BECKENHAM SWIMMING CLUB

Affiliated to the A.S.A, A.S.A London Region and K.C.A.S.A

Founded 1893

Child Protection Policy

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Beckenham Swimming Club

Child Protection Policy

Beckenham Swimming Club recognises and accepts its responsibility to safeguard the health and welfare of children under its care by protecting them from physical, sexual or emotional harm; and from neglect or bullying. It is essential that children and young people participating in swimming and water polo are able to do so in a safe and secure environment.

Beckenham Swimming Club is committed to raising awareness of child protection in swimming; and takes every possible measure to ensure that swimming is a safe and secure experience for children.

To this end, the club has adopted the Child Protection Guidelines (click here for the .pdf version) issued by the ASA in conjunction with the NSPCC.

All club coaches, teachers, assistants, officials, poolside helpers, volunteers and team managers are therefore required to undertake Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks through its Disclosure service. This service enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving children or vulnerable adults.

All club coaches, teachers, assistants, officials, poolside helpers, volunteers and team managers are also governed by the ASA/ISTC "Code of Ethics".

The club recognises that all those directly involved in the club and its activities have a responsibility to:

• Provide a safe environment for children and young people to enjoy swimming and water polo whilst in the care of the club

• Take the interests of its members into account in all its activities

• Promote the health and welfare of its members through a relationship of mutual trust

• Take all practical steps to protect its members from physical, sexual or emotional harm by:

  • recognising abuse

  • treating all suspicions and allegations of abuse seriously

  • responding in an appropriate way to children who disclose they are being abused

  • providing a structure to deal sympathetically with abuse

The club therefore requires and encourages all coaches and helpers to attend suitable training (such as that given by Sports Coach UK) so that they are able to:

• Understand what child abuse means

• Recognise the signs and symptoms of each category of child abuse

• Identify the foundations of good practice in child protection

• Review their own practices to ensure that it complies with recognised codes of conduct

• Ensure that their own behaviour and conduct is always beyond reproach to prevent exposure to false allegation

• Take appropriate action if concerns are raised which suggest a child is abused.

• Deal sensitively and effectively with the issue should it arise

• Identify appropriate action if abuse is suspected

• Take any swimmers' or parents' concerns seriously and deal with them confidentially

• Recognise the roles and responsibilities of other agencies/organisations

Useful Child Protection Documents for Download or Viewing