Safeguarding Children Workshops
What are they? These are three hour workshops which aim to encourage a safer environment for everyone. You will be encouraged to discuss some of the most important Child Protection issues in football. The aim is to explore what appropriate and inappropriate behaviour looks sounds and feels like. Clear guidance is given on best practice in football and on what actions should be taken if there are worries about the welfare of a child or young person.
Why are they important? Football, like any activity with children and young people, can and does attract people who wish to abuse their power over children. Sometimes this is sexual and sometimes it is physical or emotional and may include bullying or racist abuse.
Some people will have been coached or trained or brought up to think that shouting and even hitting children is acceptable in football. This workshop confirms that bullying and abuse in any form is unacceptable and we all have a legal and moral responsibility to be aware of and look out for children in our care.
How do I get on one? Contact Bedfordshire FA, they have a range of courses running and can direct you to the nearest one. The cost, which includes delivery by an FA accredited Tutor, a comprehensive resource pack and a certificate of attendance, will be £25.
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Welfare Officer
Information Pack and Information Leaflets
The FA has introduced a Welfare Officer Information Pack which aims to give Welfare Officers a brief introduction to their role, where they can get support and advice and how to find out more.
The pack comes in printed form so that you can place it in a ring binder. This means that information can be updated or replaced as necessary and you can add your own notes etc. Updates and extra materials will be sent out and published on this web site as they become available.
Also in this section there are a number of Information Leaflets that will help you to make sure that your club has everything that it needs in relation to safeguarding children.
Please click on the links in related documents to the right of this page to download any of the following documents for your own use.
- Anti Bullying Policy for Football Clubs
- Appointing a Club Welfare Officer Information Leaflet
- Child Protection Policy Procedure and Implementation Guidelines
- Club Child Protection Policy
- Club Annual Membership Information and Consent Form
- Club Risk Assessment Form
- Club Safeguarding Children Policy
- Developing a Club Safeguarding Children Policy
- Photography Guidelines - revised
- Recruiting Volunteers
- Travel, Trips and Tournaments
- Welfare Officer Information Pack
If you have any queries about the Welfare Officer Information Pack or any of the leaflets please contact Sarah DaCosta, County Welfare Officer on 01582 567721 or by e-mail at: sarah.dacosta@bedfordshirefa.com
As at 12th December 2008