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Responding to and reporting concerns It is not the responsibility of anyone working in a club, activity or organisation to decide whether or not child abuse has taken place.

The digital world is rapidly evolving – here, we highlight sport-specific resources for safeguarding children online, and point you towards the parts of the NSPCC website where you can keep up with what you need to know about online safety.

Digital resilience is crucial for navigating the connected world safely and confidently.

In this blog Graham Smith talks about some best practices to help you manage and safeguard your social media presence in sport effectively.

Advice about reducing the risk of the grooming process taking place to prevent children from being sexually harmed.

Read our latest blog, describing how planning this year’s Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week has been a journey — one filled with collaboration, flexibility, and a deep sense of purpose. 

We’ve updated our Parent's Hub information, advice and guidance to help parents better understand what makes a good club — especially when it comes to competitions.

This guidance highlights what you need to consider when recruiting chaperones to provide care for children and young people at training, events and competitions.

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.

Facility operators need to address the challenges posed by unaccompanied children visiting (or left at) sports and leisure facilities.

Being LGBTQ+ isn’t a safeguarding risk, it’s how others in our society may behave towards a young person who identifies as LGBTQ+ that may cause risk.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used more in youth sports. Learn about the key principles for sports organisations to help them use AI responsibly in their organisations.

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This week is Celebrating Neurodiversity Week 2025, and in this blog Samantha talks about the importance of taking a strengths-based approach to sport and to safeguarding. 

Asking a few questions when your child is taking part in a combat sport competition will help you understand how it will run.

Over 1 million children take part in martial arts or boxing every week in England: help us make it safer for all children. Share and complete our safeguarding in martial arts and boxing survey.

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