Raising Awareness - Best Practice Downloads Section
The FA's Safeguarding Children Education Programme
Everyone in football has a responsibility to safeguard the children and young people involved in the game.
The FA’s Safeguarding Children Education Programme provides the following workshops and online courses to help you to ensure you are doing the right things to safeguard children and young people in football:
Safeguarding Children Workshop – a comprehensive three-hour interactive workshop, mandatory for all FA qualifications
Online Safeguarding Children Recertification Course – aimed at those who completed the Safeguarding Children workshop three or more years ago - to access the course, please click here.
Welfare Officers Workshop - a specialist workshop for those who have taken on the role of Welfare Officer
Best Practice Guidance For Leagues and Clubs
Following The FA’s best practice guidance - this will help to ensure a safe and aware club/league. For more information, download the Resource Documents below.
Respect
RESPECT outlines for everyone from league official to player to parent to club official to coach and referee that a certain standard of organisation and behaviour is expected in football. RESPECT is all about creating a fun, safe environment and its core principles work in tandem with Safeguarding Children.
For more information on RESPECT, including codes of conduct, please click here.
Resources
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FA Tesco Skills Anti-Bullying Week leaflet 2012
Essential Information
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Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures
Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures; a comprehensive safeguarding children education programme
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Safeguarding Children Policy and Regulations
Every child or young person participating in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment
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Safeguarding Children Policy Template for Clubs
This policy template is provided so that you can add your club name to the relevant sections
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Anti Bullying Policy for Clubs
Recommended Guidelines
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Appointing a Club Welfare Officer
Key roles and responsibilities, where to start
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Appointing a Youth League Welfare Officer
Key roles and responsibilities, where to start
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Club Welfare Officer Roles Responsibilities
Information regarding the two key responsibilities
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Code of Conduct for Volunteer Welfare Officers
Roles and Responsibilities
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Choosing a Club For Your Child
Football clubs have a responsibility to organise football that is fun and safe
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Photography Guidelines
Recommended guidelines and potential risks
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Stay Safe Have Fun
If you take part in football you have the right to have fun and stay safe - getting help and support
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Advice and Support for Individuals receiving a Disclosure
If you have personally received a disclosure you may wish to speak with someone confidentially to help you deal with what you have heard
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Advice and Support for those against whom a complaint of Poor Practice has been made
Support and guidance if you have been notified by The FA that there are reported causes for concern regarding your behaviour towards or with children or young people
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Club Annual Membership and Consent Form
Club Annual Membership, Information and Consent Form
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Travel Trips Tournaments - Advice
Recommended guidelines
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Safe Away Cards
Template contact cards for addresses and telephone numbers
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Social networking websites mobile phone and email communications
Summary of best practice guidance
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Running a Website Dos and Donts
Guidance for Clubs and Leagues
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Responsible use of social networking sites
Guidance for Clubs and Leagues
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Communicating responsibly with Young Leaders Coaches and Referees U18
Guidance for Clubs and Leagues
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Using Texts and Emails with U18s Dos and Donts
Guidance for Clubs and Leagues
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Guidance for parents and carers
Responsible use of text, email and social networking sites
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Guidance for U18s
Using club webpage’s, social networks, emails and texts
