Resource library

A template and sample safeguarding policy statement for sports and physical activity organisations to use and adapt. Outlines what the organisation will do to keep children safe.

In this podcast episode, Liza Ware, CPSU Senior Consultant, discusses keeping children and young people safe online with fellow colleagues from the NSPCC online safety team.

Sports organisations can download, print and use these sample codes of conduct to let parents, children and staff know what's expected of them. 

This briefing provides guidance about arranging appropriate supervision ratios for children's sporting activities. 

In this webinar, we discuss how community clubs and activity providers can start their safeguarding journey. CPSU’s Jude Toasland is joined by colleagues Joe Cartwright, Liza Ware and Rachel Stevens.

In this podcast episode, Liza Ware, CPSU Senior Consultant, discusses keeping children and young people safe on social media and online platforms with fellow colleagues from the NSPCC online safety team.

These leaflets, developed by the Disclosure and Barring Service, offer guidance to the sports sector on the eligibility of different roles based on levels of responsibility. 

Download a free NSPCC poster, especially designed for sports clubs and leisure centres to highlight how you can contact the NSPCC helpline with your concerns.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has published a report looking at the research findings in relation to experiences of child sexual abuse in sport between the 1950s and 2010s.

May 2011. The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Centre for UK-wide Learning in Child Protection (CLiCP) carried out a three year research study of young adults' childhood experiences of emotional harm, body image, self harm, sexual harm and physical harm in organised sport. Three published reports provide a headline summary, a longer overview and the full in-depth research findings.