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Raising the Standard of SSF Endorsed Tutors in Scotland 

Author: Shabaz Khan, SSF Education and Training Manager  On Saturday 19th October the SSF Education and Training team hosted our first standardisation event in recent years. The purpose of standardisation is to ensure that all tutors who are delivering and assessing the SSF Education and Training modules, are doing so

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SSF Education & Training: Lourdes Secondary School

We collaborated with Lourdes Secondary School to deliver a bespoke SSF Education and Training programme aimed at addressing the needs of 12 young people in S3, aged 14-15. During the 20-week programme they would have the opportunity to achieve 6 SCQF qualifications; accredited to level 4 and 5 on the

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Tenner to Tons Success with UWS!

A fundraising success story In January 2024, Sport Management & Enterprise students from the University of the West of Scotland were tasked with raising money for Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) through the Tenner to Tons entrepreneurial challenge. Each group of students were given a starting capital of £10. Over the

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Do you have any unwanted sportswear for ages 4-18?

Making sport more accessible and sustainable for all… SSF (Scottish Sports Futures) and ApparelXchange CIC (AXC), have launched their annual collaborative project to gather unwanted sportswear before it reaches landfill. This annual campaign for unwanted sportswear is asking people of Glasgow and Scotland to donate items of clothing and footwear

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Same identity. New face. Even bigger. Even bolder.

We are thrilled to introduce to you our new look! After 24 years, we are launching a new logo, reflecting the brighter futures of our young people. You’ll notice it is bigger, bolder and unapologetically reflecting who we are, the young people we support, and the work we do.  Why

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Sportswear Donation Drive 2023

Scottish Sports Futures & ApparelXchange Following on from the success of the 2022 initial donation drive, SSF partnered up with ApparelXchange (AXC) once again to collect unwanted active/sportswear and footwear during the summer months in 2023. Donations were gathered by both organisations then processed by ApparelXchange (AXC) at their warehouse to be re-packaged

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SSF Stirling Partnership Spotlight!

Collaborating with MXP Fitness Gym was a fantastic opportunity to engage young people in a positive and empowering fitness program. The 3x free sessions and the subsequent 4-week block of fitness and boxing sessions provided a structured and supportive environment for participants to not only enhance their boxing techniques but

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CEO Appointment 2024

Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) and sportscotland have announced they are strengthening their partnership after sportscotland Lead Manager, Dougie Millen was once again appointed as Chief Executive Officer of SSF while Kirsty McNab goes on maternity leave until January 2025. Scottish Sports Futures use the power of sport and physical activity

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Book our Education & Training NOW!

We want to work with you! At SSF, we truly believe that sport has the power to change lives. Our training packages have been designed to support individuals and organisations to take a person-centred approach and embed it within their practice. Our modules can be delivered in a variety of

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We are finalists!

What an exciting year we are having! As an organisation, we embed ourselves into the heart of the community and provide safe places, free of charge, for young people to be active and have fun. We are hugely grateful to National Lottery, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, and The Herald & Genanalytics

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Sweaty Betty Foundation Partnership 2023

Following on from the success of last years Scottish Women and Girls in Sport week launch SSF and the Sweaty Betty Foundation have further strengthened their partnership with funding to support young women and girls in sport.  Three young people from previous SSF programmes in Stirling worked together to write an

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External Evaluation 2023

Conducted by University of the West of Scotland We are committed to being evidence based in our approach to working alongside exceptional people.  This 3 year external evaluation has been funded by CashBack for Communities. Therefore all of the research is based on the following SSF programmes: SSF Chance:2:Be, Shell Twilight,

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Active:2:Grow 2023 National Launch

SSF have recently launched Active:2:Grow programmes across all four of our local authorities; Glasgow, Stirling, North Ayrshire and Fife. The Active:2:Grow programme is a FREE 42 week wellbeing and multisport programme delivered in partnership with Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) in communities across Glasgow, Fife, Stirling and North Ayrshire.

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SSF Glasgow Team Update June 2023

As we enter the new financial year, SSF programmes have been relaunching across the city, with our team working hard to ensure our staff and young people get the best experience of being with SSF. Our amazing work is only possible with the help of our partners, offering a varying

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Education & Training Update June 2023

We want to work with you! At SSF, we truly believe that sport has the power to change lives. Our training packages have been designed to support individuals and organisations to take a person-centred approach and embed it within their practice. Our modules can be delivered in a variety of

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