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.
Help, advice and guidance to support sports organisations with safer recruitment processes and procedures, from advertising and interviewing through to induction.
Having an open discussion with the young people in your club or activity regarding their preferred name, pronouns, needs and concerns will help all members to feel valued and listened to.
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.
Using a safeguarding communication plan will help you to ensure that the people across your organisation or sports activity are aware of the safeguarding work taking place and understand their own role in keeping children safe.
Key safeguarding roles and responsibilities
There are various safeguarding roles in sport and physical activity depending on the organisation and context.
Lower-level concerns
It is important that all concerns are reported through an organisation’s procedures, including serious concerns and worries considered lower on the spectrum of behaviour.
Using images of young people for publication, promotion or coaching
Sports organisations and clubs benefit from using images of young participants to promote and celebrate activities, events and competitions.
Active partnerships (formerly CSPs)
Introduction
There are 43 active partnerships across England (formerly known as county sports partnerships), which work collaboratively with local partners to increase participation in sport and physical activity.