Keeping Young People Safe in Community Sport

Course Duration: 3 hours

Minimum age: 16 years

This 3 hour workshop promotes a whole organisation approach to safeguarding and is suitable for project managers, coaches, leaders and volunteers working in community sport environments with regular responsibility for children and young people.

On completion, learners will have a better understanding of how to deliver community sport and youth activities with a child welfare and safety centred approach. Using specific examples and scenarios taken from the community sport context, learners will have the opportunity to discuss and explore key topics including welfare, safeguarding, child abuse and radicalisation. Learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of the importance of early intervention and identifying, responding and reporting concerns.

This workshop has been CIMSPA Endorsed and gives 3 CPD points.