Investing In Getting Otago Children Active In Sport

KiwiSport is a government initiative focused on getting more school aged children involved in organised sport.  It has three objectives: More children playing sport, more opportunities for our children, and teaching better skills to our children.

Sport Otago administers the KiwiSport funding allocated to Otago.

The KiwiSport project is 'school-centric'.  It will invest in organisations which have programmes and projects that demonstrate a focus on more school-aged kids playing sport either in or out of school.  There are a wide range of possible opportunites for KiwiSport funding to get school-aged children involved in sport.  These include, but are not limited to:

• After school programmes.

• Holiday programmes.

• Coaching sessions, either sport specific or skill based.

• Multi-sport 'taster' sessions.

• Training student leaders.

• Initiatives based on the needs of specific groups, i.e. girls or children with disabilities.

• Overcoming the barriers presented by rural travel.

KiwiSport funding cannot be used to fund administration costs, for one-off tournaments or events, as sponsorships, for facilities or capital works, or as additional funding for existing projects, unless it demonstrates expansion of participation.

Community consultation Review

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Information For Intending Applicants

Before you make an application please ensure you have taken these steps:

• You have read the application form and have collected all the information required.

• You have prepared a comprehensive budget.

• Established partnerships within your community that support your project, ie: clubs to schools, between schools, between sporting codes.

• That your project will get more school-aged children involved in organised sport.

• That your project will benefit children within the Otago region, which may include of Dunedin City, Clutha, Waitaki, Central Otago or Queenstown Lakes Districts.

• Schools should have the approval of their Board of Trustees before making an application.

• Sporting bodies should have the approval of their executive before making an application.

You then need to contact our Sport Manager, Mike Weddell before submitting your application.  He can discuss your application with you and advise you of any additional information that may be required.

Please note it will take approximately one month to process an application and to be notified of the outcome of your application for a KiwiSport grant.

Core Criteria For Funding Applications

Sport Otago through its consultation process has identified a range of criteria that it will apply in assessing proposals and determining allocation of funding.

Proposals must demonstrate:

• Projected growth in participation of school-aged children in sport within Otago.

• That greater opportunity and/or choice is provided to school-aged children.

• That there is an improvement in the skill levels of school-aged children.

• That the activity or programme is sustainable with pathways to ongoing involvement ideally being created.

• That there is clear evidence of partnerships formed with and between schools, community, sports organisations and funders.

• That there is demonstrated leverage of funding from a range of sources to supplement and support a KiwiSport fund allocation.

• That there is a clearly identified and stated assessment of current participation numbers and a robust system for measuring achievement of the stated proposal outcomes and the difference that the activity/programme will make.

FAQ

• When can we apply to the KiwiSport fund?

  • There are four funding rounds each year but you may submit an application at any time.  The funding rounds close on:

    • 28 January
    • 29 April
    • 29 July
    • 28 October

• How much can we apply for?

  • There is no specific limit on how much may be applied for; all projects will be considered on their merits. Remember you will be required to provide evidence you are contributing funds at least equal to what you are applying for.

• Does my project have to cover all of Otago?

  • No.  As long as it is delivered within the Otago regional area it will be considered, i.e. it is allowed to only be available in the Clutha District.

• What do we have to do after receiving a grant?

  • You will be required to report on the success of your project.  Exact details of your reporting requirements will be made clear if a grant is offered to you.

• Can we apply to KiwiSport to top up funding of a school sports coordinator?

  • Special conditions apply to this specific situation.  Contact Mike Weddell regarding this question.

Projects Funded To Date

This is a summary of the projects supported up to the last funding round of KiwiSport.  These will give you some idea of the types of projects that KiwiSport can help with.  If you have any questions regarding any of these projects contact Mike Weddell.

• Tarras School: to deliver the Grasshoppers tennis programme.

• Footballsouth Futsal: to establish 'Kick It' leagues in Dunedin, South Otago and Central Otago.

• Green Island School: to employ a Sport Activator on behalf of five schools in the Green Island cluster.

• Maori Hill School: to employ a Sport Activator on behalf of 12 schools in the Dunedin West zone cluster.

• Otago University Rowing Club: funding to assist with the delivery of a rowing programme to three high schools.

• Taieri College: to extend the work of the sports coordinator with year seven and eight students.

• Netball Otago: to assist with the delivery of a fundamental netball skills programme.

• North Otago Rugby Football Union: to fund the delivery of rippa rugby to all North Otago schools.

