Berkshire Sport: Inclusive Sport
"Equity within sport is not just about equal numbers; it is more concerned with equal chance. It encompasses fairness, justice, inclusion and respect for diversity across the whole scope of sport and physical activity. Sports equity is about ensuring those people who choose to take part within sport and physical activity have an equal chance to do so; and that no one is discriminated within sports participation on the grounds of: age, colour, ability, ethnic minority, parental or marital status, nationality, religious belief, social status or sexual preference"
Berkshire Sport Equity Statement

Berkshire Sport: Working for Equity across the Delivery System.
Berkshire Sport is committed to working in partnership with other organisations within the delivery system to overcome barriers within sport by taking positive and pro-active steps to increase participation from under-represented communities. The Berkshire Sport equity policy has outlined key objectives that Berkshire Sport will work towards in all aspects of its work to ensure equity within sports provision.

To support work within sports equity and to demonstrate its commitment to equitable sporting opportunities Berkshire Sport is committed to working towards the various levels of the Equality Standards: A Frame Work for sport. The Equality Standards have been endorsed by the home country sport councils UK Sport the CCPR and the newly formed Sports Equity Alliance. By working towards these standards Berkshire Sport will develop as an organisation and develop the services that it offers ensuring equity across the whole range of the partnership. Currently Berkshire Sport has achieved the Foundation and Preliminary Levels of the Equality Standards.

Berkshire Sport is also committed to the delivering the following Key Objectives to help achieve Sports Equity:

• Raise awareness of sports Equity through the training and education programme and through marketing and promotion of the Berkshire Sport Equity Policy and requirements
• Provide opportunities for coaches, volunteers and sports developers to undertake training in Sports Equity as well as being involved in practical programmes to increase transferable skills and involvement in sport of under represented groups.
• To identify and develop pathways for members of under represented groups into sports positions across the country.
• To identify and develop partnerships with organisations that support the work and involvement in sport of under represented groups.
• To collate information on sports participation within Berkshire by: people with disabilities; black and ethnic minority groups and people from NS-SEC groups 5,6,7,8; people who are disadvantaged due to rural isolation and identify trends and barriers to participation and how these barriers can be overcome.

And finally Berkshire Sport will:

• Challenge discriminatory behaviour from any person involved within sport across Berkshire.
• Provide advice and guidance on Sports Equity to the delivery system.

For a copy of Berkshire Sport's Equity Policy Click Here.

The following organisations have formed the new Sports Equity Alliance (SEA) please click on their logos to access their individual websites:

Sporting Equals-A partnership between Sport England and the Commission for Racial Equality to promote racial equality in sport throughout England.

The national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England.

Womens Sports Foundation UK

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