Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People Training
A range of safeguarding training courses and learning opportunities are available, from basic awareness to specialist training. These courses are designed to enable staff, coaches and volunteers in various roles to increase their knowledge and skills in order to safeguard children effectively.
Safeguarding Adults Training
Following publication of The Care Act 2014 there is an increasing number of Safeguarding Adult training courses available. Ann Craft Trust is the leading authority on safeguarding adults and can provide sport specific Safeguarding training, visit their website for further details.
Which level of training do you need?
Depending on your role and the frequency of work you do with Children and Young people, you will be required to complete different levels of Safeguarding Training. Our Training Requirements Table below will help you identify which level of course you need to complete.
The Introduction to Safeguarding eLearning is for those with incidental or no contact with children. It is the minimum training for coaching.
Suitable for coaches, leaders, volunteers and staff who do not work regularly or alone with children, this course covers introductory awareness, explains best practice, and what to do if you have a concern.
Simply follow the link below to purchase the course. It is £10 for PaddleUK members and £20 for non-members.
The training highlighted below is for people with regular contact with children and is from UK Coaching, and it is a pre-requisite for Time To Listen Training, for those wishing to take on the Club Welfare Officer role.
It is suitable for coaches, leaders, volunteers, and staff who work regularly or alone with children.
This course will help raise your awareness of the tell-tale signs of abuse and poor practice, and give you the tools you need to deal with any issues sensitively, appropriately and effectively should the need arise.
British Canoeing Awarding Body's Safeguarding Refresher Training is for those who have previously completed the UK Coaching Safeguarding & Protecting Children course (or equivalent) and are required to refresh their training every 3 years.
It will refresh your safeguarding knowledge and provide additional awareness training on a specific topic where safeguarding concerns may arise.
The Safeguarding Refresher core content and additional modules have been updated to reflect the latest in legislation and best practice. The additional modules look at social media and positive safeguarding culture.
The social media module looks at the associated risks of online communication platforms and how to stay safe whilst using them.
The positive safeguarding culture module follows the six key principles of safeguarding: empowerment, prevention, protection, proportionality, partnership and accountability. Each principle is explored within the context of a sporting environment and looks at how they can be used to develop and embed safer practices across your environment.
Simply follow the link below to purchase the course. It is £10 for PaddleUK members and £20 for non-members.
Please note: This course cannot be accepted as a substitute for the initial face to face/ virtual training course.
The Time to Listen (TTL) training linked below is the recommended designated Welfare Officer training and is provided by UK Coaching, follow the link to the UK Coaching website here for more. It is sport specific and multi-sport workshops are accepted.
It is specifically designed for Welfare Officers who have already attended basic training. This workshop will help you understand the role and responsibilities of a Welfare Officer and statutory agencies, and what this means in practice.
