Round 1 - 10.15-11.45
Round 2 - 1.30-300
1 Striving for the best in Swimming, Amateur Swimming
Association Room R0.12 (Ramphal)
[Facilitators: Barbara Barrett, Ash Cox, Andy Gray,
ASA]
Swimming was the first major sport to experience a public scandal
because of an abusive coach. This workshop will explain the
measures put in place by the ASA since then and the changes these
have brought about and reported in the research report 'In at the
Deep End'.
2 Striving for the best in Gymnastics, British Gymnastics
Room R0.14 (Ramphal)
[Facilitators: Lloyd Readhead, Lucy Robinson, BG]
British Gymnastics has recently conducted research into the
effectiveness of its child protection work in gym clubs. This
workshop will describe the programme and the research
findings.
3 Striving for the best in Football, The Football
Association Room R1.03 (Ramphal)
[Facilitators: Rachel Tarr, Sue Law, The FA]
Football is the national sport in England and has instigated the
biggest child protection programme, training over 100,000 people in
the game. This workshop will describe the programme and the impact
it has had on football.
4 Club sport in Coventry Room R1.04
(Ramphal)
[Facilitator: Greg Wade, Greater Warwickshire Sport]
The aim of this workshop is to guide you through the process of
Clubmark, highlight the areas that clubs have had to concentrate
their efforts on, and provide some examples of the benefits that
clubs and young people have gained through achieving
accreditation.
5 Welfare of children in Scottish sport, Children 1st/sportscotland
Room R1.13 (Ramphal)
[Facilitator: Kathleen McInulty, Children 1st]
This workshop will take delegates through the Sportscotland and
Children 1st in Scotland programme for safeguarding children in
Scottish sport and discuss its plans for the next phase of
work.
6 Leisurewatch, Derwent Room R1.15 (Ramphal)
[Facilitator: Julie Hogg, The Derwent Initiative]
Leisurewatch is a public protection scheme for leisure and sport
centres, first developed in the north east of England. This
workshop will explain how it works and what its measures of success
have been.
7 The Safety and Empowerment of Children in Community Sport
-Canada Room R2.41 (Ramphal)
[Facilitator: John Cooper, City of Kitchener]
The City of Kitchener in Ontario has developed a number of
interventions to promote child safety in sport. This workshop will
outline these interventions which include: volunteer management,
behaviour management, ethical play (via the JustPlay programme),
mediation services and the Leisure Buddies scheme for matching
trained volunteers with young athletes with disabilities.
8 Risk assessment in recruiting and selecting staff and
volunteers Room R3.41 (Ramphal)
[Facilitator: XXXXX, CPSU]
This workshop will identify what steps should be taken when
assessing information about an individual's background and their
suitability for working with children and young people in
sport.
9 Developing the designated welfare officer in sport Room
S0.11 (Social Studies Building)
[Facilitator: XXXXX, CPSU]
This workshop will focus on the role of the designated welfare
officer and how they can be developed and supported. It will
examine a training programme that has been developed to support the
establishment of this important role.
10 Safe Sports Events Room S0.13 (Social Studies
Building)
[Facilitator: XXXXX, CPSU]
This workshop will look at what steps should be taken when planning
and operating sports events involving children and young people. It
will examine the welfare plan and the roles and responsibilities
required.
