About us
What an Empower Active Team member brings to every lesson.
Here at Empower Active staff have the following qualifications and ongoing support:
- Enhanced DBS Checked / Update Service
- Fully Insured
- Paediatric First Aid trained
- Minimum NGB Level 2 qualified Multi Skills minimum
- Level 2 NGB in sport specifics
- Level 3 in supporting the delivery of Physical Education and school sport (QCF)
- Level 3 Community Sport and Health Officer (CHSO)
- British Gymnastics Teachers Intermediate Gymnastics award
- 1st 4 Sport Level 3 Award in Supporting the delivery of Dance in PE and School Sport
- Level 5 in PE specialism (Senior Coaching staff)
- L3 Diploma in Health and Wellbeing Improvement – Supporting Behaviour Change in Professional Practice
- Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity
- Mental Health First Aider Certificate (2 days)
- CPD in gymnastics
- Child protection and Safeguarding trained
- SEMH emotional development training programme
- Marathon Kids
- All staff are quality assured internally and externally by partner companies with scheduled observations or on the spot site checks.
- Work in partnership with external training providers to maintain and enhance qualifications.
- Upskilled termly by external companies – ask to find out more.
- Two mornings a month ALL staff are off Curriculum, this is where we use internal CPD for consistent quality for delivery and share good practise.
- Educare Training
James Harrington
Director
Sarah Newbury
Director
Natalie Davies
Director | Operations Manager
Over 12 years in Children’s Residential homes and 1 to 1 support in local Primary Schools.
Marc Kings
School Development & Business Manager
Level 5 in PE specialist over 15 years experience.
James Gadsby
Customer Relationship and Quality Assurance Manager | Level 5 in PE Specialist - Staff Mentor
Level 5 in PE specialist over 9 years experience.
Our vision
Our vision is to actively improve the health and wellbeing of all children and young people in Worcestershire by giving opportunities to be active more often.
Our mission
To empower everyone to look after their social, physical and mental wellbeing with activities, interventions and services that children love, parents and local communities trust and schools choose to work with.
Empowerment
Opportunity
Motivating
welcoming
positivity