Transforming Learning, Transforming Lives
Introduction
As the lead agency for coaching in the
UK, our vision is to create an active
nation inspired by great coaching.
Over three million people
dedicate over 200 million
hours each year to help
others achieve their sport and
physical activity goals. They
range from coaches in sports
clubs, PE teachers in schools,
activators and helpers in local
communities, and exercise and
fitness professionals in leisure
centres and health clubs. All
play a vital role in supporting
an active nation, helping people
to get active and to stay active.
Coach learning and
development is at the heart
of our vision. We want to
encourage lifelong learning
habits, to empower coaches
to take ownership of their
own learning and to develop
independent and reflective
coaches that are responsive to
the needs of their participants.
We want to support coaches
to be the very best that they
can be, wherever they work or
volunteer, and whatever their
goals or aspirations. We believe
that we can only achieve
this through adopting a truly
person-centred approach to
learning.
In the spring of 2017, we
embarked on a journey to
transform learning within UK
Coaching. We created a new
“Learning and Development”
team, which signalled more
than simply a change in a name
(formerly Coach Education),
but a change of focus and
a shift in our approach. We
realised that we needed to do
things differently to attract
new people into coaching, to
retain and grow those already
involved in coaching, and
to meet the needs of a new
generation. So we took a step
back. We reviewed our existing
provision, we collected lots of
insight, we looked at what works
in other sectors, and we thought,
“what do the coaches, employers
and participants of the future
actually want and need?”
If we can transform learning for
coaches, we believe that we will
improve the quality of coaching
practice and the participant
experience, thereby benefiting
and transforming the lives of
individuals and communities.
This document will set out our
new approach to coach learning
and development. It is based
on a model of connectivity and
presents our primary aims (or
key dimensions of learning) that
we believe are essential for the
future of coach learning and
development.
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We want
to support
coaches to
be the very
best that
they can be.
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