Changing the Perceptions of Volunteering

Changing the Perceptions of Volunteering

British Colleges SportNational Youth Council

Brazil 2014 World Cup

Vicky AshleyMilton Keynes College

Being Given an Opportunity

• MK College Leadership Academy

• StreetGames

• LIONS RAW

LIONS RAW

AIM: Engaging with as many young people as possible, to ensure that the

World cup does not pass them by.

Brazil

• World Cup host City of Curitiba• Working alongside the city’s football

teams – Delivering coaching projects– Several building projects

Lifetime Opportunity

• Doesn’t seem like volunteering at all

www.justgiving.com/sabrina-crook

BEING A GAMES MAKER FOR LONDON 2012

OLYMPICSColeena Henry

MitchellLeyton Sixth Form

College

CitiusAltius Fortius

Faster Higher Stronger

What volunteering really meant at the time

• Our whole team experienced many emotions whilst being interviewed for the Games maker role…

What happened during the audition

Team buildingImprovisation

Just having funAccepting criticism

Problem solving

What I have gained from being a part of the Olympics

Friendship

Being responsible

Working together

What is volunteering?

• I hope this has inspired you to take up some voluntary work

• Remember its not about the work, its about the experience and knowledge you get out of it

Volunteering is…

Tomi AyegbusiNewham Sixth Form

College

Connections

Contacts

Friends

Any Career

CV

Job

Memories

Volunteering within BCS

Kendal BarclayTyne Metropolitan

College

National Youth Council

• Media Training

• National championships

• College Sport Week

• Overseas Trips

Volunteering

Fern BurnleyNew College Pontefract

New College Pontefract

• BTEC extended diploma in PE at New College Pontefract

• Coaching and teaching course

• Work experiences

Competitions

• We have 4 competitions a year at synchronised swimming.

• There are many people volunteering and giving up their free time to help with the competitions.

• Many people volunteer because they could be interested in synchronised swimming and helping out.

My View of Volunteering

• I volunteer to coach synchronised swimming, • Unpaid work. • Gain experience for their future career• Committed • Wanting to help the club

• I coach because I enjoy synchronised swimming also I want to be a teacher and with experience of coaching it shows that I am working with people and shows that I am willing to volunteer for it to give me experience.

Disability Rugby

Sean Madigan Newham Sixth Form

College

What do I mean?

• Wheelchair rugby ?• Mainstream rugby ?

• So many different ways to play and adaptations of the game.

Where does it happen?

• Indoors or outdoors

• Many different ways of playing the game, results in multiple clubs/facilities that hold sessions which involves many different ranges of disabilities.

What’s so different?

• Games • Equipment • Style of play • Goals and goal setting• Ability (varying over the range of

disabilities)

Just have a go !!!

Changing Perceptions

Elliot GreedYeovil College

Perceptions

“Yawn”

“BOORRRING”

“Waste of time”

“Old People”

“Clipboards & checklists”

“I could be asleep”

My Experience

Thank you for listening