Training
Training for involvement with youth and vulnerable adults can take many forms depending on the role of the person who requires training
A wide variety of courses are available, mostly for coaches in sport, and few are sport specific.
For the Safeguarding Officer (SO)/ Welfare Officer (WO)
There is a large resource of courses and advice available, but not all is sport specific as courses run in local areas
are often based on child protection needs in the area, eg schools, social services.
However, the following course providers are recommended:
- NSPCC: Time to Listen Course (course run at NSPCC Leicester). Currently this is aimed at training at National and Regional levels.
The CPSU are currently developing a one-day course for county level.
- NSPCC: Extended home learning based correspondence courses: courses are packaged for home study
(Web-site: Keeping
children safe: NSPCC EduCare child protection awareness programme)
and Courses through the Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU).
- NSPCC: The home learning based correspondence courses also include distance learning programmes on Preventing Bullying Behaviour.
Click here for details, or visit the web-site
www.educare.co.uk for further details.
- NSPCC/CPSU: A list of recognised safeguarding training courses for sport can be found by clicking
here. Courses suggested range from
NSPCC Educare and CPSU Time to Listen courses to SportscoachUK and other specialist courses, according to the level of contact with young children
and people and vulnerable adults.
- Courses run by Local Safeguarding Authorities see the web-site for your local authority for details or contact points.
An indicative list of Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards can also be found here, while an indicative list of Local Safeguarding Adult’s Boards can be found
here.
- County Sports Partnership courses: again most are run on a county basis and course details can be found by on the
web-site or literature produced by each Partnership. Please note that some County Sports Partnerships have made greater advances
than others in developing courses and training. A list of County Sports Partnerships can also be
found here.
- Courses on child protection/safeguarding run by local authorities: see web-site or contact point in your local area.
- SportsCoachUK run workshops for SO/WOs. Go to their
web-site, look at your region and then look for location.
- See also Documentation under SO/WO rôles.
- SO/WOs may also find the resources (including the on-line learning programme) on Parents Protect
(click here) of use as well as informing parents and carers of it’s existence.
Coaches
There is a large resource of courses and advice available, but not all is sport specific as courses run in local areas
are often based on child protection needs in the area, eg schools, social services.
However the following course providers are recommended
- NSPCC: Extended home learning based correspondence courses: courses are packaged for home study
(Web-site:
Keeping children safe: NSPCC EduCare child protection awareness programme) and Courses through the
Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU).
- NSPCC: The home learning based correspondence courses also include distance learning programmes on Preventing Bullying Behaviour.
Click here for details, or visit the web-site
www.educare.co.uk for further details.
- County Sports Partnership courses: again most are run on a county basis and course details can be found by
on the web-site or literature produced by each Partnership. See here for a list of County Sports Partnerships.
Please note that some County Sports Partnerships have made greater advances than others in developing courses and training.
- SportscoachUK run various workshops for coaching youth and other groups as
well as hosting Youth Sport Trust workshops. Go to their web-site, look at your
region and then look for location.
Courses include Safeguarding & Protecting Children; Equity In Your Coaching; Coaching Disabled Performers; How To Coach Disabled People In Sport.
Youth Sport Trust workshops currently cover Positive Behaviour Management In Sport etc.
- Coaches should also be aware of expectations of their conduct.
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