Supporting Positive Outcomes
At Sport Birmingham, we believe that everyone deserves to be physically active in a way that works for them. Everyone should experience positive outcomes from being active, without negative impacts.
Every place, every club, and every sport looks different. We celebrate this difference, and embrace that every experience is unique, as is what welfare looks like.
Are you a local sport or physical activity club who could do with some help improving your welfare and safeguarding?
We can help you to access advice and knowledge that fits the needs of you or your organisation. Check out these resources below, on a range of topics with links to further information. You can also speak to our Welfare and Safeguarding team seona.deuchar@sportbirmingham.org and christopher.timmins@sportbirmingham.org
Click here for more information about support available through the funded welfare pilots project.
Check out this video about further support available through our funded welfare pilots
Further Welfare and Safeguarding Information and Resources
Discovery Tool Helping you to access information on Welfare and Safeguarding
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Sport England Resources Nation wide advice
Click here for Sport England safeguarding information and resources.
NGB Resources Sports specific information from national governing bodies
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NWG report National Working Group Network
Click here for information about NWG.
Activity Alliance Disability and Inclusion
Supporting the welfare and safeguarding of people with disabilities. Click here for more info.
CASS Children’s Advice & Support Service
If you have any concerns about the safety and/or welfare of a child or young person telephone the Children’s Advice & Support Service (CASS) on 0121 303 1888 or via secure email; CASS@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk. For more information on email security click here.
Outside of normal office hours please call 0121 675 4806 for the Emergency Duty Team
For more information about making a referral and to access the Request for Support form – click here
Ann Craft Trust
The Ann Craft Trust is a Leading UK Authority on Safeguarding Disabled Children and Adults at Risk. They have a number of useful resources designed to assist you in achieving best practice in safeguarding; to understand how legislation applies to adults in sport and activity; and to know, beyond the legal requirements, the best practice for keeping adults safe within your organisation. Take a look.
A template to help clubs and affiliated organisations create their own Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures Document has been created. Download this here.
NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Towards Children
This edition of the NSPCC’s national safeguarding Standards and accompanying guidance is designed to help non-statutory organisations put in place clear safeguarding arrangements for children, young people and young adults up to the age of 25. You can download it here. The standards help organisations to take responsibility for keeping children, young people and young adults safe; have a practical approach; and comply with legislation and national guidance. They provide useful templates, examples, and links to further information, and are designed to be used alongside the NSPCC safeguarding tool.
They are aimed at voluntary and community organisations, as well as social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations that may not consider themselves to be within the voluntary, community and faith sectors.
Share Aware campaign
The NSPCC have launched a campaign called ‘Share Aware’. The campaign is aimed at parents and carers of children aged 8-12 – the age at which they start doing more online, become more independent and use a greater range of devices. The campaign aims to encourage parents and carers to understand online safety and to have conversations with their children about keeping safe.
CPSU Child Protection in Sport Unit
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Adult safeguarding Adult Safeguarding
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DBS guidelines Disclosure and Barring Service
DBS Checks in Sport – Working with Adults – the latest updates
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has produced 2 YouTube videos, one aimed at applicants and one aimed at employers, to show you how the Update Service can work for you. They can be viewed here (employers) and here (applicants).
DBS Checks in Sport – Working with Children – the latest updates
Training Guidelines Available Training
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Our approach to Welfare and Safeguarding
