Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui

Child safeguarding and protection education

Safeguarding and protecting children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. Clubs, organisations, whānau, communities and individuals can work together to keep children and young people free from harm and abuse. 

Take the full course

This course is designed to support learners keep children and young people in sports and recreation safe. It covers child safeguarding practices, how to identity and respond to abuse and harm, and how to keep children and young people, and yourself, safe in different situations. 

It’s for anyone involved in the sport and recreation sector who provides activities for or has a role in interacting with children and young people. 

Enrol in Safeguarding and protecting children and young people on SportTutor

Explore micro-learning

Check your knowledge on the following child safeguarding and protection topics. Each module takes about 10 minutes to complete. 

If you’d like to get a formal record of completing these micro-learning resources, please access and complete on SportTutor. You will need to log in or sign up. It’s free.   

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Micro-learning modules: Child safeguarding and protection

Creating a safeguarding culture

Learn about what child safeguarding is and how to build a safeguarding culture.

Responding to the varied needs of children

Understand the different needs of children, and how to create an environment that includes everyone in the group.

Creating positive environments

Learn about building safe and positive relationships, and the appropriate ways to behave to ensure the safety of the children or young people.

Understanding children and young people

Find out what motivates children and young people at different ages and stages of development.

Micro-learning modules: Concerns about a child’s welfare

Protecting children and young people

Find out what abuse and harm looks like, and what to do if you suspect or witness harm or abuse to a child or young person.

Identifying and preventing grooming

Find out what grooming is, how to recognise it, and what to do to protect children and young people.

Micro-learning modules: Travelling with children and young people

Planning safer travel

Organising trips away needs careful planning to keep everyone safer, from appointing a lead person to what to do in an emergency.

Child safeguarding while travelling

Manage and understand the risks to children and young people while travelling. Find out why careful supervision is a must, and how to brief the adults on the trip.

Safer overnight stays

Find out how to keep overnight stays safer by good planning and during the stay. Check what adults should be doing to keep everyone safe.

Child safeguarding while travelling

Manage and understand the risks to children and young people while travelling. Find out why careful supervision is a must, and how to brief the adults on the trip.

Tips for giving rides

Keep everyone safe when giving rides and carpooling. What the risks are, how to keep everyone safe, and what to do if there’s an emergency.

Micro-learning: Creating safer environments

Checking and training people

Understand why background checks and staff training are important to keep children and young people safer.

Tips for safer coaching and instructing

How to create safer experiences and environments for everyone, including what to cover in a start of season team meeting.

Making changing rooms and facilities safer

Check what the risks are, how to safely supervise children and young people, and how to keep everyone safe in and around changing rooms and facilities.

Reducing risks when taking and sharing images

Get to know what the risks are to children and young people, and how you can lessen the risks.

Tips for safer online communication

How to use social media safely when communicating with children and young people, and what adults can do to keep everyone safe.