This short animation shows the difference between child protection and safeguarding in a sports setting and looks in more depth at how children and young people can be further protected beyond their time at training sessions.
Running events in public spaces can present a variety of additional safeguarding challenges, including security and photography. This briefing will help your organisation identify and address potential issues.
As sports start to return to face-to-face coaching and navigate new coronavirus measures, reviews and the maintenance of safeguarding procedures is vital.
This WhatsApp guide provides helpful safeguarding information for sports who are thinking of using or, already using the app to communicate with children and young people.
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.
Deaf and disabled children are particularly vulnerable to abuse. This briefing provides guidance on how to recognise and respond to concerns about the welfare of a child.
In this podcast, we discuss what safeguards sports clubs and organisations should have in place to create a safe environment for all children and young people.
A template safeguarding policy statement for organisations to use and adapt to make it clear to staff, parents and children what you will do to keep children safe.