Safeguarding & Inclusion – Overview
SAFEGUARDING AND INCLUSION ARE EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY - NOT RESPONDING TO A CONCERN IS NOT AN OPTION
Please take a moment to read our full safeguarding policy by clicking HERE
Please read our policies on Anti-Bullying and our Code of Conduct by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page
The Management Committee is committed to safeguarding and equality for all members.
We have 5 core principles which we aim to comply with in order to promote safeguarding and equality:
- We have Safeguarding and Equality policies that apply to all members, coaches and visitors and ensure these are communicated and accessible
- We encourage children and adults to create safe and inclusive tennis environments
- We prioritise safe and inclusive recruitment, induction, training and support for all coaches in partnership with our coaching provider.
- We protect people’s confidential information about safeguarding and equality
- We address safeguarding and discrimination concerns immediately
Contact Details for Head of Safeguarding and Welfare: Jo Alden
Safeguarding is managed on behalf of the Committee by the Head of Safeguarding and Welfare, Jo Alden. You can contact him on: safeguarding@bftc.club
If someone is in immediate danger, call the police: 999
Reporting Any Issues
This Procedure provides guidance to the individual to whom a concern around Safeguarding, Bullying or Discrimination is reported.
If you are made aware of a Safeguarding concern you should follow the Safeguarding Reporting Procedure as follows:
If someone is in immediate danger, call the police: 999
To report an incident to the club
Respond
- Listen carefully; do not interrupt
- Keep questions to a minimum
- Do not promise to keep the information secret
Refer
- If someone is in immediate danger, call the police (999)
- Inform our Head of Safeguarding immediately, who will report it to the LTA Safeguarding Team
- Contact the LTA Safeguarding Team or NSPCC if you are unable to contact the Welfare Officer
Record
- Ask our Head of Safeguarding for a Concern Report Form
Complete the form within 48 hours of the concern and return it to the Head of Safeguarding
PLEASE READ OUR FULL SAFEGUARDING POLICY BY CLICKING HERE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Head of Safeguarding - see above
- The British Tennis Safeguarding Team safeandinclusive@lta.uk 20 8487 7000 (office hours)
- NSPCC https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ 0808 800 5000 (outside office hours)
- NSPCC child protection in sport https://thecpsu.org.uk/ 0116 2347278
- Childline https://www.childline.org.uk/ 0800 1111
If you would like to raise a concern about the Head of Safeguarding or cannot contact her, please contact the Club Chair: chair@bftc.club
A useful additional resource is the LTA's Safe & Inclusive tool kit.
Please take a few minutes to watch the magic sports kit video and one of the safe to play video clips, just as a reminder of what we should all be aware of: