Documents and Resources
Please follow this link for Video clips from the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit
CPSU Safeguarding Deaf & Disabled Resource
Early bird rate - for orders placed before 31 March 2012 - a discounted rate of only £99 applies.
The Safeguarding Deaf and Disabled Children in Sport resource will support you to:
- understand barriers to the inclusion of deaf and disabled participants in your sport, their additional vulnerability and needs
- consider ways in which they can be more effectively included and involved
- provide practical information and guidance for coaches and others with responsibility for deaf and disabled participants
- ensure that all policies, processes and practices safeguard and respond to the needs of this group
- provide training, presentations and other learning opportunities to managers, staff and volunteers at different levels, in a flexible way.
Contents include:
- DVD featuring sports / disability scenarios and expert commentary on issues raised
- DVD clips which highlight issues and questions common to sports
Guidance and information to support discussions around these themes - Information on a range of disability types and implications for coaching
- Examples showing how individuals, clubs and other activity providers can adopt practices to safeguard deaf and disabled participants more effectively
- Training tasks and exercises.
Please view on how to order and to register your interest in buying copies
Or telephone: 0844 892 1026.
CPSU Briefing Paper on Staffing Supervision Ratios
It is important to ensure that, in planning and running sports activities for children and young people, consideration is given to providing an appropriate staffing / supervision ratio of adults to participants. This will minimise any risks to participants, enhance the benefits they draw from the activity, reassure carers, and provide some protection for those responsible for providing the activity in the event of concerns or incidents arising.
Please follow this link for the CPSU Briefing Paper on Staffing Supervision Ratios (pdf)
Due to the number of potential variables, it is not possible to recommend “one size fits all” guidance to cover all activities involving children and young people. There are, however, a number of key principles that should underpin good practice that we would recommend:
CPSU Briefing Paper on Use of Electronic Communication (pdf)
There is growing concern being expressed about what is and what is not permissible in the area of communication between adults and children and young people in sport. Understandably, with the rapid development of mobile phones, text messaging, e-mail and other forms of electronic communication, these methods of communicating have become a feature of the sporting landscape.
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the current position of the CPSU in relation to this issue and provide guidance to all those involved in working with young people in sport. It also provides guidance for children and young people that we hope will be promoted by sports bodies.
Follow this link for the CPSU Briefing Paper on Use of Electronic Communication (pdf)
CPSU Briefing Paper on Duty of Care
It is widely accepted that in relation to children and young people sports organisations have a duty of care. The purpose of this briefing paper is to clarify what that duty entails and to provide some guidance as to what steps can be taken in order to demonstrate that this duty is being met.
CPSU Briefing Paper on Duty of Care
Guidance on Managing Challenging Behaviour
CPSU Briefing Paper on Disclosure of Information
Please follow this link for a document produced by CPSU giving guidance on sharing information (pdf)
