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Safeguarding in martial arts

Topics: Duty of care Safeguarding standards Type: Best practice

Thousands of children take part in martial arts – and its popularity is expanding at an incredible rate. So it's critical to get safeguarding and child protection right.

Club or activity poster – Who can I speak to about a concern?

Topics: Safeguarding standards Community and school sports Duty of care Type: Publications

Download these free posters to help you signpost everyone within your organisation to who they can talk to if they have a concern.

International safeguards for children in sport

Topics: Safeguarding standards Type: Tools

These safeguards outline what should be put in place by any organisation providing sports activities to children and young people.

Check and Challenge Tool

Topics: Safeguarding standards Community and school sports Type: Tools

This simple-to-use checklist has been developed to support organisations using external providers to offer sport and physical activity delivery for children and young people.

Regional or county safeguarding officer – job description template

Topics: Safeguarding standards Type: Forms

A sample job description for a regional or county safeguarding officer role, which you can use as a template when recruiting.

Leisure sector safeguarding checklist

Topics: Safeguarding standards Community and school sports Type: Forms

A safeguarding checklist to support the leisure industry to meet their safeguarding responsibilities for both children and adults.

Surviving abuse – BBC Radio 5 live broadcast

Topics: Elite athletes Athlete wellbeing Inappropriate or concerning behaviour Safeguarding standards Type: Video & audio

BBC Radio 5 live broadcast on surviving abuse and creating a safeguarding culture in sport, from the Sport Resolutions 2016 Conference in London.

Reporting safeguarding concerns in the FA

Topics: Anti-bullying Deaf and disabled children Safeguarding standards Inappropriate or concerning behaviour Type: Video & audio

The FA has produced a video detailing the reporting process for anyone worried about a child in youth football.

Sport England – Uniting the Movement

Topics: Safeguarding standards Involving children and young people Type: Publications

Sport England - Uniting the Movement. A 10-year strategy, launched in 2021 with a vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.

A Code for Sports Governance

Topics: Safeguarding standards Type: Publications

Dec 2021 Revised. UK Sport and Sport England have published a new Code for Sports Governance. Its policies and processes cover the crucial safeguarding elements needed for a well-run organisation.