1. Vaga Associates Paper 4 Home Country Support Service The Equality Standards Steering Group December 2004

2. Vaga Associates Paper Approach Route Map Events Key Components Tool Kit Views

3. Vaga Associates Approach  Contact with Home Country Sports Council – Nov/Dec  Assessment and evaluation survey - Dec  Agree and set up generic support service - Jan  Agree and set up support service for each Home Country – Jan/Feb  Agree and set up support service for UK/England – Feb/Mar  Monitor views on support service provides - ongoing  Evaluate and improve services – after phase 1 NGBs

4. Vaga Associates Shared learning opportunities between NGBs in both Phases Proposal for Route Map Event 1Event 2Event 3 Phase 1 NGBs Phase 2 NGBs Event 2Event 3Event 1 Event 4 Event 5 To be negotiated with each Home Country Sports Council and customised to meet their needs

5. Vaga Associates For NGBs requiring extra support or helping a new phased sport Equality awareness Benefits/ Leadership Route map/tool hkit Assessment & audit Action planning Evaluation Action learning Target setting Proposed Events Event 1 Event 2Event 3 Evidence Collection Progress review Delivery issues Event 4/ 5 Precise content to be negotiated with each NGBs grouping based on an assessment of their collective needs

6. Vaga Associates Equality awareness Benefits/ Leadership Route map Assessment & audit Action planning Evaluation Action learning Target setting Proposed Events Event 1 Event 2Event 3 Evidence Collection Progress review Delivery issues Evaluation Event 4/ 5 For NGBs requiring extra support or helping a new phased sport Clinics with individual NGBs to be organised before, during and after events take place NGB Clinic

7. Vaga Associates Key Components MarketingLeadershipChange Management Equality – knowledge and practice Facilitation process All events to incorporate these four key components, be interactive and build up a tool kit for NGB officers to use

8. Vaga Associates Proposals for Tool Kit Our role - Facilitation  Communication  Web site – first stop shop  Facilitation techniques  Audit and needs assessment  Interpretation of standards  Interpretation of organisation and service theories  Presentations and papers  Education and training, coaching & action learning  Evaluation

9. Vaga Associates Relationship Managers Northern Ireland Dave Robinson Wales Rosemary Leach Scotland Jeremy Harries UK Sports Relationship Manager England Roger Clifton

10. Vaga Associates Project Team NGB Relationship Managers Roger Clifton Jeremy Harries Rosemary Leach Dave Robinson Equality Experts Chris Hudson Roger Clifton Rosemary Leach Research & Support Chris Hudson Roger Clifton Combined effort Project Manager Nikki Enoch

11. Vaga Associates Our Approach Plan & benchmark Evaluate Impact Relationship Managers and Project Team Support & Action Planning Implement & Submit Evaluate Impact

12. Vaga Associates We would welcome your views and reactions before our first meeting in Scotland on 21 st December 2004