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In this blog, Cerri talks about why it was important to bring young people into the conversation at the Wales Safeguarding Support Forum and hear from them directly.

Keep sport safe and fun: giving children a safe and positive experience means they are more likely to stick with it.

Grassroots sport is where play can be explored, confidence grows and friendships are made.

Guidance to support good practice of sharing information about child protection concerns.

Dec 2021 Revised. UK Sport and Sport England have published a new Code for Sports Governance. Its policies and processes cover the crucial safeguarding elements needed for a well-run organisation.

Download our accordion-folding, safeguarding pocket guide, designed specifically for sports clubs and activity providers.

The case data collection tool was a piece of research coordinated between NSPCC Sport, formerly the CPSU, and Loughborough University. The data collected was anonymised and analysed to identify themes and trends about safeguarding cases. 

In this blog we talk to the NSPCC Young People's Board for Change about their experiences of sport and the importance of amplifying young people's voices.

Help your organisation create an inclusive culture which celebrates difference and welcomes everyone, so that young people can express themselves, feel valued and find support and guidance if they need it.

An ally is someone who actively supports the rights of a minority group without being a member of it.

Elite pathways promise opportunity, but for young athletes, they also bring exposure to online abuse.

Over 1 million children take part in martial arts or boxing every week in England: help us make it safer for all children. Share and complete our safeguarding in martial arts and boxing survey.

Our safer event tools will help you to meet the safeguarding responsibilities for your sports event, from playing in a local park to representing your country.

Safeguarding is being strengthened and it matters for everyone working with children in sport and physical activity settings. These changes come through the Crime and Policing Act/Bill (2025–2026). 

This template provides a role description for a lead safeguarding officer role in the context of protecting children in sport.

You can use these scenarios with staff and volunteers in your sport to identify any gaps in knowledge when dealing with online safety concerns.

In this podcast, we talk to the LTA about how they’ve developed and delivered on their last safeguarding strategy and what improvements it’s made to the experiences of young athletes in their sport.

This is a sample role description for a chaperone responsible for protecting and looking after children in sport.

This guidance highlights what you need to consider when recruiting chaperones to provide care for children and young people at training, events and competitions.

Acceptable use statement templates, to outline your policies on acceptable behaviour when using the internet, online platforms and devices