UK Deaf Sport

UK Deaf Sport wants to support all Deaf Sport Organisations to improve their governance, capacity, knowledge, and skills to enable them to be sustainable.

To that end, we think it would be highly beneficial for Deaf Sport Organisations to meet the Tier 1 Code for Sports Governance. Achieving the Tier 1 Code for Sports Governance comes with many benefits for sports organisations such as ensuring your organisation has the levels of transparency, diversity and inclusion, accountability and integrity that are required to receive UK Government and National Lottery funding from Sport England and/or UK Sport. 

In order to support and help Deaf Sport Organisations meet the Tier 1 Code for Sports Governance and help them with areas such as recruiting and retaining volunteers, promoting their deaf sport, UK Deaf Sport in partnership with Deaf & Hearing Trailblazers, are delivering a training programme specifically tailored for Deaf Sport Organisations based on the Training Needs Analysis that was undertaken last year.

In partnership with UK Deaf Sport, we will be delivering training throughout 2024 in a new format.

'Club Matters' has a new name - Buddle

Buddle training will be delivered in three formats:

• A webinar: A live video presentation by a Buddle tutor with opportunities for interaction at specific points during the session. Duration: 60 minutes.
• A workshop: A live virtual classroom or face-to-face session facilitated by a Buddle tutor. The tutor will share information and there will be opportunities for delegates to interact with each other using a range of methods including breakout rooms. Duration: Usually 90 minutes but can be requested as a 60-minute event.
• Share and learn networking session: A live classroom or face-to-face session facilitated by a Buddle tutor. This is where a topic will be discussed and delegates will share their practice, knowledge and explore solutions. This format is more discussion-based. Duration: 90 minutes. Suitable for people who have already completed a previous Club Matters/Buddle workshop

New workshops dates etc will appear here soon

UKDS Approval for International Competitions

It is compulsory that all Deaf Sport Organisations that want UK Deaf Sport to enter them into international competitions will need to attend the following three sessions, however, it is strongly advised that they engage with the whole training programme.

• Safeguarding Children
• Safeguarding Adults
• Risk Assessment Training

Alongside this training programme, UK Deaf Sport will also be providing one to one tailored support to Deaf Sport Organisations to help them to improve their governance.