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Behind the scenes: building a campaign that puts children first

Topics: Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Campaign

Read our latest blog, describing how planning this year’s Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week has been a journey — one filled with collaboration, flexibility, and a deep sense of purpose. 

Sept 10 2025

Free training about proposed law on reporting child sexual abuse

Topics: Supporting safeguarding professionals

We’re offering free training from safeguarding experts to help you prepare for the proposed legal requirements for reporting sexual abuse.

Sept 04 2025

Press release: almost 50% rise in Helpline contacts

Topics: Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Campaign

Sports clubs across the UK urged to support NSPCC’s Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport campaign after almost 50% rise in Helpline contacts.

Aug 08 2025

Understanding unconscious bias in sport

Topics: Safeguarding children

In this blog we introduce the topic of unconscious bias and our new webinar hosted by the NSPCC senior trainer Ineke Houtenbos.

Jul 23 2025

People before policies in community sport

Topics: Community sport and physical activity

In this blog, we reflect on the lessons learned from the most recent CPSU podcast 'Safeguarding in sport and physical activity' and how it challenges us to move beyond paperwork and procedures, and to focus on what truly matters: people.

Jul 17 2025

Keeping children safe in summer holiday clubs

Topics: Safeguarding children Supporting safeguarding professionals

In this blog, Joe, talks about the role the NSPCC Helpline can play in supporting staff and volunteers running holiday activities this summer.  

Jul 08 2025

What’s new for safeguarding in sport this summer?

Topics: Safeguarding children

Training, new photography guidance and a safeguarding in sport podcast - what's new with the CPSU and beyond for summer 2025.

Jun 30 2025

Reflecting on our year: annual impact report 2024/25

Topics: Supporting safeguarding professionals

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.

May 20 2025

Safe and Sound: Learning from our latest podcast 

Topics: Online safety

In this blog Samantha Lawrence talks about learning from the latest NSPCC CPSU podcast episode to keep children and young people safe online in sport. 

May 13 2025

Social Media in Sports Organisations

Topics: Online safety

In this blog Graham Smith talks about some best practices to help you manage and safeguard your social media presence in sport effectively.

Apr 29 2025