Safeguarding Training and Resources
Access all the relevant training courses and additional resources to ensure that you are up to speed with Safeguarding in the sport of orienteering.
Training
There are a number of British Orienteering recommended training courses. Please note, all courses remain valid on your records for a period of three years. After which, they will need to be refreshed. Click below to find out more about the course aims and how to get yourself enrolled.
British Orienteering Introducing Safeguarding eLearning Course
Course length: 1 hour
British Orienteering believes that it is essential to have at least a basic understanding of what behaviour is appropriate, how to identify a safeguarding concern and be confident about how to respond, as well as being clear about how to access support.
This course has been designed to be a great introduction for those delivering orienteering to others and wishing to learn about safeguarding, especially those who have contact with children or adults at risk.
To provide learners with a basic awareness of safeguarding children and adults at risk, including an awareness of the categories of abuse, the ability to identify the signs of abuse and to know what to do if you have concerns about a child or an adult at risk. After completing this course you should be able to:
- Understand the various types of abuse and neglect
- Identify signs of abuse and know what to look for
- Know what to do if you suspect a child is being abused
- Understand the importance of reporting your concerns
This eLearning course is £10.00, the course will take approximately 45 minutes to complete, and you will also receive the following:
- Quick links to supporting resources, forms, and policies
- Certificate
To access the course, click here to set up your login for our eLearning platform, then select the course from the menu. If you are a British Orienteering member, please note that you will need to set up a login when you access the eLearning platform rather than using your British Orienteering login.
Please Note:
- If you, your club, or organisation wish to enrol multiple learners on to this course please contact Howard Blackman hblackman@britishorienteering.org.uk 07768 334207 to arrange an Invoice and please note that there is a £2.00 admin fee per invoice for this service.
- British Orienteering is also pleased to confirm that this eLearning course will be accepted as part of a coaches safeguarding requirements to remain licensed (excluding Scotland as coaches there are expect to take a Sports Scotland "Child Wellbeing & Protection in Sport" course). The recently updated requirements for coaches’ licenses to remain valid, states that for coaches who only work with adults, they will need to complete an appropriate on-line safeguarding module by 1st June 2021. This Introduction to Safeguarding course will be accepted as that on-line module. Other providers courses will still be accepted on submission of attendance certificates. However, the British Orienteering course is the only one to provide specific Orienteering case studies and related content. Please note, coaches who work with children and young people will still need to take an initial tutor led course either in person or via an online classroom.
UK Coaching - Safeguarding & Protecting Children (Online Classroom)
Course length: 3 hours
This Online Classroom will raise your awareness of the tell-tale signs of abuse, and give you the tools and confidence you need to deal with any issues sensitively, appropriately and effectively should the need ever arise in your coaching career.
The course has been awarded 2 CPD points by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
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 and be able to:
- Identify and recognise good coaching practice and the implications for your coaching
- Refresh your knowledge around recognising safeguarding issues, what to do, and just as importantly, what not to do
- Explore your values and feelings in relation to child abuse, and recognise their potential impact on your response
- Take appropriate action if concerns about a child arise
- 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.
To enrol on this course, please visit the UKAD courses website.
This course is tutor led and meets the safeguarding requirements to be a licensed coach who coaches young children. On completion of this course, you should forward a copy of your certificate to British Orienteering at info@britishorienteering.org.uk to be added to your records.
Introductory eLearning for Safeguarding children and young people in sport or physical activity (provided by the NSPCC)
Course length: 3 hours
Do you come into contact with children and young people through sport or physical activity?
Whether you’re a sports coach, an official, a paid member of sports staff or a volunteer, it’s important you understand your role and responsibilities in protecting the children you work with.
As the UK’s experts on safeguarding, the NSPCC’s introductory Child protection in sport and physical activity elearning course (previously known as Child protection in sport training) will help you to gain an understanding of your role in protecting children from abuse or harm and what to do when concerns arise. By the end the course, you will be able to:
- Identify what is meant by child abuse and safeguarding
- Recognise, respond, report and record concerns about the safety and welfare of a child or young person
- Describe the types, signs and indicators of abuse and neglect
- Apply good safeguarding and child protection practice to your sport or physical activity setting
- Describe how sport and physical activity settings can put safeguards in place.
Please note that this course is delivered privately by the NSPCC and is not linked to British Orienteering. There is no Orienteering based content on this course.
To enrol on the Introductory eLearning for Safeguarding children and young people in sport or physical activity, please visit the NSPCC website.
UK Coaching - Club Welfare Officer (CWO): Time to Listen Course
Course length: 3 hours
The Time to Listen course is an important aspect of the Club Welfare Officer's role and provides the support needed in a variety of situations. The course has been awarded 1.5 CPD points by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
Club Welfare Officer's should have already taken the Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop prior to this.
You will learn:
- What a welfare officer does
- How a welfare officer works with others to create a child-centred environment
- How the role of the welfare officer fits into the wider safeguarding environment
- How safeguarding fits into the wider culture of your organisation
- How to respond to and report concerns
- How you can support your coaches to protect themselves.
To enrol on this course, please visit the UKAD courses website.
Ann Craft Trust eLearning modules - four modules supporting safegarding for adults
The Ann Craft Trust provides four eLearning modules to support learning for safeguarding adults. Courses include:
- An introduction to Safeguarding Adults
- Safeguarding adults in Wales - an introduction
- Safeguarding adults in sport - Developing safer culture in clubs
- An introduction to Safeguarding in higher education
Please visit the Ann Craft website to enrol your place on one of their courses.
Further Support and resources
There are many other organisations who can provide support as and when required. Contact details of some organisations are below.
Please note British Orienteering is not responsible for the content featured on external websites.
Child Protection in Sport Unit website
The CPSU was founded in 2001 in response to a series of high-profile cases of abuse of young athletes. They work to help improve safeguarding and child protection practices within sport organisations, to ensure all children and young people are safe while participating in sport and physical activity at all levels.
Tel: 0116 366 5580
The Ann Craft Trust (ACT) is a national charity which exists to minimise the risk of abuse of disabled children and adults at risk. Through pioneering training, practice reviews and contributing to world-leading research, they support organisations to safeguard disabled children and adults at risk and minimise the risk of harm.
Tel: 0115 951 5400
Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through.
You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, tjeir trained counsellors are here to support you.
Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. You can talk to them:
Tel: 0800 1111
At Stonewall, they stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. They imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be ourselves and can live our lives to the full.
Safeguarding is extremely important to Stonewall and sits at the heart of their programmes and events. They believe that no one should ever experience abuse, exploitation or neglect.
They believe it’s everyone’s responsibility to safeguard children and adults at risk from abuse and to take action when made aware of the risk of harm.
Child Exploitation and Online Protection command website
Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?
Make a report to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors
Activity Alliance is the leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity. Established in 1998 as a national charity, they were previously known as the English Federation of Disability Sport.
Sporting Equals exist to promote ethnic diversity across sport and physical activity, and are the only organisation in the UK to do so. Originally set up in 1998 by Sport England, in partnership with the Commission for Racial Equality, they are now a fully independent body and a national partner of Sport England.
When you're experiencing a mental health problem, supportive and reliable information can change your life. That's what Mind do. They empower people to understand their mental health and the choices available to them through the following:
- An Infoline, which offers confidential help for the price of a local call.
- A Legal Line, which provides information on mental health related law to the public, service users, family members,carers, mental health professionals and mental health advocates