a Child Wellbeing & Protection Officer Training online workshop – Date: Wed 27th May, Time: 6:30 – 9:30pm (please be prepared to sign from around 6pm to sort out any technical issues with the tutor!), Cost: £25 for external candidates (payment to be made prior to course), Online – Scottish Hockey sort code 82 65 00 / Account 20107127, Phone – Call 0141 550 5999, Registration: Please email Michael.mcdougall@scottish-hockey.org.uk
Please note a pre-requisite for attending this course is completion of the one of the following courses within the last 3 years
- Child Wellbeing & Protection in Sport
- Safeguarding & Protecting Children
- In Safe Hands
As ever, please forward us any useful information, activities or good news stories for inclusion in the next edition of the SDS Branch Communication.
Kind regards
Jen and Mark