8.10 Role or context-specific safeguarding training

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Some other groups need role or context-specific safeguarding training that is designed to address their specific safeguarding responsibilities and their work context.

For example, Board Members have a more strategic, organisational leadership safeguarding role – so their training needs to address their corporate and legal responsibilities, in particular around allocating appropriate resources for safeguarding, managing safeguarding risks, their accountability for implementing safeguarding arrangements, and their role in creating a safe sport. Your Board Safeguarding Champion may need additional in-depth training for their role.

Some other groups (including Safeguarding Leads, disciplinary, compliance, and Human Resources staff) have important parts to play in processes established to safeguard those involved in sport. They need training that will help them promote a person-centred and trauma-informed approach in practice, clarify expectations of the behaviour of adults, identify and manage risk, and manage safeguarding concerns.

Competition coordinators are involved in risk assessing and planning competitions that may involve many different junior teams, adults, travel, and accommodation – they need to understand how to prioritise safeguarding throughout the process of organising and delivering these competitions, as well as communicating safeguarding expectations to all those taking part.

Each group needs specific training to make sure that they understand why and how safeguarding relates to their situation.