Protecting children from grooming and sexual abuse
Advice about reducing the risk of the grooming process taking place to prevent children from being sexually harmed.
Engaging people with lived experience of childhood sexual abuse
A resource to help sports organisations to positively and meaningfully engage with people who have lived experience of childhood abuse.
Safe use of changing facilities
This briefing provides guidance on how to safeguard children and young people when they are using changing facilities, and includes recommended levels of adult supervision and examples of changing room policies.
Duty of care in sport
The purpose of this briefing paper is to clarify what an organisation's duty of care entails, and to provide some guidance as to what steps can be taken in order to demonstrate that this duty is being met.
Remote teaching and coaching
Safeguarding guidance for sports organisations and clubs on online teaching and coaching to help them stay in touch with teams and club members during the coronavirus pandemic.
Addressing suicidal thoughts and feelings
This briefing provides guidance on how sports organisations can address suicidal thoughts and feelings and provides links to specialist support services.
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.
Safeguarding in martial arts
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.
Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation
The charter aims to influence the sports sector to support athletes' mental wellbeing and change the stigma around mental health.