In 2023 Swim England released it’s 10-year strategy, ‘Access Aquatics’, with the following Mission:
Improve the health and success of the nation by enabling access to aquatics for all.
Swim England will champion our sports and work with and empower our partners to tackle inequalities and remove the barriers to participation currently experienced by people and communities. As a club, you have the opportunity to contribute to this Mission and reap the rewards in doing so. Having an action plan in place to address equality, diversity and inclusion could mean an increase in the proportion of under-represented groups in both participation and the workforce.
Sport Equality is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and the structure of sport to ensure that is becomes equally accessible to all members of society, whatever their age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or socio-economic status
TMBSC’s overall objective for 2024 is to promote the sport we love to all sections of the Trafford community. The individual objectives that we identify below have been identified to assist us achieve this overall objective.
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Objective |
Action Required |
Lead Person |
Where |
Date Due |
Resources |
Date for Review |
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Ensure that our club is accessible for disabled people to take part in integrated activities |
Ongoing – dependant on the needs of our membership. |
Every committee member and coach |
Training sessions at Sale Leisure Centre. |
Ongoing |
As required |
Ongoing |
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Review and ensure that facilities at Sale Leisure Centre are accessible – including Land Training |
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Continue our relationship with Sailfin so that where queries come from disabled people where our offering might not be appropriate, then alternative swimming options might be provided. |
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Identify where potential members come from and formalise partnership |
Work with other Trafford clubs and Trafford Leisure, to help ensure swimming is promoted throughout the borough. |
Head Coach |
Throughout the borough |
Ongoing |
As required, probably only time – in meets with other clubs and possible Trafford Leisure and Schools. |
Review in 12 months – March 2024 |
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Consider whether to include welcome messages in other languages on the Club message board and website. |
For committee to review in July 2023 |
Sale Leisure Centre |
July 2023 |
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Identify the community surrounding the club and ensure that the club activities are accessible to all |
See above. Working with other Trafford clubs and Trafford Leisure |
See above |
Throughout the borough |
Ongoing |
As required but probably only time. |
Review in 12 months – March 2024 |
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All teachers/coaches and volunteers are signed up to the Swim England (ASA) Code of Ethics |
Include reference in Codes of Conduct. |
Membership secretary |
Club |
Renewals in November 2023 |
No additional required |
Renewals 2024 |
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Collect and maintain information about diversity – ensuring data processing respects confidentiality and the need for security of data |
N/A |
Secretary and Membership secretary |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Ensure coaches are aware ( on a confidential and consensual basis) where any swimmers have impairments (including hidden impairments) and any adjustments required |
Maintain accurate records on Ongoing basis |
Membership secretary and an appropriate coach |
Club |
Ongoing |
Maintain Swim Club Manager or other appropriate secure data / record storage system |
Renewals at end 2023 and end 2024 |
