Good Practice & Child Protection Policy

Good Practice & Child Protection Policy

Sport plays a major part in the lives of many children and families on the Island. It provides the opportunity for children to develop personally, socially, physically and emotionally. For some young people sport is a recreational activity, for others, there is a chance to participate at the highest level. Whatever level of participation it is important that everyone has confidence that sport is working together to safeguard children and young people from harm.

For further information on child protection and to order a copy of Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport please contact:

The Child Protection in Sport Unit
3 Gilmour Close
Beaumont Leys
Leicester
LE4 1EZ

Telephone: 0116 234 7278
Fax: 0116 234 0464
Email: cpsu@nspcc.org
Web: http://www.thecpsu.org.uk/

The Guernsey Sports Commission regularly organizes Sports Coach UK Good Practice and Child Protection Workshops. For further details please telephone Kathy Stuart on 747274.

Protect yourself, the young people you are coaching and your employer by understanding and following good coaching practice. Learn about child abuse and how to handle situations if you have concerns.

This workshop will help you, the coach, to:

  • Identify good coaching practice to promote a positive relationship with children
  • Identify sport situations and coaching practice that might constitute either poor practice or possible abuse
  • Identify ways of dealing with your own feelings about child abuse and state what constitutes neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse
  • Recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and appreciate why reporting it is often so difficult
  • Identify appropriate action if abuse is suspected and explain the role and responsibilities of other experts (e.g. police, social services)
  • Describe appropriate practice that reduces the likelihood of abuse occurring

If you are interested in holding a Good Practice and Child Protection workshop please contact Kathy Stuart at the Sports Commission on 01481 747274 or contact Sports Coach UK directly at:

Sports Coach Business Support Centre

Sir John Beckwith Centre for Sport
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU

Telephone: 01509 226 130
Fax: 01509 226 134
Web: http://www.sportscoachuk.org/