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Safeguarding LGBTQ+ young people - Creating a supportive culture

The first step to supporting LGBTQ+ young people in your club or activity, is to create and promote an inclusive environment and culture for all children, parents, carers, staff and volunteers, not just LGBTQ+ individuals.

Parents in sport – leaflet for coaches

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

Sport safeguarding training - Basic safeguarding training

Basic safeguarding training Basic training provides opportunities for more in-depth discussions and consideration of the application of safeguarding knowledge and information.

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.

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.

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.

Putting safeguards in place - Safeguarding procedures

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.

Information for parents - Parents and carers of elite athletes

Throughout the career of a young person on the talent pathway, parents and carers who are positively involved play a key role in their health and wellbeing as well as their overall success.

Sport and leisure facilities - Resources

The following resources and guidance should prove useful in ensuring that sport and leisure facilities are properly safeguarded for use by children and young people.

Sport safeguarding training - Introductory safeguarding training

Introductory safeguarding training Everyone can benefit from taking an introductory safeguarding course.

Safeguarding d/Deaf and disabled children - Resources

A wide range of resources are available to help you make your sport or activity more accessible for all children and young people.

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.

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.

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.

Deal with a concern - Case management

Case management outlined What is case management? Case management is a process used by organisations to address safeguarding concerns that may arise.

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.

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.

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.

The Whyte Review

The final report of the Whyte Review into mistreatment within gymnastics.