The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop

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.

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).

Candidates registering for this course who do not meet the English understanding criteria or have not declared a physical disability for which support may be required may be asked to leave the course without refund. In accepting the terms & conditions of the course you are confirming that you have understood the above.

Date - Tuesday 10th May
Time - 7.00pm - 10.00pm

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