• Dunedin Tennis Junior Advisory Group: to deliver tennis coaching.

• Burkes St Leonard Boating Club: to assist with the delivery of a Learn To Sail programme.

• Lawrence Area School: funding to set up a lunch time fitness clinic.

• Warepa School: to employ a Sport Activator on behalf of 15 South Otago schools.

• Footballsouth: to assist with the delivery of a skills programme in primary schools.

• East Otago High School: assisting with the purchase of equipment for the newly established athletics club.

• Bayfield High School: to extend the hours of the sport development coordinator and enhance their role.

• Aspiring Athletics Club: helping the newly established club to deliver weekly club nights and club competitions.

• South Otago High School: to deliver cycling and Waka Ama 'have a go' events.

• Fairfield School: to employ a sports coordinator to deliver fundamental and sport specific skills.

• Water Safety New Zealand: assisting with the delivery of City of Dunedin Skills 2 Swim programme.

• Weston School: to fund a learn to swim programme and a community sports programme for year seven and eight students.

• Otago Country Cricket Assc: to deliver a cricket skills programme to high schools in the Otago Country Cricket region.

• Omakau School: to deliver a learn to swim programme.

• Te Hou Ora Otepoti: to deliver 'Gametime', an in-school basketball programme.

• Otago Secondary School Sports Assc: to provide a weekly sports programme for students with intellectual disabilities.

• King's High School: to create a gym based fitness club held during lunch times to kick-start students into sport.

• Wakatipu High School: funding to expand their football programme, and a wider programme targeting inactive students.

• Logan Park High School: to purchase equipment that will expand their rowing programme with links to the local club.

• Oamaru Intermediate School: assistance to their 'whole of school' sports programme.

• Elmgrove School: to extend their lunch time activity sessions, expanding on their successful pilot.

• Karitane School: funding to help expand their miniball programme.

• Otago Student Cycling League: to provide 15 cycling clinics a week to secondary school students.

• Basketball Otago: to take '3 on 3' basketball to 10 Dunedin schools and run a tournament.

• Otago Cricket Assc: to deliver coaching sessions for girls both during and after school.

• Footballsouth Futsal: to assist with delivering futsal in primary and intermediate schools.

• Southland Cricket Assc (through a Sport Central partnership): to run a cricket programme for girls in years five to nine.

• Maniototo Curling Assc: to expand their schools programme extending it to secondary schools.

• The First Tee of New Zealand: to set up a new chapter working in Queenstown giving four schools weekly coaching.

• North Otago Cricket Association: to visit every primary school and deliver five coaching sessions using the NZ Cricket skills programme.

• North Otago Netball Centre: to assist with the cost of delivering the Netball Passport Programme to primary and intermediate schools.

• Millers Flat Primary School: to assist with buying new sporting equipment to provide new opportunities.

• Karitane School: to run a swim programme for all students.

• Waikouaiti School: to increase the role of the sport activity coordinator.

• Otago Secondary School Sports Association: to deliver coaching sessions in country schools

• Bayfield College, Logan Park High School, Kavanagh College, Kaikorai Valley College and Taieri College: to run a collective sports exchange programme.

• Otago Boy's High School: to run a year nine cricket programme.

• Tokomairiro High School: expanding the role of the sports coordinator to include the junior school.

• Kavanagh College: to support a junior school sports coordinator.

• Mount Aspiring College: to run a 'learn to swim' programme for students with a disability.

• Kaikorai Valley College: to provide table tennis coaching in partnership with the 38mm Table Tennis Club.

• King's High School: to provide cricket sessions for the junior school and 'teaching to coach' sessions.

• East Otago High School: to expand the role of the sports coordinator and implement a remedial swimming programme.

• Queen's High School: funding for their Poutama programme supporting the needs of Maori students.

• Halfway Bush School: to run a lunch-time sports programme based on the requests of students.

• Kaikorai Valley College: to run the KVC100km Challenge and sports day.

• Taieri College: supporting a 'learn to swim' projects and lunch time activities involving 10 different sports

• Roxburgh Area School: funding support to offer new sporting options to students.

• Wanaka Tennis: to establish a tennis coaching programme for children in the Upper Clutha area.

• Otago Rugby Football Union: to run a Rippa Rugby competition in eight rural schools.

• Footballsouth: targeting schools to receive six coaching sessions and linking the schools to local clubs.

