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A Leadership Academy is in essence a ‘Leadership Club’ designed to provide high quality, regular support, training and development for young people that are committed to actively volunteering within their school and/or community setting in order to develop and grow them as young people and as leaders and volunteers. Leadership Academies were developed so that the School Sport Partnership could develop suitable pathways which give all young people the opportunity to learn, enrich, extend and enable Leadership Skills from KS3-KS5 (11 -19yrs) and where appropriate this should build upon the growing Leadership Skills in KS1 and KS2.
2008 saw the launch of the Wear Valley and Teesdale School Sport Partnership Leadership Academy. Our Academy is focused at young people aged between 14 -19 years and hopes to develop their leadership skills and support them in being deployed into a wide range of opportunities. We currently have over 100 active members who lead and volunteer within their schools or local communities.
What is involved for Academy members?
- All Academy members are invited to sessions both in and outside of school time
- They are offered the opportunity to complete leadership awards in various sports, these awards are all certified by the National Governing Bodies
- Members are given specialist advice on how to plan your time so that you can take part in leadership activities without compromising your school work
- They assist and support at many festivals and events
- All members must be activley involved and registered onto the Step Into Sport Online Passport
