Activity Modules Overview
Introduction
These modules will help you to:
- Develop a better understanding of how to deliver inclusive outdoor activities
- Build on your existing coaching knowledge, skills and experience
- Create practical solutions to overcome barriers and perceived problems
- The courses address the needs of national governing bodies, charities, trusts, organisations and local authorities delivering outdoor education, as well as individual activity centres, coaches and instructors.
Objectives
- To evaluate your current practice and resources and develop strategies to deal with the foreseeable needs of your clients in a supported environment
- To ensure that instructors/coaches are able to operate in an inclusive manner
- To facilitate the development of skills that will provide inclusive activities to all your clients in a competent and confident manner
- To help instructors/coaches broaden their current practice
- To help instructors/coaches develop imaginative solutions to inclusive practice for daily use.
Course Content
Select from any of the one day or half day modules to add to the Foundation module:
- Paddle Sport - Canoeing, Rafting and Kayaking
- Climbing and Rope-Based Activities
- Expedition, Field Work and Extended Journey Planning.
These activity modules expand upon the common language and understanding introduced in the Foundation (for further information see previously under Foundation) by exploring specific issues relating to planning, practice, equipment and environment.
Who Should Attend
The course is designed for all front line activity staff (instructors/coaches) and senior instructors, team leaders or managers. Each course is aimed at the general practitioner who is currently running activities, courses or trips. Each course aims to look very functionally at good inclusive practice, and encourages policy and procedure to be improved through its application.
Duration
Full day (condensed half day modules can be delivered, please enquire).
Follow-up
For leaders, coaches, instructors - see Procedures Modules. Get on line with www.equaladventure.co.uk and use the resources provided to continue to develop
your inclusive practice.
Paddle Sport - Canoeing, Rafting and Kayaking
(Sample: Order and timings may vary)
09.30 - Welcome and Introductions
09.30 - Dignity and Control - keeping people at the front of the decision making process, retaining dignity, avoiding compromising situations and considerations to safe moving and handling
10.00 - The Ideal Environment – venue selection, the impact of the elements and making your environment SENSE-able
10.30 - Break
10.45 - Practice and Performance - communication, increasing your vocabulary, applying adaptive principles to increase participation, goal setting and observation
12.30 - Lunch
13.30 - Equipment - a functional approach to equipment selection and adaptation, when to focus on equipment and when to focus on performance
15.30 - Break
15.45 - Support - considerations for the ‘what if’ scenarios, what to do, how to do it and how to avoid it
16.45 - Review and What Next
17.00 - End
Note: Sample programme only
Climbing and Rope Based Activity Programme
(Sample: Order and timings may vary)
09.30 - Welcome and Introductions
09.30 - Dignity and Control - keeping people at the front of the decision making process and considerations to retaining dignity and avoiding compromising situations
10.00 - Planning and Preparation – A brief review of your current practice with consideration to additional planning elements
10.30 - Break
10.45 - Providing Assistance - from the ground, alongside someone and hands on during ascents and descents
12.30 - Lunch
13.30 - Adaptive Practices - exploring the functional techniques of ascending and descending, challenging convention and making new rules Rigging and Rope-work - simple, practical and versatile systems at SPA level
15.30 - Break
15.45 - Equipment - the adaptive process and specialist systems. The Ideal Environment – venue selection, access and group control
16.45 - Review and What Next
17.00 - End
Note: Sample programme only
Expedition, Field Work and Extended Journey Planning Programme
(Sample: Order and timings may vary)
09.30 - Welcome and Introductions
10.00 - Inclusive Practice - An introduction to people and their needs
10.30 - Break
10.45 - Inclusive Expedition Practice - Starting an inclusive practice, developing your capacity to adapt, reviewing the concerns and approaches of all involved and presenting your project
12.30 - Lunch
13.30 - Detailed Planning - Balancing the needs of people with programming, inclusive risk assessment and preparation before you go
15.30 - Break
15.45 - Practical Issues for Training and in the Field - Practices, roles and responsibilities, moving and handling the environment and equipment. The Return - Supporting the team, thanking the stake holders and creating a legacy
16.45 - Review and What Next
17.00 - End
Note: Sample programme only
General Moving and Handling
Introduction
This course provides all employees with the principles of safe moving and handling. It is based on the HSE Better Backs Campaign and illustrates good practice in everyday situations common to the outdoor industry. It explores the legislative requirements and practical application of risk assessments and provides line managers with tools to perform formal assessments which may effect operating procedures. It practically introduces a dynamic risk assessment tool for coaches and instructors to identify solutions and manage risk in ‘out of scope’ situations.
Objectives
- To provide the skills needed to identify risk, solutions and good handling techniques
- To understand how the back works, how to look after it and how to stay active
- To provide the principles of when and how to lift safely, and when and how to avoid lifting
- To reduce risk and create a health and safety culture
- To apply the principles of safe moving and handling into your practices.
Course Content
The course looks at how the back works and how it can be looked after. It introduces the legislative responsibilities of the employer and employee, and emphasises the need for a health and safety culture within the organisation. Following this introduction a more practical focus is placed on identifying risks, their
reduction and removal.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who is involved within the outdoor industry.
Duration
Half day module.
Follow-up
Activity modules address issues of moving and handling people and equipment, specific to each activity.
Policy and Procedures Module
Introduction
This module will help decision makers and team leaders to:
- Review current good practice in operational and support systems
- Identify appropriate procedures and policies for your organisation
- Develop practical solutions to strategically implement these changes.
Objectives
- To provide decision makers and team leaders with the resources necessary to operate more inclusively
- To create inclusive solutions to administration, programming and marketing challenges
- To establish a framework of inclusive policies and procedures for inclusive practice throughout your organisation.
Course Content
This course builds on the Foundation module, looking at issues related to the design and implementation of inclusive procedures and policies. It helps decision makers and team leaders explore the management of change and development of standards of practice that express your organisation’s commitment to inclusion.
Who Should Attend
Centre managers, team leaders (including senior instructors, administration, catering and operations managers) and those responsible for the management of organisations wishing to be more inclusive.
Duration
Two day module.
Additional Follow-up
Undertake a full assessment and access audit with Equal Adventure Information.
Centre Access Module
Introduction
This module is aimed at senior staff and managers. It reviews the physical and sensory access of facilities and services in light of legislative requirements. It provides practical tools to help understand new legislation and provides a methodology to implement changes in partnership with architects, planners and service users.
Objectives
- To understand the legislative requirements of current access legislation
- To develop a basic understanding of inclusive presentation and marketing to help you attract more disabled people to your facility
- To understand the practical issues of physical and sensory access to facilities
- To develop a range of strategies to manage conflicts between access and opportunity
- To spot barriers to participation and identify appropriate ways of removing them.
Course Content
This classroom based course develops your understanding of legislation, presenting it in clear and easily understood chunks. The course provides scope for you to assess and action plan your own provision and compliance to legislation.
Who Should Attend
Centre managers, team leaders (including senior instructors, administration, catering and operations managers) and those responsible for the management of organisations wishing to be more inclusive.
Duration
One day module.
Follow-up
Undertake a full assessment and access audit with Equal Adventure Information.
