Blackheath CC is Clubmark Accredited
Clubmark is a cross-sport quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections. According to research conducted by the Northwest Regional Development Agency in 2004, three fifths (60.5%) of young people belong to a sports club outside school. It is vital that these clubs serve young people well. Sports clubs that work with children and young people need and deserve support to improve the quality of work they do so that we can:
National governing bodies (NGBs) and county sport partnerships (CSPs) award Clubmark to proven high quality clubs. The national scheme has been in place since 2002 and there are now almost 4,000 accredited clubs across 29 sports. Our aim is that by the end of 2008 this will have increased to 5,000 and that Clubmark will be the stamp of approval to which all sports clubs aspire.
All organisations involved in accrediting clubs are subject to a licensing process, following the recommendations of the Clubmark Review (March 2006). This highlighted the need for cross sport moderation, robustness and integrity within the system. The licence is designed to ensure that all organisations involved work to a minimum operating framework and can prove it. This will help to establish Clubmark as the mark of high quality junior clubs.
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Blackheath CC is a Kent Focus Club
All clubs embarking on the FCCC programme had already achieved ClubMark status which shows that they are well run, ambitious and clearly having aspirations beyond their current activity. KCB will provide support to the management of the club to ensure they continue this good work.
The Kent Cricket Board club development programme is turning out to be a wonderful success story. 45 clubs have now achieved ClubMark accreditation and tales of booming youth sections, improved credibility, successful funding bids and high quality provision for young players abound. This is thought to be the biggest club development programme of any sport in the county.