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 East Lothian Council Sports Development is moving to the SPOND App for activity and team management. 

What does this mean for you and your child? 

Once your child is registered for an East Lothian Council (ELC) Secondary Active Schools or Active East Lothian activity, your contact details, your child’s relevant medical information, and emergency contact details will be securely uploaded to our new membership system: East Lothian SPOND Club.

This system is fully UK GDPR compliant and has been approved by ELC’s Information Governance and IT Services. 

Why are we making this change? 

* Many parents and pupils already use the SPOND App with local community clubs.
* It brings all ELC Active Schools and Sports Development services into one system—making communication and management more efficient for pupils, parents, and staff.
* It helps Team Managers and Coaches manage groups securely and in line with GDPR.
* Digital registration at sessions means parents know when and where their child is attending.
* Only authorised ELC staff and volunteer coaches can access medical and emergency contact information—just like with current paper-based systems, but with improved security.
* Registers are accessible off-site in case of emergencies.
* Parents and pupils will use one system to communicate with Active Schools Officers, Sports Development staff, and coaches.
* ELC staff can support each other during illness or annual leave. 

What do you need to do? 

To get the full benefits, we recommend downloading the SPOND App to your mobile phone. 

* Multiple guardians can be added to a pupil’s account, so everyone stays informed.
* Guardians can update pupil information at any time.
* You can add your child’s email so they can respond to activity, training, and match requests. Parents can view and change these responses as needed. 

If you choose not to download the app, you’ll still receive limited email updates about your child’s participation. However, we recommend that at least one parent or guardian downloads the app to access all features.

When your child leaves school, their account and data will be deleted from the system.

Hockey is one of the key sports delivered in the East Lothian area. It is a fun and fast-paced game and a great way to socialise and meet new people. 

East Lothian Council Sports Development is moving our activity / team management to the SPOND APP.

• What does this mean for you and your child?
• Once registered for an ELC Sports Development, Secondary Active Schools or Active East Lothian Activity, your contact information, and child’s activity relevant medical information and emergency contact information will be uploaded to our East Lothian SPOND Club membership management system.
• This system is fully UK GDPR compliant and has been approved for use by ELC Information Governance and Information Technology Service.

Why are we doing this?

• A lot of Guardians/pupils already using the SPOND APP with community clubs.
• All ELC Active Schools and Sports Developments services and communications under one system, more efficient for pupils, Guardians and ELC Staff.
• Enhances our Team Managers / Coaches ability to manage teams / groups securely and in accordance with GDPR regulations.
• Allows instant digital registration at sessions so Guardians know if their child is in attendance.
• Only Authorised ELC Staff and (vetted) Volunteer coaches can access pupils Medical and Emergency contact information, as is currently the case with paper-based packs, though SPOND provides more security.
• Registers accessible off site in case of emergencies.
• Guardians and pupils will use one system to interact with ELC Sports Development and Active Schools Officers and Activity/Team coaches/deliverers.
• Allows ELC colleagues to act on each other’s behalf in times of illness/annual leave.
• To engage with the full range of benefits, i.e. view your child’s activity registration in real time, we recommend downloading the SPOND App to your mobile phone.
  • Multiple Guardians can be added to the pupils account, so all guardians can access the information as required.
  • Guardians can update the pupil’s information at any time.
  • Guardians can add the pupil’s email to their account, allowing the pupil to respond to activity, training and match requests, Guardians can view and change these responses as required.
• If you don’t download the SPOND APP, you will still receive limited emails about your child’s participation.  However, we do recommend at last one Guardian to download the SPOND APP to benefit from all the functions.
• Pupil and Guardian accounts will be deleted from the system when the pupil leaves school.

Please get in touch if you have any questions through e-mailing: 

jamie.hogarth@scottish-hockey.org.uk