Standards for safeguarding and protecting children in sport
Safeguarding standards providing a framework for everyone involved in sport to help them create a safe sporting environment for children and young people and protect them from harm.
Minimum safeguarding training standards
Minimum safeguarding training standards ensure compliance, competency and consistency in your organisation.
Self-assessment tools
Is your organisation doing everything it could be to keep children and young people safe in sport? These online self-assessment tools will help you find out.
Who can I speak to about a concern?
Download these free posters to help you signpost everyone within your organisation to who they can talk to if they have a concern.
Working together to safeguard children
Working together to safeguard children, statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
5 questions parents should ask sports club
This poster and video helps parents to ask the right questions when choosing a club for their child. Share with your local families.
Check and Challenge Tool
This simple-to-use checklist has been developed to support organisations using external providers to offer sport and physical activity delivery for children and young people.
Safeguarding in the dance sector
Find out more about the structure of dance sector, the safeguarding challenges and what safeguards should be put in place.
5 questions parents should ask contact sport competition organisers
We've designed these posters to help parents choose the best contact sports competitions for their child.
NSPCC Helpline and Childline data (sport)
Read the latest statistics and snapshots based on child welfare contacts to the NSPCC Helpline and Childline from 2024/25 where the location of concern was a sports setting or where the person contacting was a sports professional (coach, club staff, volunteer).