Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui

Child protection and safeguarding education

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Safeguarding and protecting children and young people

Over four self-paced modules, this course supports learners to keep children and young people safe in sport and recreation. It covers child safeguarding practices, identifying and responding to abuse and harm, and keeping everyone safe in different situations.

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Check your knowledge with micro-learning

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You can check your knowledge on how to protect and safeguarding children and young people using our micro-learning modules. They are short, interactive online modules that teach you the key concepts in each topic in about 10 minutes.

For a formal record of completion, please access and complete the micro-learning modules on SportTutor. You'll need to log in but it's free to create an account. 

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Microlearning topics

Child safeguarding foundations

Creating a safeguarding culture

Learn 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 relationship, and appropriate ways to behave to make sure children and young people are safe.

Understanding children and young people

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

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.

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 with good planning. 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.

Tip for giving rides

Keep everyone safe when giving rides and carpooling. Learn the risks, how to keep everyone safe and what to do in an emergency.

Creating safer environments for children

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.