With our podcasts, we aim to bring the latest safeguarding in sport best practice to sports organisations, clubs, coaches, volunteers and sports parents.
Listen to our latest podcast
Series 2 Ep 26 – Safeguarding in community sport and physical activity
Dive into our latest podcast where we explore the vital role of safeguarding in community sports and physical activities. The discussion features three guests: Anita Stewart, Sport Welfare Officer from Active Norfolk, John Downes, Designated Safeguard Lead from StreetGames, and Ross Podyma, Strategic Director from Sporting Communities. They share insights on the challenges and solutions in safeguarding within community sports.
Can’t see the player? You can also listen to this podcast on our Audioboom channel.
Previous podcasts
In our Resource Library, you'll find information and transcripts from previous CPSU podcasts:
- Ep 25 - Online Safety Part 5 - How to keep children and young people safe (published May 2025)
- Ep 24 - Online Safety Part 4 - digital resilience and reducing harm (published Feb 2025)
- Ep 23 - Online Safety Part 3 - cyberbullying (Published Feb 2025)
- Ep 22 - Online Safety Part 2 - sharing images online (published Jan 2025)
- Ep 21 - Online Safety Part 1 - social media and online platforms (published Dec 2024)
- Ep 20 – Building a collective culture of safety in sport and physical activity (published Oct 2024)
- Ep 19 – The impact of social media use on young athletes body image (published Feb 2024)
- Ep 18 – Changes to positions of trust legislation (published Sept 2022)
- Ep 17 – Creating safer cultures in sport – Learning from lived experience (published Nov 2021)
- Ep 12-16 – Body image, weight management and disordered eating in sport (5-part miniseries; published Sept 2021)
- Exploring terminology
- Transitions (understanding adolescent development)
- Weight monitoring in sports settings
- Weight-making sports and activities
- Creating positive cultures in sport around food, weight and shape
- Ep 11 – Managing safeguarding cases in sport (published Jul 2021)
- Ep 10 – The voice of the child with the RFL (published Jun 2021)
- Ep 9 – A journey to better safeguarding with the LTA (published Dec 2020)
- Ep 8 – Learning from lived experience of childhood sexual abuse (published Jul 2020)
Podcast Archive
All episodes older than 5 years are below.
- Ep 7 - Online Safety - repurposed as new Online Safety mini series
- Ep 6 - Safeguarding at sport events
- Ep 5 - DBS checks - your questions answered
- Ep 4 - DBS checks - the basics
- Ep 3 - The basics of safeguarding
- Ep 2 - Parenting young people in competitive sports
- Ep 1 - Parents involvement in grass roots sport
You can also listen to these on our Audioboom channel.