Partnership Agreements

COVID-19 Partner Update 18th August 2020

Thank you for your interest in delivering an England Netball programme. During COVID-19, in addition to the standard requirements, any deliverers of England Netball programmes will be required to ensure the most up to date guidance from both Government and England Netball is followed at all times. If there are any local lock downs, in addition these must also be adhered to and this guidance supersedes any from England Netball. England Netball programmes can take place from stage 3 of the Return to Community Netball. A Partnership Agreement is required to enable delivery of any of the following programmes;

Back to Netball

Netball Now

Walking Netball

Please read the full programmes statement available here, to find out how COVID-19 has affected delivery. Programmes can operate in line with the following stages of the Return to Community Netball Roadmap.

Back to Netball : Stage 4a – Modified training using COVID-19 rule modifications and all hygiene and sanitisation protocols

Netball Now : Stage 4a – Modified training using COVID-19 rule modifications and all hygiene and sanitisation protocols

Walking Netball: Stage 3 – Netball Fitness Activity Full Walking Netball statement available here. To deliver an England Netball programme, partners, coaches and hosts will be required to complete and adhere to the following; 1. Partnership Agreement with England Netball

To find out more contact your local Netball Development Officer or Netball Development Community Coach or email participation@englandnetball.co.uk to request more details.

2. Appoint a COVID-19 Officer 3. Read the Restart guidance 4. Produce a risk assessment 5. Produce and activate a risk mitigation plan

There are a number of FAQs available here.

Partnership Agreements

Introduction Document for Partners

England Netball

England Netball is the national governing body for England’s biggest female team sport, netball. It

oversees and is responsible for the strategic plan of the sport across the country. We are a not for

profit customer-focused sport business, aiming to deliver a first class member and participation

experience.

Work with us

Levels of participation are growing fast, we know that at least 321,200 people are playing netball on

a fortnightly basis, which has been helped by our popular and varied programmes such as Back to

Netball, Walking Netball and Netball Now. Our partnership agreement allows anyone that meets the

requirements, to deliver an England Netball programme. Our support will allow you to deliver using

our programme branding and expertise, to ensure a successful, safe and approved England Netball

session.

What programmes can you deliver?

England Netball offer a wide range of programmes, each is carefully designed to meet the needs of a

specific audience. It is this tailored approach that has consistently enabled world class Net Promoter

Scores for all programmes for many years.

Walking Netball – Walking Netball is a slower version of the game; it is netball, but at a walking

pace. It’s design involved input from physiotherapists, occupational therapists to ensure its suitable

physiologically. Women the length of the country have started playing Walking Netball for the fun,

laughter and camaraderie the social session brings, enabling brilliant mental wellbeing outcomes

too. All sessions must be delivered by a trained Walking Netball host.

Back to Netball – Put simply, it’s a fun and friendly re-introduction to netball. Running across

England more than 110,000 women have re-discovered their love for the game through Back to

Netball and realised the many benefits of getting involved. All sessions must be delivered by an

England Netball Level 2 qualified coach.

Netball Now – Netball Now is a simple, straight-forward way to play netball. It’s not a coached

session, it’s not a competition led by rules, regulations or scores recorded it is simply a session that

you turn up at, pay a small fee and play a game of netball! All sessions must be delivered by a netball

facilitator and all games must be officiated by an umpire who as a minimum has completed the C

Award workshop.

Partnership Agreement Detail

A partnership agreement allows you to deliver an England Netball programme. This includes:

- Your session advertised on the England Netball session finder

- Recognition of your session by England Netball which allows subscribers and members to

attend and access benefits. See below for more detail.

- Delivery support and guidance for setting up and running your session

- Administrative support, including templates

- Safeguarding support and guidance

- Access to specified branding and marketing for your session

- Access to your assigned local England Netball contact person for support, including session

visits

- Knowledge that your session supports the growth of Netball nationally and helps England

Netball to develop and progress Netball

There is no financial charge associated with a Partnership Agreement. As a partner you must deliver

all England Netball sessions in line with the core requirements of the session. As part of the

Partnership Agreement you must complete a small amount of administration, this will enable your

sessions to be promoted on the England Netball session finder. You must also share with England

Netball, participation data as detailed in the agreement document itself.

Subscribers and Members

It is advised that all individuals who deliver England Netball programmes take out relevant England

Netball membership. Where your organisation insurance does not cover activity, membership is a

requirement of a Partnership Agreement.

To help members restart activity from the 18 August, a member exclusive Care Package is available

that includes specific support for COVID-19 Officers, coaches and hosts. This includes templates for

required documents, enhanced guidance on rule modifications, coaching support, template session

plans and lots more to help you bring the Restart Guidance to life.

An added benefit of having a partnership agreement in place is that your session/s gains "recognised

and authorised by England Netball" status. This means that both England Netball members and

subscribers are covered for personal accident* during your approved sessions. This makes your

sessions much more attractive to this audience.

*subject to the terms, condition, provisions and exceptions of the policy

Partnership Agreement Process

If you have decided that you want to deliver an England Netball programme and are ready to

progress, your local assigned England Netball contact will support you to get set up and running and

complete a Partnership Agreement. Please note that all England Netball programmes must have a

Partnership Agreement in place before the session starts.

Step 1 Contact your local England Netball Contact Person

Step 2 Agree details of the session and ensure that the deliverer meets the requirements of

the session

Step 3 Complete a Self – Verification form

Step 4 Return the Self – Verification form by email, with at least 4 weeks’ notice before a

session takes place

Step 5 Once processed England Netball will contact you with the full Partnership Agreement

Contract to sign and return via Signable, sign and return

Step 6 You will receive a congratulations email from England Netball, your session will be

live on the England Netball session finder and able to start

For each specific programme (i.e. Back to Netball, Walking Netball etc), a separate Partnership

Agreement is required, however once signed, you may run multiple sessions within the time period

the agreement covers.

To view a template copy of the agreement, let your assigned England Netball contact know which

programme you are interested in, they will then be able to send the corresponding agreement for

you to view.

Partners may take out more than one agreement.

If any programmes are not delivered in line with the programme design or required information not

provided to England Netball, the partnership agreement and ability to deliver England Netball

programmes may be restricted.