Our most challenging Academy to date took place in Orkney, based at the High School in Kirkwall. A small team have expressed a desire to worth with young people through Angling For Youth Development, a Scottish based charity. So our tutor team braved the journey through volcanic ash to deliver our SQA Level 2 Coaching [...]
Read MoreDreamstore has new location in Whitburn to delivery its SQA Level 2 Coaching qualification. Anglers from Central, West Lothian, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Paisley came together in Whitburn for an eight week module-based course which has been specifically designed for the voluntary sector. Most attending will work with Angling For Youth Development groups around Scotland, supporting [...]
Read MoreThe first Dreamstore Academy of 2010 is underway in Blairgowrie, delivering a Level 2 SQA Coaching qualification to a range of participants who will deliver angling sessions to young people and community programmes in the Blairgowrie and Perth areas. All are voluntary supporters of the expanding chanritable activity of Angling For Youth Development, who are [...]
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We are delighted to be able to announce three further Academies in Scotland in 2010, one in North East Scotland, Blairgowrie and one in the Central Belt, Whitburn, both starting in January, and one planned for Orkney sometime after Easter. This will bring the total number of Dreamstore Academy qualifications delivered in Scotland to over [...]
Read MoreThe 2009 Dreamstore Academy has taken place in Blairgowrie High School. Blairgowrie is the centre of Angling For Youth Development (AFYD), and many of the participants were gaining a coaching qualification to help in their local AFYD groups already in existence, or on the planning board for later in the year. AFYD participants included a number for Paisley and Renfrew [...]
Read MoreOur 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 MoreYoung people at the Castlepark Centre, Dundee, decided that going on a trout fishing trip and donating their catch to a local old people’s group was an excellent way to promote citizenship within the community. A small grant for equipment and support to the project from Dreamstore UK enabled the creation of a Castlepark Fish [...]
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