Wolverhampton Children and Young People's Activity Programme

Description

Yo! Active is a City of Wolverhampton Council Public Health programme for children and young people to engage in community-based physical activity, with the aim of removing the barrier of cost to participation. The eligibility criteria for Yo! Active is children and young people living in Wolverhampton who are aged between 0-18 and up to 25 for those young people who are care leavers or have a special educational needs and/ or disability. The Yo! Active programme as a whole consists of two parts: Part A: WV Active leisure centre offer: swimming, youth gym and court hire Part B: Community-based instructor led physical activity sessions. This opportunity is for Part B of the Yo! Active offer. This includes: • Activity focused on children and young people who are fairly active and less active, (defined by Sport England). • At least 20 hours of free physical activity per week. • Activity is to be delivered all year round, including weekends and bank holiday delivery will be negotiated with provider. • 15% of delivery for under 5's • 15% of delivery for children and young people with special educational needs and/ or disabilities • Delivery of a Yo! Active leadership and peer mentor programme and advisory panel. • Evaluation and monitoring of the scheme. • Ability to work with subcontractors to deliver activities. All organisations wanting to deliver in the Yo! Active programme must demonstrate robust arrangements to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Providers are required to have comprehensive health and safety policies, including emergency procedures and up-to-date risk assessments for each activity and venue. Safeguarding is paramount: all staff must hold enhanced DBS checks, and each organisation must appoint a named safeguarding lead. Providers must also have safeguarding policies that reflect best practice and promote the welfare of participants. In addition, both the lead organisation and any subcontractors must hold appropriate public liability and professional indemnity insurance to cover all aspects of activity delivery. These measures are essential to ensure a safe, inclusive, and accountable environment for all service users.