Our Safeguarding Officer is Mr Paul Jackson who can be contacted at [email protected]
Our Safeguarding Policy including how to contact our Safeguarding Officer can be found in our Safeguarding Children Policy in our Constitution and Policies section http://www.graveshamschoolsfa.org.uk/safeguarding-children-policy.html
Links to the ESFA Child Welfare documents can be found at https://schoolsfootball.org/child-welfare/child-welfare-policy-downloads
Access to the most recent FA policies an be found on the FA's safeguarding web page at https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding
Advice for Players
Getting help and advice If you are worried about the way a coach, team manager, referee or anyone else involved in football is behaving towards you there are people you can talk to. Are you comfortable talking to your parents, coach/team manager, referee mentor or safeguarding officer or someone else? Talk to someone that you trust. Perhaps you would prefer to use one of the websites that offer advice. Some you can email your concern to and they will email you back with advice specifically for you. It’s easy to get information simply click on the web address and find out more.
Bullying Online www.bullying.co.uk/
ChildLine www.childline.org.uk or telephone – 08001111
CEOP www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Kidscape www.kidscape.org.uk
NSPCC www.There4me.com
You can also call The FA/NSPCC 24 hour Helpline on 0808 800 5000
Additional Information for Parents
Parents may be interested in the free FA Course Safeguarding Awareness for Parents & Carers to help them make informed choices about the footballing environments they choose to enrol their children in. The course takes 25-30 minutes and you can join it by using the following link: learn.englandfootball.com/courses/safeguarding/safeguarding-awareness-for-parents-and-carers
Our Safeguarding Policy including how to contact our Safeguarding Officer can be found in our Safeguarding Children Policy in our Constitution and Policies section http://www.graveshamschoolsfa.org.uk/safeguarding-children-policy.html
Links to the ESFA Child Welfare documents can be found at https://schoolsfootball.org/child-welfare/child-welfare-policy-downloads
Access to the most recent FA policies an be found on the FA's safeguarding web page at https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding
Advice for Players
Getting help and advice If you are worried about the way a coach, team manager, referee or anyone else involved in football is behaving towards you there are people you can talk to. Are you comfortable talking to your parents, coach/team manager, referee mentor or safeguarding officer or someone else? Talk to someone that you trust. Perhaps you would prefer to use one of the websites that offer advice. Some you can email your concern to and they will email you back with advice specifically for you. It’s easy to get information simply click on the web address and find out more.
Bullying Online www.bullying.co.uk/
ChildLine www.childline.org.uk or telephone – 08001111
CEOP www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Kidscape www.kidscape.org.uk
NSPCC www.There4me.com
You can also call The FA/NSPCC 24 hour Helpline on 0808 800 5000
Additional Information for Parents
Parents may be interested in the free FA Course Safeguarding Awareness for Parents & Carers to help them make informed choices about the footballing environments they choose to enrol their children in. The course takes 25-30 minutes and you can join it by using the following link: learn.englandfootball.com/courses/safeguarding/safeguarding-awareness-for-parents-and-carers