Managing challenging behaviour
This briefing provides practical guidelines for managing challenging behaviour from children and young people in sports activities.
Pool lifeguards and DBS eligibility
This briefing outlines a consistent approach to decisions about the eligibility of pool lifeguards for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
Addressing self-harming behaviour
This briefing provides guidance for sports organisations about addressing self-harming behaviour and provides links to specialist support services.
Event staff – your roles and responsibilities
This briefing paper will help you understand your safeguarding roles and responsibilities when working or volunteering at a sporting event.
Homophobic and transphobic bullying in youth sport
This briefing provides a definition of homophobic and transphobic bullying, statistics and recommendations for how to prevent and respond to incidents.
Working with young people in a drop-in environment
This briefing has been developed to help anyone planning to work with children and young people in drop-in activities.
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.
Case management thresholds
This document contains guidance on how safeguarding concerns can be scaled using thresholds, enabling for the concern to be properly dealt with.
Recognising and responding to harmful sexual behaviour displayed by young people
This briefing provides an overview of harmful sexual behaviour in children and young people and recommends ways in which to address worrying behaviour.
Responding to reports of non-recent abuse in sport
This guidance advises sports organisations on the types of procedures they should have in place to respond to reports of non-recent abuse in sport.