The NSPCC has launched its new campaign, Listen Up, Speak Up, to raise public awareness of what we can all do to help the half a million children in the UK who suffer abuse or neglect each year.
Photos and videos are great for celebrating and promoting young people's involvement in sports. But steps should be taken to ensure the safe use of images.
In part two of our DBS checks in sport podcast series, we ask Linda and Helen from the Disclosure and Barring Service about vetting check sports questions.
The NSPCC helpline is a free service available to adults to seek advice or report safeguarding concerns. The service is open to all adults, including parents and professionals.
A template safeguarding policy statement for organisations to use and adapt to make it clear to staff, parents and children what you will do to keep children safe.
In this podcast, we discuss what safeguards sports clubs and organisations should have in place to create a safe environment for all children and young people.
Our Help and Advice section has hub pages on specific safeguarding topics, which provide an overview, guidance and a list of resources. This page will help you to support the wellbeing of club members and create a mentally healthy and safe environment.
Developed just for parents, this is our one-stop shop for advice, information, e-learning, videos and other resources for them to help keep children and young people safe in sport.
This short animation shows the difference between child protection and safeguarding in a sports setting and looks in more depth at how children and young people can be further protected beyond their time at training sessions.
This guidance details the purpose, knowledge and skills required for an Investigator role. An investigation is required as part of a sport's organisations safeguarding and child protection case management process.
This briefing discusses the additional considerations that you should plan for when going on overnight trips or travelling internationally with children and young people in your sports organisation