As an England Netball Coach you are in a unique position to safeguard young people and adults at risk (those with care and support needs).
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As a minimum, to coach children you should have the following:
A current enhanced DBS check (refreshed every 3 years) England Netball | DBS(Links to EN Website, needs to be confluence)
The necessary safeguarding training (also refreshed every 3 years)
England Netball | Training and Education(Links to EN Website, needs to be confluence)
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Once those are in place you could consider the following:
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how to improve parental involvement in your club: |
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This page has advice for parents involved in netball. England Netball | I’m a netball Parent or Carer(Links to EN Website, needs to be confluence)
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, not just who the Safeguarding Officer is, but where to find out more information. Young people and adults at risk should be consulted with and listened to.
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Safeguarding Adults in Physical Activity and Sport – UK Coaching
Players should be encouraged to ask questions and to contribute ideas to the club. There should also be clear expectations of players’ behaviour.
These pages have advice for Young People(Links to EN Website, needs to be confluence), and for Adults at Risk(Links to EN Website, needs to be confluence)
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When things go wrong it is sometimes because the coach is too powerful; for fear of deselection, negative treatment or perceived as failing, people do not feel free to speak out or to question poor practice. More ideas and guidance via the links below: |
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Details of a workshop for 10-25 people Learning Disability and Sport Workshop | Mencap
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Guidance on the following is available via the document links at the bottom of this page:
recognising, responding to and preventing abuse and poor practice
some typical case examples and what to do
adult to child ratios
extreme weather
codes of conduct
for all other policies and guidance documents click here: England Netball | Safeguarding Policies and Guidance(Links to EN Website, needs to be confluence)
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To view and download Guidance, Polocies and Guidance, please visit this page:
Safeguarding Policies and Documents
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To raise a safeguarding concern, please visit this page:
I want to report a Safeguarding Concern