Creating a lifelong sporting habit

To OPEN or not to open?

Using your school sport facilities to link to your community and contribute towards an outstanding schoolDate:

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Creating a sporting habit for life

Read what other’s say…

“Schools are at the heart of communities, and very much so, should not have closed gates. They should be opening and welcoming to all…It is also good PR for the school” Dawn Wharton, Chair of Governors, Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth

“It offers a real win-win for ourselves and the community. This isn’t about profit, it’s about opportunity, it’s about establishing the school at the very heart of the community…Community lettings underlines the school ethos, it’s a way of adding value to our students and our wider community” Harry French, Head Teacher, Greenwood Academy, Birmingham.

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Hear what other’s say…

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Creating a sporting habit for life

Answering the big questions

1. Will delivering ‘community use’ be worth our while?– Why school facilities matter– Why it makes good business sense

2. Will it help us move forwards with our school vision?– Things for the school to consider

3. Can it generate us an income stream and opportunities?

4. How will Use Our School help us?4

Creating a sporting habit for life

Will delivering ‘community use’ be worth our while?

Schools really matter to the community. Did you know that…

• Around 40% of places that people can play sport are found on school sites. This equates to almost:

• Approximately 2/3rds of schools already allow and encourage use of their facilities.

• The largest use is by sports clubs/community associations which account for 78% of use.

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3000 sports halls

2000 artificial

grass pitches

1500 swimming

pools

Creating a sporting habit for life

Why it makes good business sense – the benefits to the school

Allowing community use will help your school to be perceived as a good neighbour, AND…

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Raise your profile & presence

Contribute towards an outstanding

school

Help to generate income

streams & opportunities

Deliver health

benefits

Added Value

Creating a sporting habit for life

Will it help us move forwards with our school vision?

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Can we generate an income stream and opportunities?• With an appropriate management model & scale of

programme = YES THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED.• From a typical analysis:

• Linking to your community through community use, opens doors for partnerships, collaboration and attracting funding.

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4 court sport hall X 20 hrs per

week

48 weeks of the year

X

Could achieve £30k income. After utility

costs deducted =

net income in region of

£15k.

Creating a sporting habit for life

How will Use Our School help us?

• Presents you with tried and tested practice from the sector on issues that affect you.

• Saves you time and effort, pointing you to relevant guidance for your school’s position.

• Offers you practical tips and ideas that will help raise profile and presence, helping with PR to attract more pupils to choose your school.

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Stakeholder engagement

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Making it happen

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