British Orienteering Clubmark Accreditation Scheme for Clubs
About Clubmark
Accredited Clubs
Clubmark resources
About Clubmark
The British Orienteering clubmark is open to all British Orienteering affiliated clubs. The criteria for this standard can be found here.
Clubs are central to introducing and encouraging people of all ages into ‘mainstream’ orienteering. In many cases clubs provide additional orienteering experiences after a person has been introduced to orienteering through a school or youth organisation.
Clubs that work with young people are responsible for ensuring the quality of experience that young people are given, is both enjoyable and safe.
There is a Clubmark folder available to clubs that wish to work towards the Clubmark Standard; it provides examples of good practice under four headings:
- Duty of Care & Child Protection
- Coaching & Competition
- Sports Equity & Ethics
- Club Management
If your club is interested in working towards Clubmark please contact the British Orienteering Development Manager. A Clubmark folder will be sent to the contact person in the club along with a resource CD. Alternatively use the links below:
As a part of Clubmark the club will be expected to develop and adopt a number of policies, guidelines, ‘job descriptions’ etc; British Orienteering provides examples of these on the Clubmark CD that you will be able to modify. Your club will need to formally adopt these at a committee meeting and make this known to the club membership through your newsletter and/or website. Guidance on suitable wording for informing members is also on the CD.
Other templates on the Clubmark CD will assist your club to develop good practice in terms of ‘job descriptions’ for Coaches/Junior Co-ordinator, Codes of Practice, Club rules etc. The templates are there to help clubs with suitable wording and save volunteers’ time however if your club already has job descriptions you will not need to change them.
There will also be a need for the club to demonstrate that it has certain skill sets and knowledge within the club membership; an example of this is awareness training on 'Safeguarding and Protecting Children'. If training is required many Local Authority sports development units run these workshops free or at reduced rates for clubs working towards Clubmark. You will be able to find out about these short workshops, which are valuable as ‘professional development’ for club coaches and other volunteers, from your Local Authority.
If you need any advice or support whilst working towards the Clubmark Standard please contact your Regional Development Officer who will be keen to help your club achieve the Clubmark Standards.
Clubs that have already gained Clubmark accreditation have received recognition for it and are benefiting from achieving the Clubmark Standard. By demonstrating that the club has a good framework in place for developing its work with young people the club is highlighting its excellence to the outside world. Once Clubmark is achieved you will be able to use the logo on your club publicity material; this will help in the marketing of your club to schools, parents and young people in your area. Orienteering is one of over 20 sports which have developed their criteria for the accreditation of clubs for young people.
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Clubs that have achieved the Clubmark Standard
The following orienteering clubs are Clubmark accredited; click on the links below to visit their websites:
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Clubmark Resources (Also on the Clubmark CD)
Listed here are links to documents and templates which will help clubs working towards the British Orienteering Clubmark Standard.
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Section 1: Duty of Care and Child Protection
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Section 2: Coaching and Competition
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Section 3: Sports Equity and Ethics
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Section 4: Club Management
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