Safeguarding & Welfare : Building a safe and inclusive environment For ALL
WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN SAFEGUARDING THE WELFARE OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. As members of Horsham Herons Coaching team, we request that everyone takes action and responds to the ‘Club Safeguarding Commitment’ detailed below to continue to play your part in safeguarding within football.
Failure to act may result in our club being suspended.
Horsham Herons Management Committee confirm that our records on the Whole Game System accurately reflect all our team officials (coaches, managers, welfare officers and first aiders) working with Children and Young People* at our club.
- We commit to ensuring that all our team officials working with youth teams* have an in-date accepted FA CRC.
- We commit to ensuring that all youth teams* have at least one FA qualified coach with in-date FA Safeguarding and Emergency Aid certificates and an in-date accepted FA CRC.
- We commit to ensuring that all our team officials and committee members complete The FA’s safeguarding training.
All members of our Coaching Teams work alongside our Child Welfare Officer to ensure that they maintain the required certifications at all times.
Safeguarding Children Course
About the Course
As part of our strategic goal to raise standards across the game, The FA is committed to safeguarding children in England. From ensuring best practice and recognising poor practice to understanding how to report concerns quickly and effectively, we believe that making football fun, enjoyable and safe is everyone’s responsibility. Read more about The FA’s Respect Principles here.
This online safeguarding course is designed to give you an understanding of safeguarding concerns, as well as how to provide a secure environment for young people.
Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive a Safeguarding Children qualification and certificate that will appear on your FAN account and will be valid for two years. You can return to the course to refresh your knowledge at any time. After two years, you can recertify your qualification for free by completing our Safeguarding Children Recertification which will be valid for a further two years.