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Virtual training: Safeguarding for management board members

Places on this course are now available for senior leaders and board members in any sport or leisure organisation to book.

Virtual training: designated safeguarding lead for sport and leisure

April 2025: Places on this course are now available for designated safeguarding leads from any sport or leisure organisation to book.

Heatwave advice

Good-practice guidance from the NHS on heat health. It lists risks and actions to consider when planning sports events.

Events held in public parks and spaces – additional safeguarding considerations

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.

Reporting of safeguarding concerns at sports events

These reporting-procedure flowcharts offer guidance to organisations hosting sporting events at 5 different levels, from local to international.

Information for children and young people

Don't let anyone spoil the fun.

Safeguarding at sports events

In this podcast, we discuss how your organisation can ensure your sports event stays safe for all children and young people.

Risk-assessment template for activities

A risk-assessment template to help you identify the risks and implement appropriate controls to help ensure a safe environment at your activity.

Online safety and social media - Resources

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.

CPSU podcasts

Listen to our latest podcast and find out more about previous CPSU podcasts.

Online safety and social media - Building digital resilience

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

Photography - Resources

The following resources may be useful in developing and implementing a safe photography policy.

NSPCC helpline posters for sports venues

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.

NSPCC – Keeping children safe

Here are links to the NSPCC's advice on issues you may want to know more about to help keep your children safe, whatever their age.

Safeguarding training, courses and events

Develop your knowledge and skills in safeguarding and protecting children and young people in sport with webinars, podcasts, courses, conferences and other training events.

Help and advice

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

Sport safeguarding training

The correct safeguarding training for you will depend upon your role within sport, as well as your existing safeguarding experience and knowledge. These pages cover what you need to know to choose the right training.

Child abuse in a sports setting - Bullying

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.

Online safety and social media - Using digital platforms safely

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.

Wrapping it up for 2024

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.