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.

Course Details

Thursday 22nd May 2014 - 18:00-21:00

How to Apply

1)     Do you have a FAN?

  • No: Please use the ‘Don’t have a FAN number?’ function below to create a FAN. Once you have submitted your details in the pop-up box, you will receive a confirmation email which will include your newly created FAN. You will need to create a FAN before you book onto any of our courses online or via phone or email with Manchester FA,
  • Yes: Please log in and make payment online to enrol
  • Please Note: If you have been involved in grassroots football, it is likely you already have a FAN. Please check whether you have a FAN. If you have FORGOTTEN YOUR FAN DO NOT CREATE A NEW ONE. Your qualifications will be split across different profiles and it may harm your ability to enrol on courses in future.


2)     Enrolment/Payment:

  • Online (Highly Recommended): Please log in online using your FAN and password. You can enrol and make your payment online. This is the easiest and most convenient way for candidates to register on all courses. It is important that your FAN and password are correct as you need to complete online modules as part of some of your courses.
  • Credit Card: Please ring the Manchester County FA on 0161 203 2990 (option 2) and ask for Daniel Pilling. You will need to quote your FAN, and make payment with a credit card over the phone. Please note that this method is not advised as it is much more time consuming for both Manchester FA and the candidate.
  • Invoice: Please ring the Manchester County FA on 0161 203 2990 (option 2) and ask for Daniel Pilling. You will need to quote your FAN, and have the correct invoice details ready(Name, Business, Address, Email Address). Please note that invoices cannot be sent to individuals, and will only be sent direct to clubs or businesses. Payment via invoice must be in excess of £150 – invoices below this amount are not available.
  • Please Note: Payment MUST be taken before candidates can be registered onto courses. Once payment has been confirmed, your place will be secured. If your club has been invoiced, please ensure this payment is paid 7 DAYS prior to the start date, otherwise your place will NOT be confirmed and your place may be surrendered.

 

Terms & Conditions

Please ensure that prior to booking on any course with Manchester F.A that you read and understand the information below:

1)     None Attendance:

  • You are required to ATTEND ALL COURSE DATES.
  • If you do not attend all course dates, you will LOSE YOUR PAYMENT.
  • You will not be permitted to TRANSFER to a future course.
  • You will be REQUIRED TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT AGAIN TO RE-ENROL.
  • If you miss part of the course due to ILLNESS, a DOCTOR’S NOTE will be required as evidence for us to consider a transfer.
2)     Cancellation/Transfer Policy:

  • A refund is not available when cancelling a booked course WITHIN 28 DAYS of its commencement. No circumstances considered. 
  • You may only transfer courses ONCE.
  • If you wish to transfer to another course 7 DAYS notice of the course commencement date must be given for our consideration.
  • We can however offer a credit note, which is valid for 12 months ONLY.
  • If you wish to transfer WITHIN 7 DAYS of the course commencement, a transfer will not be processed until you are replaced on the course by another person.
  • Please ensure you are available for the as you MAY LOSE YOUR PAYMENT in this circumstance.
  • A £20 ADMIN FEE will be required if your transfer is processed. (*Extreme circumstances considered*)



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.

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