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How can sport safeguard children?

Topics: Safeguarding standards Duty of care Type: Video & audio

This short animation shows the difference between child protection and safeguarding in a sports setting and looks in more depth at how children and young people can be further protected beyond their time at training sessions.

Overnight trips and international travel

Topics: Trips, events and travel Type: Best practice

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

International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC)

Topics: Safe recruitment Safeguarding standards Type: Policies

The International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC), developed by ACPO and CEOP, is a criminal records check for UK nationals or non-UK nationals previously resident in the UK, seeking to work with children overseas.

Creating safer cultures in sport – Learning from lived experience

Topics: Athlete wellbeing Elite athletes Duty of care Type: Video & audio

In this podcast, we talk with former professional footballer Paul Stewart about the impact that childhood abuse has had on him and how to create a safer culture in sport.

Away day trips checklist

Topics: Trips, events and travel Type: Forms

Our essential away day trips safety checklist for sport organisations.

The Whyte Review of abuse in gymnastics

Topics: Athlete wellbeing Inappropriate or concerning behaviour Type: Best practice

The report of the Whyte Review into mistreatment within gymnastics. 

Videos for sport parents

Topics: Parents in sport Type: Video & audio

These videos aim to support parents whose children and young people take part in sport or physical activity.

5 questions to ask your child's sports club

Topics: Parents in sport Safeguarding standards Type: Publications

This poster and video helps parents to ask the right questions when choosing a club for their child.

5 questions to ask contact sport competition organisers

Topics: Parents in sport Safeguarding standards Type: Publications

We've designed these posters to help parents choose the best contact sports competitions for their child.

Safeguarding in martial arts

Topics: Duty of care Safeguarding standards Type: Best practice

Learn more about 'A Safeguarding Code for Martial Arts', good safeguarding practice and additional risks and considerations for martial arts organisations.