Step One
Before your group can achieve bronze, silver or gold status you must have completed the following ‘working towards accreditation’ criteria:
- Group approved by the Students’ Union executive committee.
- Group constitution written and submitted to us.
- List of current committee members submitted to us.
Benefits
- Your group listed on this website.
- Access to Students’ Union minibuses.(Link to Minibus hire page)
- Social media promotion.
Bronze
To achieve bronze status your group must meet the following criteria:
- Group constitution approved.
- Attend club and society training.
- Complete a basic risk assessment with the Students’ Union.
- Committee members sign up to the club behaviour pledge.
- Run a stall at a Fresher’s Fair.
- Send at least two members to first aid training.
- Keep regular meeting details and committee list up to date and post events, trips and fixtures on this website.
- Regularly submit team sheets to josh.tobin@uwtsd.ac.uk(If applicable)
- Hold an AGM and submit minutes to us.
- Hold committee elections in line with SU guidance.
Bronze Benefits:
- Access funding to support group development
- Access a small annual grant
- Transport and fixtures arranged on request
Silver
This is the minimum tier for BUCS clubs. To achieve silver status your group must meet the following criteria:
- If a BUCS club, organise additional fixtures to enable more people to play games.
- Run at least two club fundraising initiatives in an academic year.
- Host a ‘Give it a Go’ activity during refreshers.
- Enter a team for Challenge Cup if possible.
- Draft a basic budget for the year, mapping out projected income and expenditure.
- Provide an up-to-date list of equipment, including relative value and expected replacement date.
- Investigate coaching courses and apply to the Students’ Union for match funding (50-50) for at least one second year club member to attend a coaching course.
- Supply regular match reports for the SU website.
- Complete a club sustainability audit and identify two areas of improvement.
Silver Benefits:
Eligible for BUCS entry
Transport funding considered.
Priority booking for facilities.
Gold
To achieve Gold status your group must meet the following criteria:
- Increase participation (sign-ups & those regularly training or playing)
- Created a three-year development plan and set SMART targets for improvement.
- Organise two fundraising activities on behalf of external charities.
- Committee handover documentcreated and shared with new committee and SU.
- Works with the SU to run mental health, first aid and bystander training for group members.
- At least five club members attend two SU volunteering activities/events.
- Participates with SU Green Impact activity.
- Helps to promote the Big SU election.
- Can illustrate improved sustainability performance in at least one area.
Gold Benefits
- Priority given for and kit and equipment funding.
- Access to coach funding.