How Can I Help?

We are always happy for parents and carers to become more involved in helping to make our club a fun and safe environment and we are always open to new ideas and suggestions. You can help by:

Suggesting your ideas on how to improve our safeguarding policies to our Club Welfare Officer

Contacting the club about undertaking a safeguarding course

Reading the 'Guidance for parents/carers - Responsible use of text, email and social networking sites' to keep all children safe online in relation to club activities.

Reading the club and FA safeguarding policies.

Whistle Blowing

Whistle-blowing can be used as an early warning system or when it’s recognised that appropriate actions have not been taken. This approach or policy is adopted in many different walks of life.

It is about revealing and raising concerns over misconduct or malpractice within an organisation or within an independent structure associated with it.

Any adult or young person with concerns about a colleague can also use whistle-blowing by contacting The FA’s Safeguarding team on 0800 169 1863 Extension 6300 or 6400 or via email on safeguarding@TheFA.com.

Alternatively you can go direct the Police or Children’s Social Care and report your concerns there, or to the Child Protection in Sport Unit via cpsu@nspcc.org.uk or the NSPCC Helpline via 0808 800 5000 or by emailing help@nspcc.org.uk