Changes to positions of trust legislation
In this podcast episode, we talk with our colleagues in the NSPCC about the new legislation passed in England and Wales on 28th June 2022, and soon Northern Ireland, which makes it illegal for someone in a position of trust in sports and faith organisations to have a sexual relationship with someone aged 16-17 in their care.
Self-assessment tools
Is your organisation doing everything it could be to keep children and young people safe in sport? These online self-assessment tools will help you find out.
The evolution of parental involvement in sport
As part of the NSPCC How Safe 2022 conference, CPSU consultant Jude Toasland led a session looking at how parental involvement in sport has changed over the years.
Sample mental health and wellbeing statement
You can adapt this mental health and wellbeing sample statement to support your sports organisation's existing safeguarding policies and to demonstrate your commitment to protecting young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Safety checklist for overnight trips and international travel
An essential safety checklist for sports organisations that are planning trips away overnight and internationally.
Risk-assessment template for activities
A risk-assessment template to help you identify the risks and implement appropriate controls to help ensure a safe environment at your activity.
Overnight trips and international travel
This briefing discusses the additional considerations that you should plan for when going on overnight trips or travelling internationally with children and young people in your sports organisation
Supporting young athletes with anxiety
This guidance explores anxiety within a sports context, outlining possible signs and symptoms and what you should do if you suspect that a young person is struggling with an anxiety disorder.
Self-declaration forms
Self-declaration can be part of an organisation's safer recruitment process, it can provide additional information that a DBS check will not.
Learning from inquiries about safeguarding practice in sport
The briefing on learning from inquiries about safeguarding practice in sport focuses on how to strengthen safeguarding practices in sports organisations by learning from previous reviews.