Guidance for Clubs & Organisations
NEW DOCUMENT: Safe from Bullying in Play and Leisure Provision
This resource outlines the possible bullying that might occur in play and leisure and describes steps to prevent it and respond to it effectively. It provides information on the different types of bullying, including that of potentially vulnerable groups.
NEW DOCUMENT: Sexually Harmful Behaviour by Young People in Sport
Following a number of cases of abuse not by adults but by other young people, the CPSU have developed this briefing paper to raise awareness of the risk and how to respond to sexually harmful behaviour by young people.
Preventing Bullying Behaviour
This is a new NSPCC EduCare distance learning programme for anyone who comes into contact with children and young people through their work, voluntary or leisure activities.
The Evaluator's Cookbook: A resource for work with children and young people
This Cookbook contains ideas for participatory evaluation exercises which can be used by anyone involved in evaluation activity with children and young people.
County Durham Sport Example Event Welfare Plan
This example plan is based on the Event Welfare Plan developed for the delivery of the County Durham Youth Games and is intended as an example of good practice to be adopted and adapted by sports clubs and organisations with the responsibility for delivering any sport and leisure related events.
Example Event Welfare Plan
This document is taken from the NSPCC CPSU Safe Sports Away Guidance and provides organisations and clubs with a template that can be used when planning, delivering and attending sporting events.
Anti Bullying Guidance
This document provides anti bullying guidance for all individuals/groups involved in working with children and young people in sport.
Roles, Skills, Knowledge and Competencies for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in the Sports Sector
This document is a toolkit to provide guidance and practical assistance for those involved in developing safeguarding plans.
Transport Guidance
This document provides guidelines on how to minimise the risk of transporting children and young people.
Information Storage Guidance
Guidelines on storing information
Information Sharing Guidance
Guidelines on sharing information
Briefing Paper on Staff Supervision Ratios
This briefing paper details a number of key principles of good practice for staffing/supervision ratios.
Briefing Paper on Use of Electronic Information
This briefing paper provides guidance on the use of electronic information such as text messaging to all those working in sport.
Duty of Care
This briefing paper clarifies what duty of care sporting organisations have towards children and young people and provide guidance as to what steps can be taken in order to demonstrate that this duty is being met.
Guidance for Safer Working Practice - Adults Working with Children & Young People
This document has been adapted from a government DCSF Department for Children, Schools and Families document and provides practice guidance for all adults working with children and young people.