Courses
Listed on this page are current courses and workshops available through Active Devon. Please click on individual listings for further information and details on how to book a place.
Every effort is made to ensure that information supplied on this web site is updated regularly. However, dates and times maybe subject to change, therefore please ensure you supply full contact details when booking. This is important in the event that we need to advise of course alterations.
Places on the courses are given on a first come first served basis. Places are only confirmed when payment is received, even when booked online. Payment must be received before the course date.
We are unable to offer refunds once payment has been received. If you are unable to attend a course after you have received confirmation of your place, then provided you inform us at least 7 days before the date of the course, we can transfer your booking to a different course. After this time payment can not be transferred or refunded.
Sportscoach UK Video Case Studies
Below are some links to video case studies on the Sportscoach UK website which may give you some more information about the courses featured:
This workshop aims to increase awareness of safeguarding and protecting children, helping coaches to recognise signs of abuse and poor practice, and deal sensitively and effectively with issues that arise. It also prompts a review of coaching practice to ensure that sport provides a positive and enriching experience for children.
This course follows the Health and Safety Executive’s syllabus for the Emergency First Aid at Work course, but is tailored towards sport, providing the essential first aid skills required to help a casualty between the time of an incident to the arrival of professional medical assistance if required. As the course is HSE recognised, Certification is valid for not just your sporting environment but can also be used professionally in your place of work. By the end of the course you will have the knowledge, and more importantly the confidence to deal with a spontaneous incident. Being able to assist an unconscious and perhaps not breathing casualty, recognising and treating shock, bleeding and choking, are the 4 essential areas of first aid which are covered. In addition relative skills are taught relating generally to sport.
This workshop aims to increase awareness of safeguarding and protecting children, helping coaches to recognise signs of abuse and poor practice, and deal sensitively and effectively with issues that arise. It also prompts a review of coaching practice to ensure that sport provides a positive and enriching experience for children.
Target audience - UKCC Level 1 and 2 coaches and others who are involved in the provision and delivery of sporting activities for children and young people, and who have previously attended the first ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children’ workshop. The workshop materials have been adapted to suit officials, teachers, instructors, volunteers or unqualified helpers. Course aims - By working through ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children 2’, you will reflect on, and learn from, your own and others’ coaching experiences. The workshop aims to ensure that the learning from the first ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children’ workshop is consolidated and updated. It aims to provide a valuable opportunity to build on knowledge gained since the first workshop and share best practice through scenarios and reflection upon the experiences of participants. ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children 2’ satisfies the requirements of the UKCC and Clubmark in relation to basic safeguarding and protecting children awareness training when attended as a ‘refresher’ workshop within three years of attending the first ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children’ workshop or an equivalent recognised direct delivery workshop. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: • actively promote a positive and child-centred coaching environment using key principles of relevant codes of conduct/practice • demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current national legislation relevant to their role • recognise, respond to and make informed decisions about safeguarding children • consider a seven-step approach to assist with decision making • respond appropriately to a disclosure or a concern.
