CPSU: Parents in Sports Week 2021!

The Aim

This years “Parents In Sports Week 2021” campaign is hosted by “Children protection in sport unit” and is focused on giving parents the information and tools they need to be part of the bigger safeguarding picture in sport. The campaign is nationwide and is running from the 4th – 10th October.

By signing up to support the campaign as a parent you will get all the support you need on your journey to becoming a great sports parent and how to keep your child safe in all sports, also applying to Judo.

Resources

As part of this year’s campaign, CPSU be launching several new resources for parents to help skill them up on keeping their child safe in sport, these include:

• a new animation for parents on what abuse might look like in sport and how to get help
• a short, interactive e-learning course for parents on how to keep children safe
• a new look parents’ hub on the CPSU website, which parents can use as a one-stop-shop for safeguarding information

CPSU will be launching these new tools throughout Parents in Sport Week 2021 across the CPSU and NSPCC websites and social media using #ParentsinSportWeek.

How to get involved if you’re a parent

The best people to get parents involved in their child’s sport are fellow parents! That’s why we need your help to spread the word about keeping children safe in sport and encourage other parents to get involved, you can do this by:

• signing-up as a Parents in Sport Week campaigner
• taking our e-learning course and learn how to keep your child safe
• share our animation on social media to help other parents
• talk about Parents in Sport Week on social media by using #ParentsinSportWeek and tagging @NSPCC and @TheCPSU

How to get involved if you are a sports club or activity

• asking parents in your club to take our e-learning course
• pinning our animation to your social media profiles during the week
• spreading the word about our resources on social media using #ParentsinSportWeek
• Download your campaign pack for clubs here to get started

Take Part and spread the word!

British Judo highly recommends any parents with children in sport to take the free online e – learning course hosted by CPSU, watch the provided animation and also sign up to the parents hub / campaign. This will give you a better understanding of what to look out for to keep your child safe in sport and in Judo

We also ask parents to reshare CPSU and NSPCC content on social media using the hashtag #ParentsinSportWeek to get the message around!

Link to campaign page: https://thecpsu.org.uk/upcoming-events/2021-10-04-parents-in-sport-week/