5276 MODULE 1 VIDEO 1 - INTRO V2

Safeguarding. We hear this word a lot and we all know it’s important. But what does it actually mean for me and my club? Safeguarding is the action we take to support the welfare of children and to protect them from harm and abuse. As a committee member and Welfare Officer it’s my role to make sure the children and young people at our club are safe and can just get on and enjoy their football. Everyone who works directly with children and young people in a named role are CRC checked to make sure they are suitable. This includes all our coaches, assistant coaches and even me, the Welfare Officer. Everyone involved in the running of our club and teams are FA safeguarding trained To keep up to speed with safeguarding we only involve suitable people, we all work together to create safe environments and everyone knows they must report concerns. As the Welfare Officer, I understand these steps matter and it is my job is to get them deeply rooted in everything the club does. To make this happen I need all the committee members to support me and play their part in the steps we take. Club committee members have a collective responsibility to ensure best practice is integrated across the clubs they lead. As a group we share this responsibility - not just one of us - it’s all of us. Young people deserve a safe environment to enjoy this wonderful game of ours.