Safeguarding & Protecting Children in Gymnastics
3 hours
CIMSPA CPD valid for 12 months
This course should only be attended by members of British Gymnastics. Raise your awareness of the tell-tale signs of abuse and gain you the tools and confidence to deal with any issues sensitively.
Overview
Every child deserves to enjoy gymnastics in a safe and supportive environment, where they feel heard, understood, and valued.
This interactive online classroom will help you recognise and respond to concerns a child may be experiencing, or be at risk of experiencing, harm, neglect, or abuse.
You will learn the importance of person-centred care and taking an individualised approach to your coaching practice that puts the child or young person at the heart of every session.
UK Coaching works in partnership with the NSPCC and CPSU to regularly review and develop the course content and materials to ensure the learning content, guidance and delivery is current.
Updated in April 2022, the guidance and scenarios provided will prompt you to reflect on what it means to be a child today, and to consider the impact and implications on your coaching practice.
You will learn techniques to help you develop a child-centred philosophy that positively contributes to ensuring safe practice and creating a safe environment that meets the needs and protects the welfare of all children.
Through interactive scenarios and discussions with other gymnastics coaches, you will have the opportunity explore the consequences of those decisions in a safe and supportive environment, helping to increase your confidence to deal with safeguarding issues effectively and counteract the latest threats to emerge that could impact on the physical or mental health of children in modern Britain.
The course has been awarded 2 CPD points by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
Please note: this online classroom is for over 18's only.
You will explore:
- how to identify and recognise good coaching practice and the implications for your coaching
- how to recognise safeguarding issues, what to do, and just as importantly, what not to do
- your values and feelings in relation to child abuse, and recognise their potential impact on your response
- how to take appropriate action if concerns about a child arise
- how to learn from and pick the brains of our expert tutors, all of whom have lived Safeguarding experience – such as club welfare officers, schoolteachers, or police officers.
Attending the online classroom
Although you can access our online classroom using any mobile device, using a laptop or PC will give you the best experience.
Once booked, the link to your online classroom will be provided via a confirmation email from UK Coaching.
You will need the following equipment:
- Headset or a device with speakers.
- Device with a microphone.
- The ability to connect directly into your router (WiFi access may drop out).
You will receive an online version of A Guide to Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport & Physical Activity before the online classroom. Packed full of practical guidance, it will help you to deal sensitively and effectively with any issues that arise.
During the online classroom, you will be able to participate fully and contextualise your own learning through various activities and making notes in the activity resources provided.