Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Protect yourself, the young people you are coaching and your employer by understanding and following good coaching practice. Learn about child abuse and how to handle situations if you have concerns.

This workshop will help you, the coach to:

* identify good coaching practice to promote a positive relationship with children
* identify sport situations and coaching practice that might constitute either poor practice or possible abuse
* identify ways of dealing with your own feelings about child abuse and state what constitutes neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse
* recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and appreciate why reporting it is often so difficult
* identity appropriate action if a child discloses he/she has been abused
* identity appropriate action if abuse is suspected and explain the role and responsibilities of other experts (e.g. police, social services)
* describe appropriate practice that reduces the likelihood of abuse occurring.

19th August 2010 - City of Wolverhampton College, Community Sports Centre

Cost: £28 per person

Contact: Chris Winslow

Email: winslowc@wolvcoll.ac.uk Tel: 01902 821180

Equity in your Coaching

The course looks at how everyone should have access to sport, regardless of gender, age, race, ability, faith or sexual orientation. Coaches have an important role to play in ensuring this happens. The workshop will help apply and extend existing skills to meet the needs of present and potential participants.

This workshop will help the coach to:

* explain what equity means and why it is important

* identify barriers to participation

* use appropriate language and terminology

* identify and challenge inequitable behaviour

* interpret the legal framework that affects coaching

* identify how they can become more equitable

* establish where to go for further information

19th September 2010 - Aldersley Leisure Village, Woodlands Suite, Wolverhampton

Cost: £15 - £28

Contact: Janette Huntbatch

Email: Sports.development@wolverhampton.gov.uk Tel: 01902 556220