Aim: This half-day training course covers everything a board member in a sports, leisure or physical activity organisation needs to know about safeguarding children.
The course will help you understand your role, responsibilities and develop your confidence in ensuring children and young people are protected by your organisation.
Date: 27 March 2025, 2pm - 5pm
Locations: online
Price: £115 per person
Booking: please visit the NSPCC Learning website to book your place
Who is this course for?
This course is now available on NSPCC Learning to anyone who is a senior leader or holds a board member position in a sport or leisure organisation across England or Wales.
People who have taken this course includes:
- board safeguarding champions in the sport or leisure sectors
- management board members in sport or leisure
- senior leaders who want to ensure organisational safeguards are in place at a strategic level
Benefits of this course
- Led by specialist trainers, who cover the latest best practice in the responsibilities of senior leaders and management boards in organisational safeguarding.
- Includes the opportunity to ask the lead trainer any questions you may have and receive direct support and guidance throughout the training.
- Uses different teaching styles and involves participating in interactive exercises in a group setting.
- Access resources to help you protect the children and young people in your sport.
What people have said about the course
"Interesting course. Liked the opportunity to discuss things with others. [...] Trainers were very knowledgeable and passionate."
"Great course, very beneficial [...] both tutors were of a high standard, both fluent, knowledgeable and easy to interact with, real professionals."
What’s covered
During this training course, you’ll learn how to:
- recognise sport and leisure specific safeguarding risks and the processes that can be implemented to reduce the risks and keep children safer in these settings
- understand the role and responsibilities of senior leaders and management boards in organisational safeguarding
- define the role and responsibilities of designated board member safeguarding roles, such as board safeguarding champions
- ensure your organisation responds effectively to a child who has reported abuse, and know what steps to take when concerns about a child have been raised by others
- identify specific areas of risk and areas for future development