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Pre-Reading for Sports Leaders UK Tutor Training

Thank you for taking the time to prepare for the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) you are about to attend with Sports Leaders UK. This is the start of your CPD with us and it will not finish at the end of the training day, that's why we are proud to call it Continuous Professional Development. Tutor Training for the leadership qualifications is something that we believe will better prepare you to deliver a quality course for your learners. Therefore we have suggested you read the following so that you are more aware of what will be covered on a training day, and better informed about the workshops on offer. Once prepared you can attend the day equipped with questions relevant to you, your centre and your potential learners.

The Tutor Training day will hopefully give you plenty of guidance and new ideas about how you can teach leadership through different mediums such as sport, dance, walking and expeditions.  It is important that you understand that this is not a training day to teach specific sport, dance, walking and expedition skills.

Everyone has their own style of delivery when teaching, coaching and leading. The Sports Leaders UK courses are based on learner-centred learning. The courses aim for you as a tutor to 'give away the whistle', and therefore encourage and teach others to learn to lead.

Collaboration

If you are working at an organisation that currently runs Sports Leaders UK awards and qualifications, we suggest that you take some time to chat to the tutor/s that are working in this area. That way you will get some first hand information about what the aims of these awards and qualifications are at your centre, and how it's all going so far. Find out what your role will be and what areas of the courses you will be expected to deliver when you return from the training. If your organisation is new to the awards and qualifications, again spend some time with colleagues and explore the what, why, when and how, sports leadership may be valuable to your centre and your learners.

Questions to consider as you prepare

Before attending the Tutor Training day it is important that you consider the following:

  • Do you need training? Are you on the correct training? Go to the Tutor Training Decision Tree.
  • What age range are you working with? 13+? 14+? 16+? (could affect which course you deliver)
  • What is the aim of introducing the qualification/s?
  • How do you plan to recruit learners for your course?
  • How much time will you allocate for a course? (check which qualifications you want to deliver)
  • Have you considered 'where next?' for your learners once the course is completed?
  • Are there other organisations that could support/enhance your course that you could link with?
  • What are the top five things you need from this CPD?
  • What support can you expect after the training day? Go to the In Your Region pages.

Personal considerations

It is also important that you ask the following personal questions about yourself:

  • What are your current main styles of teaching, leading, coaching?
  • What are your current practices regarding assessment?
  • Will you be in a position to share what you learn with your colleagues when you return?

Our Tutor Training aims

Sports Leaders UK through Tutor Training aims to inspire and motivate you to:

  • Consider your teaching and learning practices especially in the area of leadership.
  • Apply to run a course/s from our suite of awards and qualifications.
  • Utilise the support on offer through our regional teams.
  • Continue to engage with other colleagues to share your teaching experiences.

Your expectations

Your expectations can only be measured if you have identified them prior to attending the training, so it would be useful if you now go on to read through the variety of information available about:

  • Timetable of the day.
  • Content of the day.

Once you have read the information, spend some time thinking about what you would like to gain from the training day.

What next?

Previous to starting the pre-reading you may have decided which training day is most appropriate to you, or this may have occurred after speaking with colleagues, managers and peers.

Please follow the relevant link in the menu on the left-hand side of this page to continue your preparation for the day.