Safeguarding Children

This is a pre-requisite of the ECB UKCC Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football (L2CCCR)

Course Information:

• Course Duration: 3 hours 
• Course Prerequisites: None
• Who is it for: This course is mandatory for all coaches, welfare officers, officials (over 16 years).
• Course aims and objectives: The course is designed to raise awareness of best practice in safeguarding children in cricket, but also applies to any sport and to ensure that everyone recognises their moral and legal responsibilities when working with children. It supports participants to create fun, safe and positive (fun) cricket environments, ensuring that people know how to report a concern about a child's welfare. The course supports The ECB's strategic goals to raise standards across the game and demonstrates our capacity to be trusted to lead.

Course Content:

This is a workshop designed to answer questions such as:

• What is best practice when working with youngsters in football?
• What is poor practice?
• How would I recognise the signs, indicators and forms of abuse?
• What kind of behaviour and abuse affect our own feelings?
• How does poor practice and abuse affect our own feelings?
• When and how should I act if you have concerns about a child's welfare?

The workshop is interactive and informal; tutors draw on participant's experiences and knowledge as well as developing learning through presentation and small group activities.

Practical Involvement: There is no practical (i.e. on-field) aspect to the workshop.

Assessment: There is no formal assessment; the progress of learners is monitored through the group activities and discussions.

Workshop / Course Dates Paul is aware of:
All run by Surrey Cricket, my home county.
minimum age 16. 16-18 year olds must be accompanied by a responsible adult (either a parent/guardian or club member - agreed with parents & club member).

1 February 2010 Monday 7-10pm - Cranleigh School, Horseshoe Lane, CRANLEIGH Surrey GU6 8QQ

15 February 2010 Monday 7-10pm - Guildford Cricket Club, Woodbridge Road, GUILDFORD Surrey GU1 4RP

this page was last reviewed and updated 20 January 2010