• Netball Otago: to run a Secondary School development camp for rural students.

• Southern Zone Rugby League: to deliver a skills based programme based on Kiwi Tag, aimed at year three and four students.

• College Street Gymnastics Club: a collaborative project with the local school to deliver GymSports programmes.

• Taieri College: a programme to increase sport participation by their year nine students.

• Dunedin Orienteering Club: to work with local schools to enable them to offer orienteering as a sporting option.

• Bayfield High School: support for their 'students as coaches' programme and to boost participation by year 9 students.

• Bowls Dunedin: assistance with an introductory programme for intermediate school students.

• Kaikorai Valley College: a grant for the purchase of equipment required to offer a new sport option.

• Otago Touch Assc: to expand their primary school programme across the region.

• Footballsouth: to support the delivery of the introductory 'fun football' programme, with an emphasis on particopation by girls.

• Green Island, South Otago and West Zone School Clusters: funding support for their 'Sport Activator'.

• Oamaru Intermediate School: to purchase equipment to enable them to offer new sports.

• Fairfield School: to help with the cost of employing a lunch time activities coordinator.

• Otago Boys High School: to establish a table tennis programme.

• Columba College: to run fitness programmes that create a pathway into structured sport.

• Mt Aspiring College: to run a 'learn to swiw' programme for year seven and eight students.

• Taieri College: to pilot a 'senior sport academy' providing a pathway for senior students to stay in sport.

• St Mary's Kaikorai: supporting the whole school to attend Kiwi Skate lessons at the Ice Stadium.

• Tahuna Normal Intermediate: assistance with employing a lunch time sports assistant to run activities.

• Otago Country Cricket: to offer primary schools in the country areas cricket skill sessions.

• Footballsouth: to deliver a coaching programme in primary schools.

• South Otago Golf: to offer all year four to eight students the chance to participate in Kiwi Golf.

• Otago Secondary School Sports Association: coaching visits to 11 country schools.

• Queen's High School: funding for a project to expand sporting options at the school.

• Maniototo Area School: improving access to swimming instruction and introducing a junior school sports coordinator.

• Vikings Futsal: to teach indoor football skills and run a competition in Dunedin.

• Cromwell College: to run a fitness programme aimed at getting kids fit enough to get into sport.

• Catlins Area School: funding for a programme to teach swimming skills to more students.

• Roxburgh Area School: working with 11 local clubs to introduce a 'sports choice' programme.

• Kaikorai Valley College: to run a school wide 'have a go' day with 20 different sports.

• North Otago Secondary School Sports Assc: to run triangular tournaments in 11 sports between the local colleges. 

Child Protection - What To Look For

Fun and enjoyment are the key factors that lead to enjoyable sport and recreation experiences for children and young people.  To be successful, initiatives that are supported through KiwiSport must provide a safe and positive environment with child-focused activities.  Note that `environment' encompasses the social, emotional, physical and cultural aspects of safety and positive experiences.

Ideally organisations that run programmes will have a child protection policy (or an appropriate code of conduct) that outlines the requirements, practices and procedures for ensuring the safety of children and young people in their care.  Educated adult leadership and appropriate development processes are also important elements of child protection.

In the absence of a policy (or appropriate code of conduct) an organisation should cover off the following procedures for protecting children and young people:

• identification of a person (or people) with responsibility for child safety;

• clear guidance on matters such as supervision ratios and emergency procedures;

• a process for recording incidents/accidents, concerns and referrals and appropriate storage of these;

• a process for dealing with complaints;

• when recruiting staff/volunteers – assess their suitability for working with children;

  • referee checks on staff and volunteers; and

  • induction and training for staff and volunteers;

• emergency contact information collated from each child/young person;

• medical information gathered;

• attendance registers kept;

• equipment checklists maintained;

• a health and safety checklist applied; and

• first aid available.

Sample Templates

These sample templates provide an idea of the type of information that can be sought to ensure provision is made for child protection.  These are examples of forms provided by Child, Youth and Family as part of its guide to providers of the Out of School Care and Recreation programme (OSCAR). The samples can be recommended to recipients of the Regional Partnership Fund where no provision is made for child protection.

Sample templates included are:

• Medication consent form;

• Attendance register;

• Staff information sheet;

• Referee check form;

• First aid checklist;

• Safety action plan sheet;

• Safety checklist sheet;

• Accident/incident record; and

• Complaint form;

• Consent to disclosure of information.