Safeguarding

To help clubs with child welfare, Swim England produced the Wavepower publication.

WAVEPOWER 2024 – THE SWIM ENGLAND CHILD SAFEGUARDING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Wavepower 2024 is the latest Swim England Child Safeguarding Policies and Procedures publication. It has been produced to assist in safeguarding and protecting children in our sport and must be adopted by all Swim England affiliated clubs and organisations.

Ensuring that children are safeguarded should be a key part of how our clubs and swim schools operate and helps to provide a safe, happy and fun environment in which children can learn to swim and develop their skills. The responsibility to safeguard children does not belong to any one person, but instead belongs to everyone who plays a part in delivering our sporting activities. Wavepower is intended for anyone involved in these activities and offers practical guidance and information on mandatory requirements and good practice.

Please click on the link to take you to the Swim England web site for their most up to date guidance documents & procedures with regards to safeguarding and child protection.

Wavepower 2024 | Child safeguarding for Swim England clubs (swimming.org)

If you have any safeguarding/child welfare issues to report, please contact Shaughna Warburton at welfare@swimsatellite.com

Please also contact Shaughna if you wish to volunteer to help the club so a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) application can be made.

This is a requirement when working with children.

OTHER EXTERNAL CONTACTS:

SENW Regional Welfare Officer: Allan Freeman welfare@swimcheshire.org

Allan is also the Cheshire County Welfare Officer and the North Midlands Swimming Association Welfare Officer.

Swim England Child Safeguarding Team: 01509 640270

Swim Line: 0808 100 4001

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000