Virtual training: safer sports events

This one-day virtual training course has been designed by specialists in safeguarding in sport to help organisations to deliver safer sports events. 

Date: 13 February 2025, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Location: Zoom session, delivered by expert trainers
Price: £225 per person
Booking: visit NSPCC Learning to view other dates and to book your place

Who is this safer sport event course for?

This course is now available on NSPCC Learning to anyone with safeguarding responsibilities at sports events. It is suitable for people from education establishments, leisure facilities, community groups, charities, sports clubs and other activity organisers. 

Benefits of this virtual course

  • Choose your training style: e-learning, live virtual sessions with an expert trainer or request a group booking with a trainer face-to-face on location.
  • CPD certified online course.
  • Practice scenarios in the live courses allow you to role-play how to respond to concerns.
  • Regularly updated to reflect changes in legislation, guidance and best practice advice.
  • Once you've taken the course, it doesn’t stop there. We have a range of further information, training and downloadable resources to help you keep children safe.

What’s covered

The training will help participants to:

  • understand the principles of planning and delivering a safer sports event
  • learn the key aspects of safeguarding and child protection
  • assign event safeguarding child protection roles and responsibilities
  • be aware of activities that may present additional challenges and risks
  • recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns

More learning options 

Choose how you want to learn: 

  • group bookings for in-person training on location are available on request 

Book your place now 

Further information

Visit NSPCC Learning's training pages for more courses for anyone working to safeguard children and young people in the UK. This includes the child protection in sport course, an online introductory safeguarding course.

Related CPSU guidance