Links within the local community can be beneficial for identifying additional opportunities for children and young people as well as providing support to playworkers, staff and volunteers in delivering physical activity.
| Who | Why | How |
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| Local community | - Access to specialist knowledge and a variety of activities
- Sources of advice, support and resources
- Can be involved in provision and running activities
| - Identify and make contact with other community groups. For example:
- Health, e.g. health promotion officers
- Sport, e.g. local clubs, sports development officers, coaches, leisure and recreation officers
- Education, e.g. schools, colleges and universities
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| Other out of school clubs/ youth and community groups | - Pool resources and expertise to increase opportunities for young people
- Reduce burden on individual groups/organisations for special activity events
- Opportunity for children and young people to mix with others
| - Coordinate an activity programme across a cluster of groups/ organisations
- Organise joint activities through your network; ensure year round opportunities where different clubs/groups arrange an event each term/holiday
- Arrange training led by colleagues in other clubs/groups or outside agencies
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| Local schools | - Access to facilities and equipment
- Access to support from PE staff
- Pool of potential helpers for activities
- Increased profile of the group/organisation
| - Arrange a meeting with the head of PE or PE coordinator to discuss potential linkages
- Schools can provide low-cost facilities and specialised equipment
- PE staff can advise and support by providing: taster sessions, basic training, lending resources and identifying local clubs or initiatives
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