GNSW has developed a ‘Quality Assurance School Provider Accreditation’ which puts in place guidelines that satisfy the ‘PCAL Guidelines’, the school curriculum requirements, and some additional requirements that GNSW believes particularly important when teaching gymnastics in schools.

Gymnastics NSW quality assurance ensures that Accredited In-School Providers meet and maintain at all times, the following stringent quality assurance measures:

1.  Affiliation:

In order for a provider or club to be accredited they must be an affiliated member of GNSW.
To meet the GNSW affiliation requirements a provider must:

• Coaches – Gymnastics coach accreditation, technical membership, children’s check.
• Business ABN & Insurance – Professional Indemnity and public liability ($10M Public, $10M Product, $5M Professional Indemnity).
• A member of staff – Member Protection Information Officer trained (2010 new affiliation requirement).

2.  Paper Audit:

• Programs seeking endorsement must submit paper evidence that the following policies and procedures are in place.
• Business risk register and practical risk assessments and evidenced workers compensation where applicable.
• Equipment safety checks, policy & procedures.
• Codes of behaviour & policies for member protection, health & safety, privacy, fees & payments, behaviour management.
• Procedures for emergency, injury, complaint management, employment obligations.
• School provider meeting records & information on programs available for schools and Coach School experience documented.

3.   On-Site Audit.

• Programs seeking endorsement will be audited and required to provide the following information at the practical assessment:
• Unit and lesson plans demonstrating the key learning outcomes of the curriculum.
• Practical assessment of 1 school lesson – demonstrating involvement & engagement of teachers & assessment of participants.
• School survey, feedback forms & information on participant & school individual needs demonstrated.
• Evidence of how each School Provider links with gymnastics clubs in the local community.

All GNSW Quality Assured School Providers meet the requirements of the PCAL Guidelines as embedded within the documents and practical assessment requested in the program.

We are happy to answer your questions regarding this exciting initiative:
Contact Felicity Colbourne Email: club10@gymnsw.org.au or +61 2 8116 4105