The NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit has provided comprehensive safeguarding support at the School Games over the past 10 years. Liza tells us more about this year's event.
This NSPCC e-learning course helps your organisation to understand your role and responsibilities to prepare and protect young people during sport events.
As sports start to return to face-to-face coaching and navigate new coronavirus measures, reviews and the maintenance of safeguarding procedures is vital.
We take a deeper dive into the dance sector to understand how safeguarding is approached in the activity and explore some of the challenges faced by the sector.
Police have commissioned an NSPCC helpline to provide support to children and their families following the arrest of Jonathon Clarke over sexual offenses against children.
More than one in four parents who attend their child's sports club or activity have experienced inappropriate behaviour. Our Keeping your Child Safe in Sport campaign, backed by a number of sporting talent, encourages parents to get involved and show positive support.
From 28 June 2022, sports coaches and faith leaders will be recognised in law as being in “positions of trust” and so banned from engaging in sexual activity with under 18s in their care.
Following the publication of the Sheldon report into non-recent child sexual abuse in football, the sports sector will be looking at what learning we can take from the report and its recommendations.