The first step to supporting disabled children and 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.
It’s essential to be clear about the practical safeguards that need to be in place to support and help keep disabled children and young people safe within your sport club, activity or organisation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Develop your knowledge and skills in safeguarding and protecting children and young people in sport with webinars, podcasts, courses, conferences and other training events.
Basic safeguarding training
Basic training provides opportunities for more in-depth discussions and consideration of the application of safeguarding knowledge and information.
This briefing clarifies what Duty of Care means for sports organisations and activity providers, with guidance on how to demonstrate that this duty is being met.
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.
What should be in place at your child’s club or activity
Any good club or activity provider should have certain things in place to make sure that they’re taking care of children and young people.
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.
As we close the 2024/25 financial year, we are excited to share the progress we've made in safeguarding in sport and physical activity and the impact we've created together.