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
·
Three
hours
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.
PLEASE DO NOT BOOK THIS COURSE UNLESS
YOU CAN ATTEND THE DATE
NB. No refunds or transfers are available once the course is booked.
PRE-REQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE ARE DETAILED ABOVE
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FA Safeguarding Children
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12th December 2017
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6:30pm to 9:30pm
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Beds FA
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All
dates are subject to change. Should this occur, all candidates will be informed
via email.
My booking on the course above confirms
I understand:
- If I do not deliver payment for my course fee before the
commencement of the course, my certificate will be withheld until payment
is settled.
- I will respect the course tutor, course venue and the other
candidates and their points of view and I understand that if my behaviour,
language or conduct is deemed ‘unacceptable’, ’offensive’ or ‘harmful’ for
any reason, Bedfordshire FA and the venues reserves the right to exclude
me for continuing on my chosen course and if necessary, future courses.
- Bedfordshire FA does not accept responsibility for the loss, or
damage to, candidate property or for personal injury however caused and
that I will ensure that I am protected with my own personal insurance
cover through other bodies;
- I confirm that I understand the above statements and their
implications and that the information I have provided on this form is
correct to the very best of my knowledge.
- If you are on General Suspension you cannot attend the course until
you have been cleared.
This course is 100% attendance to be able to award a certificate on completion.
Please note to access this online application, you
will need a FAN (FA Number).
If have ever been involved in football or taken an
FA Qualification, it is highly likely you already have a FAN. If you do not
know your FAN or password, or need to create a FAN, please use our FAN FINDER
tool by clicking to register/retrieve your details.
Please be aware that if you already have a FAN, and
create another FAN, this could cause delays in being confirmed on the course
and any qualifications being awarded.