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CPSU Director Anne Tiivas awarded OBE
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.
Nov
16
2018
Launch of new sport parenting resources
Last month Sport Parent EU launched their resources for parents. They're now available to download on their website.
Jun
15
2018
Celia Brackenridge has died aged 67 from leukaemia
International sportswoman and child protection lead Celia Brackenridge has died aged 67 from leukaemia. Read about her achievements and relationship with the CPSU.
May
25
2018
Start to talk campaign
The Council of Europe's campaign, Start to talk, includes videos highlighting the reasons why children think they can’t talk about sexual violence, and how sports can take action.
May
22
2018
IOC launches safeguarding toolkit
The International Olympic Committee launches a toolkit for national and international sports bodies to develop athlete safeguarding policies and procedures.
Nov
03
2017
Organise a safe sports event this summer
Guidance to assist organisations with their safeguarding arrangements for sports events or activities with children and young people. It includes: safe events, self-assessment, athlete wellbeing, and inclusion of deaf and disabled children.
Jul
28
2017
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
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
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