Session 4 Understanding risk

4.1 Introduction

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Understanding risks. A female skiing coach and a young female snowboarder are stood either side of a large graphic scale. The scale is semi-circular and is segmented green through shades of amber to red. The green is labelled low. The red is labelled high. The pointer on the scale is positioned in the middle of the green segment.

In this session, you will explore how to identify, prevent, and minimise safeguarding risks. You will also consider the main parts of a safer recruitment process and how this can help manage risk. The final part explores how risks in the ‘digital’ world can be minimised.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this session, you will have a better understanding of:

How assessing and managing risk is an important preventative measure in safeguarding.

Risk factors within your organisation, by identifying all the ways in which children and vulnerable adults are involved in your sport.

The benefits and main parts of a safer recruitment process.

Risks in the digital world.

4.2 How and where are children involved in your organisation?