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Our essential away day trips safety checklist for sport organisations.

This briefing provides guidance on how to safeguard children and young people when they are using changing facilities, and includes recommended levels of adult supervision and examples of changing room policies.

It's important to have a clear set of guidelines to make sure your organisation deals with safeguarding concerns effectively. This page includes all the areas that should be included in a safeguarding policy to create a safe environment for children and young people taking part in sport.

This guidance has been developed to help anyone planning to work with children and young people in drop-in activities.

A template for sports organisations to create their own registration and consent forms.

The talent pathway offers fantastic experiences but there are specific factors that can make athletes more vulnerable to abuse.

How can sport or physical activity organisations support someone who is self-harming by recognising, responding and passing on relevant information when appropriate. 

In this episode, Samantha Lawrence and Louisa Street discuss practical ways to protect children and young people in sport from online risks while empowering them to navigate the digital space confidently.

Our template anti bullying policy can be adapted to help create a safe environment in your organisation. 

We're always pleased to respond to enquiries or provide advice around safeguarding children in sport.

In this webinar, we discuss how community clubs and activity providers can start their safeguarding journey. NSPCC Sport's Jude Toasland is joined by colleagues Joe Cartwright, Liza Ware and Rachel Stevens.

An NSPCC Sport template you can use to create your own incident reporting form.

Minimum safeguarding training standards ensure compliance, competency and consistency in your organisation.

This briefing outlines a consistent approach to decisions about the eligibility of pool lifeguards for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

The processes to follow when there are concerns about a child or young person.

Learn why, as part of a safeguarding framework, checklists can be an essential tool for coaches, welfare officers, and club leaders to manage their duty of care effectively, especially when things get busy.

Read the latest news and blogs about safeguarding children and young people in sport and physical activity.

In this podcast episode, Liza Ware, NSPCC Sport Senior Consultant, discusses keeping children and young people safe online with fellow colleagues from the NSPCC online safety team.

In this podcast episode, we talk to Swim England about the impact that social media can have on young people's body image and what changes sport can make to ensure that their wellbeing is supported online. 

Our Help and Advice section has hub pages on specific safeguarding topics, which provide an overview, guidance and a list of resources. This page covers photos and videos of children by clubs and parents, as well as mobile phone use.