Foley Football

Safeguarding Measures

• Keeping safeguarding constantly on the agenda
• Coach / Managers / Committee compliance
• All coaches working with the teams / club are named on FA databases and this data is kept up to date, as coaches and managers change
• DBS checks for all Coaches
• Coaching qualifications attained or working towards
• Safeguarding Children Course (renewed every 2 years)
• First aid training
• A welfare officer is in place, meets the criteria, has a child-centred approach, is a member of the committee and has the support of the committee
• There is a reporting process including how to escalate to league and county F.A's
• Regular manager meetings to support, check and challenge practice
• Annual General Meetings includes parent young people’s perspectives
• Contact details for the welfare officer are shared with everyone
• The FA club portal is used to stay on top of safeguarding qualifications and checks
• The club safeguarding policy is accessible to members on the club social channels and is shared/re-shared every season
• Children’s voices are regularly invited, valued, listened and responded to.
• Notes taken for reports in the child's own words.