This programme is designed for Lancashire FA staff, directors, and our county’s regional welfare officer network in order to educate and upskill as many people as possible on safeguarding related items. 
Please note this is designed to supplement and complement, not replace, the FA’s formal safeguarding education programme:

January – Children during Covid Lockdown

• Article from the Child Mind Institute

https://childmind.org/article/supporting-kids-during-the-covid-19-crisis/

• Family Activity Ideas

https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/coronavirus-wellbeing-activity-ideas-for-families/

February – Online Challenges (Safer Internet Day February 9th)

• What is Safer Internet Day?

https://www.saferinternetday.org/

• Videos to watch with your children

https://esafetytraining.org/online-safety-videos/

• The work of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation

https://www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk/

March – Neglect

• Definitions and prevalence article

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/childneglectinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019

• Short clip about the signs and indicators of neglect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-KkM3VTDmo

April – Physical Abuse

• Domestic abuse and victim support information

https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/crime-info/types-crime/domestic-abuse

• Abuse in sport article

https://theconversation.com/winning-at-all-costs-how-abuse-in-sport-has-become-normalised-142739

May – Sexual Abuse 

• How groomers operate clip narrated by a young person

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIrVfjLhj3s

• Article on the stereotyping of perpetrators – it can happen here!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/11/84-per-cent-of-grooming-gangs-are-asians-we-dont-know-if-that-figure-is-right

• Spotting the signs and “The Boyfriend Model.”

https://www.nfa.co.uk/story/story_category/different-child-exploitation-grooming-models-how-to-spot-the-signs/

June – Emotional Abuse

• Academic research on emotional abuse in sport (pp 173-181)

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andre_Koka/publication/246474678_How_students'_perceptions_of_teachers'_autonomy-supportive_behaviours_affect_physical_activity_behaviour_An_application_of_the_trans-contextual_model/links/0deec53c4221ff29f2000000.pdf#page=3

• A clip on “Tough Love” versus Emotional Abuse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7_HVOGI5_A

July – Substance Misuse

• Young people and substance misuse

https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-guide-to-support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-drugs-and-alcohol/

• Effects of parental substance abuse on children

https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/risks-and-protective-factors/parental-substance-misuse/

August – Voice of The Child

• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child

https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/

• Giving children a voice in their sporting activities

https://thecpsu.org.uk/resource-library/webinars/listening-to-the-voices-of-young-people-in-sports-organisations/

September – Safeguarding Adults at Risk

• Article and video on adults at risk

https://www.peoplefirstinfo.org.uk/staying-safe/abuse-and-neglect-safeguarding-adults/who-is-an-adult-at-risk/

• Appropriate language around disabilities

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-communication/inclusive-language-words-to-use-and-avoid-when-writing-about-disability

October – Mental Health (World Mental Health Day October 10th)

• Video – We all have mental health

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxIDKZHW3-E

• Strategies for young people with poor mental health

https://childmind.org/article/talk-mental-health-issues/

November – Bullying (Anti Bullying Week November 15th – 19th)

• Advice for parents on bullying and cyberbullying

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/bullying-and-cyberbullying/

• Video clip on the impacts of bullying

https://www.youtube.com/watch/Hr2Dk0QQ3Sw

December – Learning Disabilities

• Including children with autism in sport

https://www.ukcoaching.org/resources/topics/tips/coaching-people-with-autism

• What are learning disabilities?

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/learning-disabilities-and-disorders.htm