Our second Academy was facilitated by the Scottish Anglers National Association (SANA) and held at the Sports Scotland National Centre, Inverclyde, near Largs. While the first Academy had been predominately fly anglers, this second had a majority of sea anglers including the coaches for the International Youth Team and the Chairman of the Scottish [...]
Read MoreOur first coaching Academy in Scotland has been a huge success, with around twenty participants gaining their Dreamstore Academy Level 2 Coaching Certificate with the SQA accredited course units. A number of others have a number of tasks to complete over the next few months and we look forward to them completing the course early [...]
Read MoreDreamstore Academy is delighted that it’s new course which has been designed to meet all current standards, including UKCC, has been accredited through the Scottish Qualifications Authority. Although it uses sports language and meets sports outcomes, Dreamstore Academy has developed the presentation and learning programme with the voluntary sector in mind, for those already working in [...]
Read MoreRecovering alcohol and drug users – coaching support / self-help Trevor Lysandrou is a recovering alcoholic and wished to work with the Clubhouse, an outpost of Crime Reduction Initiatives, Bournemouth, to assist others who wish to forgo alcohol and drugs, many of whom have found themselves in trouble with the police and courts. Trevor and [...]
Read MoreServicemen and ex-servicemen – coaching support Ian Houlton is an ex-serviceman on the South Coast. He has a brain injury. He introduces visually impaired people, and their friends and family, to sea angling. He will join in with the RNC Angling Club to offer sea angling ‘getting-started’ tips and offer some examples. He has also [...]
Read MoreVisual Impairment – website support from work of RNC Angling Club Barry Morris works as Lead Project Officer for enrichment support at the Royal National College for the Blind. He joined the Academy to provide a more skilled coaching experience for a few of the students at RNC who fished from time to time. Once [...]
Read MoreRespect agenda – families Alan Webb works for Harlow Council, Essex. He has applied his qualification to a new project meeting the RESPECT agenda, introducing parents to angling and the environment to then bring families together in an outdoor recreational environment. Dreamstore has assisted with the cost of a meeting venue for year one of [...]
Read MoreEvery Child Matters – culturally diverse young people Richard Walker is a school teacher at Margaret McMillan Primary School, Bradford. He has developed teaching ideas around angling and the environment for his year 5 pupils, which included a day out at a local fishery. The School is culturally diverse, though predominately British Asian. Every Child [...]
Read MoreDavid Lewis supports Milton Keynes Disabled Angling Club, which has progressed strongly now that there is a qualified coach on hand. Stoke on Trent Disabled Angling Club has similarly benefited from the coaching support of Paul Brammer. Related Galleries
Read MoreAlternative learning – youth and immigrant Breckland Angling Coaching Club, was a club without a core coaching team. The director of the Club, an Education Officer with the GMB Union, recommended seven people for the Academy. A number of this team had never gained a qualification. Our on-course ‘Learning Buddy’ programme provided invaluable support. The [...]
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