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In this episode, Samantha Lawrence and Louisa Street discuss practical ways to protect children and young people in sport from online risks while empowering them to navigate the digital space confidently. 

Keep sport safe and fun.

A sitemap of the CPSU website.

Here we provide leaflets and videos to give you more information, as well as links to organisations for further help.

Definition of emotional abuse  Emotional abuse is the emotional maltreatment of a child, which has a severe and persistent negative effect on the child’s emotional development.

What are safeguarding procedures? Safeguarding procedures outline how you will protect children and young people and what practical safeguarding measures will be put in place to do so.

Photography in changing rooms and showers A growing number of incidents involving inappropriate or illegal photography of children in changing and shower areas of many sports and leisure facilities are being reported.

Child abuse is any form of physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that leads to injury or harm.

Details of upcoming webinars, and webinar recordings and resources from our past online events.

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.

Online technology is changing the way people communicate and interact on a daily basis. Find out how this affects clubs and other sports organisations.

Taking part in sport can have both a positive and negative influence on young people’s mental health and wellbeing, and we need to try and minimise the risks where possible.

Case management refers to the process used to address safeguarding concerns. Case management tool part 1 of 8.

What is domestic abuse? Domestic abuse describes violence or abuse used by one person over another within intimate relationships or families.

All young people have the right to enjoy sport, free from all forms of abuse and exploitation, and to be involved in decisions affecting them.

There are several things that sports organisations can do to contribute towards the ongoing wellbeing of their participants, as well as supporting those experiencing mental health problems.

Each year the NSPCC hosts its People Awards. We asked Genevieve to pen a blog and share with us what it’s like to be a volunteer for the CPSU.

Safeguarding guidance for sports organisations and clubs on online teaching and coaching to help them stay in touch with teams and club members during the coronavirus pandemic. 

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.

In this blog Samantha Lawrence talks about learning from the latest NSPCC CPSU podcast episode to keep children and young people safe online in sport.