safeguarding

Social Media Checklists

Published October 5, 2018 | By dave

Social Media

How well do we do Social Media?

Safeguarding

The Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) of the NSPCC has issued the following briefing on Safeguarding Scenarios in the Online World covering use of Social Media.

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If you use Social Media in your club you might want to check out how you use it against these useful checklists:

Facebook

To be confident you know all about these:

Do you know your friends?
Who can see your content on Facebook?
I know about the teenage user updates
I can use Facebook’s Reporting Tools
How do I deactivate my account?
How can I change the ads I see?
How to manage Friends lists?
Take control of your Apps and Games!

Read this:

Facebook checklist.

Instagram

To be confident you know all about these:

Do you know if your account is private or public?
Do you know how to share with a select group of your followers?
Do you know who your followers are?
Do you know how to block someone?
Do you know how to report a post?
Do you know how to delete comments?
Do you know how to delete your account?

Read this:

Instagram Checklist.

Snapchat

To be confident you know all about these:

What is Snapchat?
How can I stay in control?
Other ways to Interact?
How do I block and delete?
How do I report a problem?
What else can I do on Snapchat?

Read this:

Snapchat checklist.

Twitter

To be confident you know all about these:

What is Twitter?
How Do I Protect My Privacy?
Who Can Follow Me?
How To Report Something?
Unfollow or Delete Content?
How do you deactivate my account?

Read this:

Twitter Checklist.

Blackberry – some light relief

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Posted in News, Welfare | Tagged facebook, instagram, safeguarding, snapchat, social media, twitter

Safeguarding CPD Event – October 2018

Published September 19, 2018 | By dave

Safeguarding CPD Event – October 2018

British Gymnastics is holding its annual Safeguarding CPD Event for all southern regions on Saturday 6th October from 10:30 until 17:00. The event will be held at KD Gymnastics near Newbury. It is a great opportunity to refresh on safeguarding matters, network with other professionals in the role and also touch base with the BG and Regional Safeguarding teams around changes and processes. Should the CWO not be able to attend other club members are welcome.

The agenda for the event is:

10:30-11:00 Arrival, coffee and networking
11:00-11:30 Welcome & BG Safeguarding update
11:30-12:45 Survivor presentation
12:45-13:30 Break/refreshments/networking
13:30-14:30 Scenarios, reporting and disclosures
14:30-15:00 Parents in sport Awareness
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 CWO support/resources
16:00-16:30 Q & A
16:30-16:45 Close

Interested?

Should you wish to attend, please notify Catherine.wall@british-gymnastics.org and notify any dietary needs you may have.

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Posted in Courses, Welfare | Tagged bg, child, cpd, protection, safeguarding

Safeguarding Updates & Experiences – September 2018

Published August 3, 2018 | By dave

Safeguarding Updates & Experiences – September 2018

BG is running two Safeguarding Updates in September as part of their CPD (Continuous Professional Development) programme for club welfare officer. The first takes place at Pipers Vale, Ipswich, on 8th September from 2 pm to 5 pm and is then followed on the 9th at Salto Gymnastics, Luton, from 10 am to 1 pm. The Agenda will be the same at both venues:

Arrival, coffee and networking.
Welcome & BG Safeguarding update.
CSE (Child Sex Exploitation) Survivor presentation.
Break/refreshments.
Scenarios, reporting and disclosures.
Q & A.
Close.

Address Venues:

Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club,
7 Braziers Wood Road,
Ipswich
IP3 0SP;
Salto Gymnastics Club,
98 Camford Way,
Luton,
LU3 3AN

Interested?

Please contact Catherine Wall, BG safeguarding Officer at catherine.wall@british-gymnastics.org to help her plan for numbers.

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Posted in Courses, Welfare | Tagged bg, child, cpd, cse, safeguarding, sex

Club Welfare Officers Day

Published February 7, 2012 | By dave

I am pleased to be able to bring you news of the proposed East Region Club Welfare Officers Day for 2012. This year it will take place on Saturday 12th May, 9.45am – 4pm at St John’s Church Hall, St John’s Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1JY (immediately across the road from the Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre).

Sessions will include:

Verity Adams, County Welfare Officer for Essex, is planning a session on Filming and Photography.
Michelle Ellis, BG Workforce Development Coordinator and County Welfare Officer for Bedfordshire, will deliver a presentation called ‘100% Me – British Gymnastics & UKAD (Anti-Doping in Sport)’.
Heidi Saxon, Safeguarding and Compliance Officer from BG will give us a British Gymnastics Safeguarding Update
Avril Spriggs, Regional Welfare Officer will deliver a session called “A Case of Bullying”. This is based on real cases.

The day is free of any charges and an excellent lunch and refreshments throughout the day are included as a thank you for all your work from the Regional Executive Committee.

Please put this date in your diaries and, if at all possible, keep it free for what promises to be a good day and a valuable get-together!

If you want to book your place now you can do so by contacting Karly immediately by e-mail at karlygood@hotmail.co.uk or call her on 07711 903611. You can also write to her at 142, Fakenham Road, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6QH. Once you have booked please treat this as a firm commitment. A printed programme will be sent to all clubs by March/April and you can contact Karly after that if you wish.

Karly

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Posted in Welfare | Tagged anti-doping, bullying, photography, safeguarding, video, welfare