Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week

Taking part

Keeping your child safe in sport week 2027

From 2027, Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week will run annually during the third week of May.

Will you join us 17-23 May 2027 where we will be providing campaign resources to help parents and carers understand the part they play in their child’s sport?

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What can you do in the meantime?

You can download and read our Partner Activation Pack from the 2025 campaign week, much of which is useful year-round. Also available in Welsh - Cymraeg - lawrlwytho pecyn gweithredu i bartneriaid.
You can share a link to our Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport parents' pages on the NSPCC website with your parents so that they can support their child all year round.

More about the campaign

Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport week started in 2016 as Parents in Sport week. A week of activity used to take place in October, until 2027 when it was moved to the third week in May.

For 2025 we asked parents to play their part and bring out the best in their child by being the best supporter.

You can sign up to the NSPCC Sport newsletter for the latest updates on the Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport campaign, and to receive safeguarding in sport news and resources.

You can also help us to reach more people in sport by liking and sharing our content on LinkedIn.

Previous themes

2025 - Play your part - encouraging parents to talk to their child about support
2024 - Be part of a Team Huddle - case study
2023 - Be their biggest fan - 'My No. 1 Fan'
2022 - Helping parents understand their role in safeguarding their children in sport

Working with parents and carers

There are multiple studies such as The role of parents in the motivation of young athletes: a systematic review Jan 2024 that show parents are one of the main influencers that shape a child’s experience and participation in sport and physical activity.

They show that a strong, positive parent-child relationship helps children feel safe and secure and supports positive behaviour in the children themselves. This allows them to take part in sport confidently, regulate their own emotions better and to build confidence, motivation, self-esteem and healthy relationships.

Helping organisations to work with parents

Involving parents and carers in your sport can support all children to take part, enjoy and stay safe in sport. You are free to use our campaign material all year round, or you can explore our resources within our parents and carers topic pages, which will help staff and volunteers in your club to work alongside parents and carers.

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