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Our team of Sport Welfare Officers is dedicated to improving safeguarding practice in sport and physical activity clubs in London. We work with National Governing Bodies, local authorities, and community groups to connect sports and promote good welfare practice locally.
We are not here to support case management or give advice about it. We are here to support general improvements in welfare and safeguarding processes, procedures, and culture within sports clubs.
The Sport Welfare Officer Network was created to support National Governing Bodies and their clubs to promote good practice and safer sports for all. The Network is funded by Sport England through an investment of National Lottery money. The Network contributes to the Uniting the Movement strategy and is one of Sport England’s commitments in the policy response to the Whyte review of abuse in gymnastics.
We connect Club Welfare Officers (CWOs) and volunteers with other organisations to share learning within and across sports, creating safer environments and helping leaders feel supported and informed.
We support Club Welfare Officers and volunteers by teaching best practice, delivering training, and providing expertise in writing safeguarding policies and codes of conduct.
We raise awareness of sport welfare issues and the importance of safeguarding both children and adults by bringing national campaigns to local organisations.
We enable Club Welfare Officers and volunteers to create safe, inclusive sporting environments by providing guidance to clubs and leaders.
We offer a variety of training courses internally and externally, for CWOs, safeguarding leads, coaches, and parents.
Some of our training topics include:
We also offer bespoke training sessions tailored to the specific needs of the community. Please email us to find out more about these training sessions and to book a session.
To sign up for our events, please use our Eventbrite page, here.
For general queries, please email us at: [email protected]
For specific queries based on your borough/location, please contact the relevant representative listed below.
Our Spond group for Club Welfare Officers is now also live. This is a Pan-London group, and open to Club Welfare Officers in all sports. The group is used to share updates, resources, information and support as well as upcoming events and training opportunities. It is also an opportunity for CWOs to connect with other CWOs across Sports. Club welfare officers can use the below link to sign up to the group, here.
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