Free training sessions to keep children safe

Release Date:  03-Jul-2009

Sport and community groups in Bristol working with children and young people are being invited to take part in free training sessions to help them keep children safe.

Organised by national child protection charity, Child-safe, the 'Clubright' seminars have been specially designed for sports clubs and community groups in Bristol, giving practical advice on how to promote the safety, welfare and care of children and young people taking part in club-based activities.

Bristol Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) co-ordinates and leads work on child protection in the city. It is made up of organisations and people working together to promote children's welfare and keep them safe, and includes Bristol City Council's Children and Young People's Services, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, health services and the probation service. BSCB has commissioned Child-Safe to deliver the Clubright training sessions in Bristol.

Child-Safe have also put together a special free Clubright resource pack, posters for young people and a DVD which can be used as an awareness tool with parents and volunteers. It offers support and guidance to club organisers, volunteers and schools, explaining their responsibilities and enabling them to put child protection measures in place. In addition, the pack includes advice for parents, and the children and young people taking part in activities.

Training provider David Niven Associates, is working with Child-Safe to help deliver the Clubright training sessions. In Bristol, Tony Domaille, who has thirty years experience working as a police officer and extensive experience working in child protection, will be delivering the free sessions.

Ian McDowall, Chair of Bristol Safeguarding Children Board, said: “Activities outside normal school hours enrich children's education and support their development. The voluntary and community groups that organise these activities play a valuable role in the life of our city, but it is important they understand their responsibilities in relation to child protection. I hope groups in Bristol will take advantage of these free training sessions and play their part in keeping children safe.”

The next Clubright seminar, led by Tony Domaille, is on Monday 6th July, from 6.50pm to 8.30pm , at the Greenway Centre, Southmead. To book a place, call the Child-safe administrator on 0117 353 2275, or email child.safe@bristol.gov.uk
 

Author:   Katharine de Lisle 0117 922 2732

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