What you will learn
This online Safeguarding Children in Sport course gives you the tools and strategies to address safeguarding concerns. It helps you implement best practices for child protection in your sports environment and ensures you adhere to safeguarding regulations.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Understand the range of legislation and guidance related to safeguarding.
- Define various types of abuse.
- Recognise the indicators of abuse and neglect.
- Understand your duty to report concerns.
- Maintain a child-centric approach in all safeguarding procedures.
- Know the steps to take if abuse is suspected.
Modules
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1. Overview and Tips
Start with the course aims and an overview of the guidance that underpins child safeguarding. This introduction also explains the signs of abuse, online risks, vulnerabilities to radicalisation and your responsibility to act on concerns.
2. Core Principles of Safeguarding
Learn what child safeguarding means and how it differs from child protection. This lesson explains who shares responsibility for keeping children safe and introduces the legislation and guidance that support safeguarding practice.
3. Creating a Safe Environment
Explore how abuse can arise and which policies help create safer environments for children. The lesson covers a child-centred approach and practical ways to keep both children and staff safe.
4. Recognising Abuse
Learn to recognise different forms of abuse, neglect and exploitation, along with signs that may indicate a child is at risk. The lesson considers how to judge concerning behaviour in context.
5. Responding to Concerns
Understand how disclosures may happen and why someone might find it difficult to speak up. The lesson explains how to listen and respond appropriately when a safeguarding concern is raised.
6. Reporting and Recording Concerns
Review your duty to report and record safeguarding concerns. The lesson explains who to report concerns to and how to make a clear, accurate record.
7. Safeguarding in Practice
Apply the safeguarding principles from earlier lessons to case-study scenarios. Consider the action needed when concerns arise and how to keep the child’s welfare central to your response.
8. Final Assessment
Complete the final assessment after the teaching lessons. You need a score of at least 80% to pass, can retry until you do, and will then receive your certificate by email.
9. Downloads
Download and keep the body-map template provided with the course. This resource supports the recording of relevant safeguarding information.
10. Post Course Evaluation
After the final assessment, complete the post-course evaluation. This gives you an opportunity to provide feedback on the training.
Who is this course for?
- Sports coaches and assistants for children’s sports teams
- Fitness instructors organising children’s activities
- Workers involved with children’s outdoor education
- Children’s swimming instructors/Lifeguards
- Volunteers involved with children’s sports and leisure activities
This online Safeguarding Children in Sport course provides a comprehensive overview of safeguarding children. It is suitable for anyone, whether paid or volunteering, who is involved with children’s sports and leisure pursuits.
Certification
This online Safeguarding Children in Sport training course is accredited by The CPD Group.
Score 80% or more in the final assessment to receive your certificate, which is valid for 2 years.
Upon successful completion of this online course, you’ll be sent a personalised digital certificate as a PDF, enabling you to download and print it.
You can access a copy, reprint or download this certificate on our LMS (Learning Management System). This is your proof that you have been trained in safeguarding best practices and achieved compliance. The certificates include a verification number so anybody can authenticate the certificate’s legitimacy.
Our certifications include a renewal date but there is no legal requirement to renew your training and certificate within a specific timeframe. However, we do recommend that you arrange refresher training after 2 years as safeguarding guidance does change. You should update your safeguarding knowledge and skills regularly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is sports safeguarding training?
Safeguarding aims to protect individuals from harm, which can manifest as abuse, neglect or exploitation, among other forms. In a sports and leisure setting, safeguarding training teaches learners the best practices to protect individuals during these activities. It covers recognising signs of abuse or neglect, how to respond and the proper channels to report concerns, allowing safeguarding agencies to further investigate.
