Children playing sports in a gym.
  • When: 26 to 30 October 2026

  • Who: 14 to 17 years

  • Location: Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford

  • Cost: £50 per participant

  • Closing date: Friday 4 September

Enhance your personal development and equip yourself with the tools to become an effective leader by earning a Level 1 Qualification in Sports Leadership at the VICTA Sport Leadership Camp.

Over the course of a 4-night residential at the Royal National College for the Blind, you will take part in a blend of theory and practical experiences that will support your development of the key components of leadership. You will plan, lead and review sports activities and create an action plan for developing your future leadership skills.

Finally, to complete the qualification, you will be required to demonstrate an hour of leadership in your community.

The Level 1 Qualification in Sports Leadership is a nationally recognised qualification that enables successful learners to assist in leading purposeful and enjoyable sport/physical activity, under direct supervision. The awarding body is the Leadership Skills Foundation. There are no pre-requisites to taking part in the qualification.

Why apply?

  • Develop your leadership skills
  • Earn a nationally recognised qualification
  • Spend a week with like-minded individuals
  • Experience the residential and sports facilities at RNC

Who can apply?

  • Registered or registrable blind or partially sighted
  • At least 14 years old on 26 October
  • Aged 17 years old or under on 30 October
  • Physically, socially and emotionally able to take part independently in a group setting with peers of a similar age
  • Able to communicate their needs independently
  • Able to maintain their own personal hygiene
  • Able to take medication independently (if applicable)

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Note for applicants completing this form After completion, if you have successfully submitted the form, you should receive a successful submission message. If you do not it may be because you have not completed a required field. After your form has successfully gone through you will also receive notification via email. If you do not receive an email please contact the office on 01908 240 831 as there may have been a problem with your application.

Applicant details

Confirmation of Vision Impairment

To qualify for this activity the lead applicant (your VI child) must be either registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted (sight impaired/severely sight impaired). VICTA will ask for supporting evidence post application if we have not previously received it.

Contact details

Independence skills

Please indicate your level of independence in the following areas by selecting your response and giving details if the assistance is required.
In order to ensure that activities are adequately staffed we need full and accurate information about all participants. Please note we reserve the right to refuse admission to the activity or ask a participant to leave the activity if the information given proves inaccurate or the conduct of the participant reaches an unacceptable level.

General information

The overall theme of this activity is about having fun, but we would like you to gain confidence and develop life skills through a programme of leisure, cultural and social activities. To help us plan our activities and staffing levels please describe your ability in the following areas:

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Declaration, privacy and consent

To be signed by the applicant or a responsible person.
a. I agree to take part in VICTA's activity and have read all the information sent to me.
b. I acknowledge the need to behave responsibly at all times during the activity.
c. I confirm that this form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA's organisers should any information contained on the form or personal circumstances change.
d. In the event of an emergency/accident, I consent to emergency medical treatment, which may include the use of anaesthetics.
e. We understand that some young people will use Whatsapp at home and each home has their own rules on technology. It is likely that your child will meet others on a VICTA activity that they’d like to stay in touch with. While we do not encourage the use of Whatsapp before the age of 16, we do encourage connections and friendships. We ask that if your child is coming on a VICTA activity and they use Whatsapp regularly to remind them their behaviour and language follows the expectations that we have when meeting in person – polite, courteous, and inclusive at all times. If you have any questions surrounding this, please contact the Activities Team on [email protected]
f. By signing this form I consent to VICTA using the information supplied for the purpose of administering the named event. All the information will be treated in the strictest of confidence and made available only to those staff working with the participant. We may need to share your details with third-party suppliers in relation to this activity. Contact information will be retained and used for marketing of other relevant services.
g. I give consent for VICTA to carry out the following in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations as supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 and related laws and to store my personal information on VICTA's database and/or any other suitable system.

Agree to payment and T&C's

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