There are many challenges with the online world that make it difficult to keep our children and young athletes safer, such as rapidly evolving technology, the worldwide nature of abuse which makes it difficult to know which countries' laws apply and use of fake identities on digital platforms.
These sport specific resources and guidance for photography and filming will help to keep children and young people safe from inappropriate use of images or videos.
Communicating the safeguarding plan to others
Once you have a signed-off safeguarding plan, you need to make sure the people across your organisation are aware of the safeguarding work taking place and understand their own role in keeping children safe.
These briefing papers explain positions of trust in sport and dance and outline the legislation which was updated in June 2022 in response to the NSPCC's Close the Loophole campaign.
Using inclusive language that doesn’t discriminate against someone’s ability, age, race, religion, faith, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation helps to create an inclusive culture in your organisation.
Active partnerships (formerly CSPs)
Introduction
There are 43 active partnerships across England (formerly known as county sports partnerships), which work with local partners to increase participation in sport and physical activity.
What have we achieved in 2024/25?
Our latest impact report highlights our headline achievements and the progress we have made towards reaching our aim to support the sport and physical activity sector to create a caring culture where children and young people are safe and thrive in sport.
9 October at 7:30pm - Join us for an insightful and practical webinar exploring the vital role of parental engagement in youth sport. Part of Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week.
Learn how to write a safeguarding plan, also known as a safeguarding action plan or implementation plan, which will help you and your organisation to deliver your safeguarding responsibilities.