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.

Stafford Manor High School Stafford

Date/ Time

7th December 2017 - 6.30pm till 9.30pm

Cost

Staffordshire FA Charter Standard Clubs - £25
Full Price - £35

Cancellation

Unfortunately due to an increasing number of candidates cancelling at late notice, it is with regret that we have had to make changes to our booking policy. Therefore the ‘Association’ has introduced a strict cancellation and transfer policy. Should a candidate need to cancel their place on a course for any reason, the following criteria will apply:

-       More than 14 days notice – Full refund less a £10 administration charge.

-       14 days or less notice – 50% of course cost returned or transfer available for a surcharge of £10.

-       7 days or less notice – No refund is returned, only transfer available for a surcharge of £10.

Consideration will be given to candidates who, for health reasons are unable to attend and require a transfer to another course. A letter from a doctor or medical professional may be requested.

Transfer Fee

Candidates wishing to transfer to another course more than 14 days prior to the commencement date will incur the following cost:

An administration fee of £10 will be charged.

Declaration

I agree to abide by the course regulations and I understand that if I should wish to withdraw either before or after the commencement of the course, a refund will be given only in exceptional circumstances and that neither the Football Association, the Staffordshire Football Association, nor their servants, agents or employees are under any liability in respect of injury, loss or damage, which I may sustain.

I agree to the cancellation and transfer fee policy as stated above