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Key info – talented and elite athletes

Our Help and Advice section has hub pages on specific safeguarding topics, which provide an overview, guidance and a list of resources. This page covers the specific factors that need to be considered when safeguarding talented and elite young athletes.

Surviving abuse – BBC Radio 5 live broadcast

BBC Radio 5 live broadcast on surviving abuse and creating a safeguarding culture in sport, from the Sport Resolutions 2016 Conference in London.

Sample acceptable use statement for the internet and social media

Sample statement for sports clubs to help make children and parents aware of their policies on acceptable behaviour on the internet and social media.

Safety checklist for overnight trips and international travel

An essential safety checklist for sports organisations that are planning trips away overnight and internationally.

Safe Sport Events Management Tool

This online tool will help you to ensure that you meet the safeguarding responsibilities for your sports event, from playing in a local park up to representing their country.

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.

Photography and video consent form template

A template that sports organisations can use to create their own photography and filming consent form.

Sport England – Uniting the Movement

Sport England - Uniting the Movement. A 10-year strategy, launched in 2021 with a vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.

Safeguarding reporting procedures flowchart

These 3 CPSU safeguarding reporting-procedure flowcharts provide guidance for organisations on reporting concerns.

Parents in sport – leaflet for coaches

This leaflet can be used by clubs to inform coaches how to work with parents more effectively.

What to look for in a sports club – a charter for parents

Parents can use this leaflet to help choose the right club or activity for their child. It lists the safeguards that sports bodies should have in place to keep children safe.

Duty of care in sport

The purpose of this briefing paper is to clarify what an organisation's duty of care entails, and to provide some guidance as to what steps can be taken in order to demonstrate that this duty is being met.

Heatwave advice

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

Understanding sexual offending and the grooming and entrapment process

This webinar looks at sexual offending and the grooming and entrapment process and what that means in the sporting environment.

Event staff – your roles and responsibilities

This briefing paper will help you understand your safeguarding roles and responsibilities when working or volunteering at a sporting event.

Promoting sport for all – Childline videos

Childline videos covering the benefits of getting active, building confidence in your ability and tackling homophobia, racism and other issues.

How safe are our children? 2020

This NSPCC report compiles and analyses the most robust and up-to-date child protection data that exists across the four nations in the UK for 2020.

Reporting safeguarding concerns in the FA

The FA has produced a video detailing the reporting process for anyone worried about a child in youth football.

My No.1 Fan

In this video, children describe how parents' and spectators' behaviour impacts their game and how this affects them.

DBS checks in sport – the basics

In this podcast we speak to Helen and Linda from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) about the different levels of check available, who's eligible and how checks are carried out.