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What you can do to encourage positive sports parents There are a number of ways you can encourage their involvement in a way that benefits their child, as well as your club or activity.

In this podcast, we discuss the benefits of listening to children and young people with Rugby Football League (RFL) and find out more their listening club initiative.

This guidance discusses the additional considerations that should be in place when going on overnight trips or travelling internationally with children and young people.

This briefing highlights things that should be considered when taking children and young people away on trips – such as travel, ratios and insurance.

Better understand how you can help to promote the recording and reporting of lower-level concerns in your organisation.

We're here to provide expert safeguarding and child protection advice to sports organisations.

The Sheldon Report investigated non-recent child sexual abuse in football. It was commissioned by the FA after survivors came forward in 2016 and includes recommendations for football, but are applicable to all sports.

A sitemap of the CPSU website.

These sport specific resources and guidance for photography and filming will help to keep children and young people safe from inappropriate use of images or videos.

Consult with police, children’s social care, designated officers (LADOs) and multi-agency safeguarding hubs if you suspect abuse or other criminal behaviour. Case management 4/8

This safeguarding reporting-procedure flowchart provide guidance for National Governing Bodies and affiliated sport organisations on reporting concerns.

Find out about NSPCC Learning’s introductory Safeguarding in sport elearning course and other online training courses.

Plan community events that are safe for all, making sure everyone knows what to do if something doesn't feel right, and run an event that has welfare and safeguarding built in. 

A template role description for a regional or county safeguarding officer role, which you can use when recruiting.

Working together to safeguard children, statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

The following resources can help you to involve children and young people with decision making within your sports club or activity.

The digital world is rapidly evolving – here, we highlight sport-specific resources for safeguarding children online, and point you towards the parts of the NSPCC website where you can keep up with what you need to know about online safety.

Our impact on safeguarding in the sport sector Our latest report summarises the NSPCC’s 25/26 impact across safeguarding in sport in the UK.

Our work with sports organisations    We help sports organisations to create safe and inclusive environments so that all children can enjoy and thrive in sport and physical activity.

This template details the purpose, knowledge and skills required for an Investigator role. An investigation is required as part of a sport's organisations safeguarding and child protection case management process.