Course Description
For everyone who works with young people, this workshop focuses on making football safe. The course teaches our football workforce to promote best practice to protect young people. Candidates will learn how to recognise signs and symptoms of abuse, and understand fears involved in these concerns.
Course Pre-requisites
- Candidates must be at least 16 years of age (coaching/ standalone)
- Candidates must be at least 16 years of age (refereeing)
Course Duration
Course Aims & Objectives
The workshop will raise your awareness and specifically help you to be able to:
- Identify and build on best practice in football
- Recognise signs of abuse and identify what behaviour causes concern
- Identify the actions to take if you have a concern and who can help
- Develop your action plan for change
Course Content
Introduction
- Setting standards
- Building a network of designated persons
- Responsible recruitment
- Your responsibilities
Best Practice
- Introduction
- Your practice
- Poor practice
- Promoting best practice
- Reviewing your practice
- Changing behaviour
- Self-reflections
What is Poor practice? What is abuse?
- Introduction
- What is child abuse?
- Effects
- Types of abuse
- Believe it or not
- Incidence of abuse
- Signs and indicators
- Self-reflections
What to do about poor practice and abuse?
- Introduction
- Emotional responses
- Who to contact
- Dealing with possible poor practice and/or abuse in a football setting
- Dealing with concerns outside the football setting
- Responding to a child who discloses
- Recording your concerns
- Dealing with bullying
- Self-reflections
What Next?
- Taking action: for you, your club, team or organisation
- Taking action for yourself
Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.
Course Details:
Course: FA Safeguarding Children Workshop
Date: Monday 8th July 2019
Time: 7pm-10pm
Venue: Bank of England, Priory Lane, London, SW15 5JQ
Cost: £30
** Please note course dates and times are subject to change **
Please note: ALL modules must be attended to ensure successful completion of the course. Failure to do so will result in non-qualification. This is in line with guidelines set out by FA Education. Before booking on, please ensure you can attend all the dates outlined.
When enrolling on a course, if candidates are under 18 years of age, parental consent will need to be provided and sent to the Workforce Development Officer on Sita.Srirangan@amateur-fa.com. If parental consent is not given, the learner will not be able to attend the course.
For a copy of the Parental Consent Form, please click the link to find the form - http://www.amateur-fa.com/coaches/development-and-courses
If you suffer from a condition that you believe may affect your involvement on a course on either the practical or theoretical elements, please notify us immediately of any support you may require and we will make every effort to ensure that you are supported throughout the course of delivery and given every opportunity to successfully attain the relevant course award.
Please note - All Courses will be conducted in English and therefore candidates are required to be able to communicate effectively in English (this includes listening, speaking, reading and writing).
Please read a copy of our full terms & conditions and coaching policies & procedures on our website - http://www.amateur-fa.com/coaches/development-and-courses
By enrolling on the course you are confirming that you have read and understood the terms and conditions and our policy and procedures.
If you have any further questions, please email sita.srirangan@amateur-fa.com
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