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How Might it Help me?
It is hoped this guide will help you:

• understand more about the governing
body coach registration and licensing
schemes featured

• when recruiting coaches, by highlighting
what standards coaches who are registered
and licensed with their respective sport
already have

• to meet Association for Physical Education
(afPE) guidelines when recruiting coaches to
work in schools*
• raise awareness with coaches about
schemes that are in place, and encourage
them to be part of their respective
governing body of sport scheme

• support coaches to achieve registered or
licensed status, by understanding more
about the schemes in place, the initial criteria
for joining and what is required to maintain
registered or licensed status.
Note: At the time of publication, April 2014,
the information in this document is correct.
However, many sports are keen to ensure
schemes stay relevant to the needs of their
coaches and are therefore continuously
developing and evolving them. The relevant
governing body of sport will be able to advise
you of any changes, and should be contacted in
the first instance with any queries.

Where the Disclosure and Barring Service
(DBS) is mentioned, coaches operating in
England and Wales will be covered by this body,
while coaches operating in Scotland will be
covered by Disclosure Scotland, and those in
Northern Ireland by AccessNI.

* afPE best practice guidance on the effective use of individual and agency coaches in physical education and sport (PES)
September 2013 states:

Head teachers and other managers of coaching support staff are strongly advised to...check with the relevant governing body of sport
that the coach is currently licensed to coach (a qualification cannot be rescinded, but a governing body licence to coach can be if any
poor practice or abuse issues have arisen).

This guidance is available on the afPE website: www.afpe.org.uk and pages 66–69 of Safe Practice in Physical Education and Sport –
Whitlam, P. (2012) Safe Practice in Physical Education and Sport. 8th edition. Leeds: Coachwise/afPE. ISBN: 978-1-905540-94-5.
Available from 1st4sport.com: www.1st4sport.com/p-1383-1st4sportcom-safe-practice-in-pe-and-sport-new-edition.aspx

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