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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.

Here are our top tips to help you create a safe, positive environment for children this Christmas holidays. Use our checklist and key contact numbers.

Download a free NSPCC poster, especially designed for sports clubs and leisure centres to highlight how you can contact the NSPCC helpline with your concerns.

We're here to provide expert safeguarding and child protection advice to sports organisations.

Using and sharing images of young people for your sport or activity Before sharing any images, videos or livestreams of children and young people make sure you consider how widely images may be shared once they are in the public domain.

Definition of bullying behaviour Bullying behaviour is when individuals or groups seek to harm, intimidate or coerce someone they may be jealous of or who is perceived to be vulnerable.

Social media best practice There are several ways in which sports organisations and activity providers can reduce the risk of harm to children and young people whilst using social media to promote their organisation or to communicate.

Live events and livestreaming You might want to use livestreaming or video conferencing in your sport or activity for a number of reasons.

As we come to the end of the year, we wanted to say a big thank you for working with the CPSU and, remind ourselves of the resources we published in 2024.

This resource will help you to meet the safeguarding responsibilities for your event and to promote the wellbeing of all the young participants, volunteers and officials.

If you think a child is in immediate danger Don't delay – call the police on 999 straight away.

Whether you want advice on supporting your child through sport, or you have some concerns, the NSPCC is there to help.

The case data collection tool is a piece of research coordinated between the CPSU and Loughborough University. The data collected is anonymised and analysed to identify themes and trends about safeguarding cases. 

Sports organisations have an important role to play in creating a positive culture to challenge bullying behaviour. 

These videos aim to support parents whose children and young people take part in sport or physical activity.

Standards providing a framework for everyone involved in sport to help them create a safe sporting environment for children and young people and protect them from harm.

This research article reports on the first large-scale prevalence study on interpersonal violence against children in sport in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Prior to recruiting to your chosen role, it’s important to plan and prepare for the hiring process, so that your organisation's values and ethos is clear.

Photography and filming policy and procedures What is a photography and filming policy? Your photography and filming policy should clearly state your approach to photos and videos of children and young people taking part in your sport, club, activity, event, or session.

A sitemap of the CPSU website.