Guidance for Parents/Carers When choosing the right sporting activity for young people to attend, it is important that parents and carers have a general awareness of good practice. This will give peace of mind that the young people can enjoy sport within a safe environment. Providing the young people with positive sporting experiences will ensure that they are more likely to achieve their full potential. A guide to help parents and carers choose children`s activities: Have fun and be safe DCMS: Helping keep your child safe in sport Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse CPSU - Help and Advice for Parents & Carers South Yorkshire Sport iCard: Provides information and advice on where to go for help and how children and young people should behave. This can be downloaded or hard copies are available by contacting us Sport Unlimited - Click here to view the safeguarding toolkit which has a range of resources and templates Types of Abuse: Sexual Abuse - This includes sexual intercourse, inappropriate touching, showing children and young people sexual pictures or videos Physical Abuse - Includes hitting, shaking, kicking, punching, scalding, suffocating and other ways of inflicting pain and suffering to a child Bullying - Hurtful behaviour that usually occurs over a period of time Neglect - Persistent lack of appropriate care for children, including love, stimulation, safety, nourishment, warmth, education and medical attention Emotional Abuse - Can range from constant rejection and denial of affection, through to severe criticism, deliberate humiliation and other ways of verbal abuse For more information on the types of abuse, visit the NSPCC pages The Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) have a number of video scenarios designed to help anyone involved in sports activities with children and young people Safe Network - The Safe Network is jointly managed by the NSPCC and Children England with a range of resources and information available Children`s Workforce Development Council - provides information on safeguarding children and young people Safeguarding Survey Please click here to complete a safeguarding survey to allow us to develop the information we provide for you. Safeguarding Children at Junior Sporting Events at Licensed Premises: As you know, junior sports events such as presentation nights, fund-raisers and tournaments can be a fun, family experience with sport at the centre; but sometimes, particularly when alcohol is around, events don`t run as smoothly or as safely as they should - putting children - and the reputation of your club - at risk. To help clubs run events where children learn to socialise, enjoy themselves and celebrate sport within a safe environment, the Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board in consultation with Sheffield & Hallam District Football Association, the licensed trade has produced some guidance. The leaflet includes a checklist to help you manage the risks associated with alcohol at your events. |
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