Hi All Please note the following change of times for the team pool training session at Ratho on Sunday 11th November. For this date only, all those in the first group up to 12 years will remain at the usual time of 10am to 11am, but the rest,13 years above will be 11am to 12.30pm.
Important Customer Notices: PVG Scheme Retrospective Checking 10 October 2012
This is a reminder to our registered bodies that the retrospective checking of existing employees (i.e. those employees who were in post at the PVG go-live date, 28 February 2011) will be starting on Monday 29 October 2012 and is currently scheduled to last for 3 years. Many of our large users will already have agreed monthly volumes with Disclosure Scotland and we have also asked registered bodies to halve their monthly applications to us for the first 3-months to allow us to ensure the robustness of our database for the anticipated increase in volumes. We will be updating our website in late January 2013 to advise on whether or not the full volumes can be established.
Disclosure Scotland would appreciate the co-operation of all registered bodies in ensuring that their monthly submissions are spread evenly throughout the entire 3-year period. This will ensure that we don't have an unnecessary ‘swamping’ of applications during the first year and will also assist in ensuring that our service targets are maintained to all customers.
Before submitting a retrospective application for a current employee, please ensure that they have not already been introduced into the PVG Scheme by another employer. If your 'retrospective' employee is already in the PVG Scheme for your specific regulated workforce(s), then you need only apply for a PVG Scheme Record Update (SRU). The SRU costs £18 and has a quicker turnaround time than a Scheme Record application, so there is considerable benefit in confirming if your employee is in the PVG Scheme before submitting a full Scheme Record application.
Please also be aware that before submitting an application to join the PVG Scheme, countersignatories must be satisfied that the post is in regulated work with the relevant workforce(s). Positions where a role previously qualified for an Enhanced Disclosure doesn't necessarily mean that it is now in 'regulated work' and therefore eligible for PVG membership. Please see the detailed guidance on our website for further advice of what is and is not regulated work using the 5 step assessment tool.
For further details click on Disclosure Scotland icon on the SKGB home page
The club sport framework identifies better connected clubs as a priority to ensure they are well-placed to deliver sports opportunities within local communities. Part of this is developing strong connections between Scottish governing bodies (SGBs), local clubs and Active Schools.
Introducing karate through Active Schools
Two years ago the Scottish Karate Governing Body (SKGB) decided to try and increase participation in karate by introducing it to children in schools.
SKGB chairman Paul Giannandrea and Active Schools Coordinator Roger Arnott put the wheels in motion by applying for funding from the Carnegie Trust to develop a four-week karate programme based in Fife primary schools. Twelve schools took part in the initial four-week programme.
The programme included three weeks of school-based karate and one week where the children went to the Japan Karate Shotorenmei (JKS) Scotland Dojo in Dunfermline for a full morning of karate experiences. This involved teaming up schools from across Fife. Everyone involved received a certificate for their achievements.
The programme had strong links with the Curriculum for Excellence. The children learned how to make sushi, and write and say their names in Japanese, which enhanced their experience.
This cross-curricular approach helped gain support from head teachers who were an integral part of driving the programme. A strong partnership developed between JKS Scotland, Active Schools and education staff.
Evaluations of the programme have been positive, particularly around the interaction between JKS Scotland instructors and the school staff, the children and their parents. The instructors’ enthusiasm and the high standard of their lessons has been a key ingredient in the programme’s success.
Developing opportunities for the long-term
Since the initial project completed, the partnership has focused on developing the extracurricular programme further to ensure it is sustainable long-term.
So far 17 extracurricular clubs have been set up in local primary schools. Over 350 children between P1 and P7 take part regularly in breakfast, lunch and after-school karate clubs run by JKS instructors. They work to the same curriculum as the Dunfermline Dojo of JKS Scotland. All pupils have successfully undergone an early initial karate grading. They now have the opportunity to grade and progress at their own pace in the future.
Many of the children involved have moved on to participate in the local karate club structure and the challenge now is for them to progress into regional competitions. To ensure the programme continues to develop, the six active schools coordinators in Fife meet with Paul once a term to review the programme and make improvements as necessary.
Planning is underway to form extracurricular clubs in each of the local high schools to ensure the pathway continues through the transition into secondary education. Plans are also in place to hold an Active Schools karate festival in 2013.
The success of this project has led SKGB to set up a group for all karate clubs working with Active Schools to come together to discuss ideas and best practice. The SKGB is developing resources to support the growth. Similar projects are now taking place in Dundee and West Lothian.
