Safer sports events training

Online and face-to-face safeguarding and child protection training to help you plan and deliver sports events

Sports events, whether informal local games or major international tournaments, should be fun and enjoyable for children and young people.

Developed by specialists in the field, these courses cover everything you need to consider about safeguarding and child protection for sports events – including venues, activity providers, transport, staffing, first aid, inclusivity, partner organisations and evaluating other safeguarding risks (such as during downtime or overnight stays).

What will I learn?

You'll learn from experts and professionals who specialise in safeguarding in sport through teaching pages, videos, reflective activities and quizzes.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

understand the principles of planning and delivering a safe event and key aspects of safeguarding and child protection
assign event safeguarding child protection roles and responsibilities
prepare and plan practice considerations and recognise activities that may present additional challenges and risks
recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns
share good practice examples and tried and tested ways of fulfilling safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.

Choose how you want to learn

This course is available in a range of learning styles to meet your training needs. Choose from elearning, live virtual training or in-person on location.

Sports training package

Buy this course as a package of four courses covering the key areas you need to know about safeguarding and child protection: introduction to safeguarding in sports, running safer sports events, recruiting the right staff and volunteers and online safety. Cost: £120 £95

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Benefits of the course

Developed by the NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU).
Choose your training style: elearning, live virtual sessions with an expert trainer or request a group booking with a trainer face-to-face on location.
CPD certified online course.
Practice scenarios in the live courses allow you to role-play how to respond to concerns.
Regularly updated to reflect changes in legislation, guidance and best practice advice.
Personalised certificate of completion.
Once you've taken the course, it doesn’t stop there. We have a range of further information, training and downloadable resources to help you keep children safe.
Income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested back into the NSPCC to help protect children.

98%

of our customers would recommend NSPCC training

* We received 35,644 evaluation forms from people who had taken our elearning courses between 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2024. 35,074 (98.4%) said they would recommend the course they had taken.

Your learning options

All NSPCC Learning courses are up-to-date with the latest information about legislation, guidance and best practice and provide a certificate of achievement.

And it doesn't stop there. As experts in safeguarding and child protection, we have a range of further information, training and downloadable resources to help you protect the children you work with.

Elearning benefits

Developed in line with current legislation in the UK's four nations – and regularly updated with changes.
Train anytime, anywhere and as many times as you like within one year.
Includes film interviews with experts, quizzes, film scenarios and reflective tasks to help you develop your understanding.
Each section is followed by a set of questions. You’ll be given a full explanation of the correct and incorrect answers to help develop your understanding and confidence.
Purchasing courses on behalf of your team? Easily download reports to show who has completed the course.

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Live virtual training benefits

Remote sessions delivered live by expert trainers.
Share your ideas, experience and learning virtually with participants from a wide range of organisations.
Receive real-time feedback.
Learn from the comfort of your own home or office.
No travel costs.
Participate in interactive exercises and get direct support and guidance as you learn.

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Face-to-face training

Face-to-face training is available for group bookings. Please email cpsu@nspcc.org.uk to discuss your group’s needs.

Who are these courses for?

These courses are for anyone who has responsibility for the safeguarding and child protection element of events, including those from education establishments, national governing bodies, active partnerships, leisure facilities, charities, clubs, coaches and other activity organisers.

The learning is relevant for any type of sporting event. However, the examples given are particularly relevant for events that are run in controlled environments where participants (and their families) need to formally register beforehand.

Safer sports events is also available as part of our sports elearning package.

Why take your training with the NSPCC?

At the NSPCC, we work to keep children and young people safe from abuse and neglect every day.

As experts on safeguarding and child protection, we understand the issues organisations and people working with children can face. That’s why professionals trust us to provide the support, training and resources they need to help protect the children and young people they work with.

Our highly-rated training courses are developed by experts. We work with a number of organisations, experienced consultants and subject matter experts in a range of sectors to develop courses that are clear, easy-to-use, up-to-date and in line with the latest statutory guidance, and tailored to your needs.

And as a charity, income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested back into the NSPCC to help protect children.

CPD-certified online course

This elearning course is CPD certified by the CPD Certification Service. This means you can be confident that the training meets the highest standards.

Continuing professional development, or CPD for short, helps professionals keep their skills and knowledge up to date. It demonstrates your commitment to safeguarding children and upholding the standards of your profession.

Some professional associations have mandatory CPD or safeguarding training requirements for their members, but all professionals will benefit from investing time in their CPD. And taking an online CPD course means you can train at your own pace, wherever suits you.

Technical requirements

Technical requirements for elearning

Our online courses will work in most browsers, though we recommend that you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari (not Firefox). You will need to make sure your browser is up to date for the course to run.

This course can be taken on PCs and Macs, as well as iPads or other tablet devices. Please note, we are unable to provide full technical support for tablet users. We do not support other mobile devices.

Having trouble with the course?

Try:

clearing your cache
accepting our cookies (essential cookies are required for the purposes of undertaking our elearning)
turning off private browsing
permitting access to videos on Vimeo
setting the following web domain to ‘trusted’: https://mylearning.nspcc.org.uk

Call us on 0116 234 7246 or email learning@nspcc.org.uk if you have any questions.

Technical requirements for live virtual training on Zoom

We use Zoom Pro to deliver our live virtual training.

You’ll need to sign up to Zoom and agree to the Zoom Privacy Notice in order to attend virtual training.
No confidential or sensitive data should be shared during the virtual event.
In order to take your training securely and for the best possible experience please use Zoom version 5.0 or above.
We recommend installing the latest version of your web browser before beginning your course. Prior to the event, you can test your internet connection at https://zoom.us/test
Your trainer will contact you prior to your training date with details of how to login on the day of your session and setting up Zoom. You can also visit the Zoom website for technical support.