Pre-requisites
Ideally applicants are 18 years of age or over. The workshop requires some emotional maturity to deal with content, as well as some experience in leadership roles in order to apply a context for dealing with child welfare issues.
Content
- Making football safe
- Why football needs to tackle the issue
- The work of The FA in changing attitudes, promoting best practice and protecting young people
Best Practice
- What is meant by best practice and where you may wish to make changes in what you do?
- Signs, symptoms, forms of abuse and poor practice
- How to recognise the signs, symptoms and forms of abuse
- Behaviour in football that gives cause for concern
- Attitudes and feelings in relation to concerns about poor practice and abuse
The FA Safeguarding Children in Football Workshop is mandatory for all those involved with Charter Standard, or taking coaching, refeering, and medical qualifications, and upon successful completion you will receive a certificate which is valid for three years.
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Workshop dates are as follows:
Workshop Fees:
- £35.00 per candidate
- OR £25.00 per candidate if you belong to a Charter Standard Club* (Cumberland ONLY)
- If your Club is currently working towards Charter Standard, then please contact Craig Lewis (Football Development Officer) on 01900 872310 or e-mail Craig.Lewis@CumberlandFA.com to discuss a potential discount for your coaches.
*Please click here to check if your Club has achieved Charter Standard status.
For further details on the workshop, please click on the links above.
To book your place, please follow the links in the related links section to booking online via credit / debit card.
Alternatively, please download and complete the application form from the related documents section, and return it to the County Office along with your payment.
Places will be booked on a first come, first served basis on receipt of application, however, application forms received without payment cannot guarantee a place on a course.
Please note that if your Club are paying for your workshop fee, then you must enclose a letter from your Club Secretary stating that they wish to be invoiced with your application form.
All fees must be paid in full prior to commencement of the workshop.
Please note that further workshops will be added throughout the year depending on demand.
If you have any queries, please contact Emma Bassett, Football Development Administrator on 01900 872310 ext. 21, or e-mail coacheducation@CumberlandFA.com