The Director of the NSPCC’s CPSU has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to safeguarding children and young people.
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Sport NI publishes new research on mental health and wellbeing in sport
New research published by Sport NI supports the role that sport can play in the promotion of mental health and wellbeing in local communities and athletes.
Mar
20
2017
NSPCC urges government to close loopholes in the law
The NSPCC is calling on Government to act quickly to close 2 legal loopholes that leave the door open for children to be targeted in sport and beyond.
Feb
13
2017
Time to Listen success in the South West
Wesport is working alongside six other County Sports Partnerships to co-ordinate Time to Listen training dates across the South West of England.
Feb
10
2017
NSPCC updates its Keeping children safe online training course
The NSPCC recently launched an updated version of their popular Keeping children safe online course. The course will help learners gain the skills they need to keep children safe online.
Dec
12
2016
CPSU wins global safeguarding award
The NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit was honoured to receive the UNICEF Safeguarding in Sport Award at this year’s Beyond Sport Summit.
Oct
27
2016
Athlete wellbeing prioritised for Rio Games
On 21 July, ahead of Rio 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the implementation of a new procedure for participants to report any incident of harassment or abuse to the IOC Welfare Officer.
Aug
04
2016
Club Matters – supporting your sports club
Club Matters is Sport England's one-stop shop for sports clubs. It provides free, convenient, practical resources to help develop and sustain sports clubs.
Feb
08
2016
Tackling mental health in and through sport
The Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation was developed with the support of mental health charity Mind. The CPSU was one of the first organisations to sign up to commit to action.
Dec
17
2015
Safeguarding the child athlete in sport
The new review, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, aims to (1) present a summary of the scientific literature on the threats to children in sport; (2) introduce a framework to categorise these threats; (3) identify research gaps in the field and (4) provide safeguarding recommendations for sport organisations.
Jun
19
2015