Welfare
Britishfencing.com - Child protection policy.pdf
Our Welfare officers are Mr Parker (07554 421943) & Mr Walshe (Jim) at club (07810 782 290).
Complaints/Injury/Accident/Concern forms are available at the Club
At the top of the page is BritishFencing's safeguarding policy which we adopt as our M/O, containing important guidelines for parents / carers, adult fencers and coaches - as condition of their child's membership of our club it is mandatory that all adults have read this. (club code of conduct for the children is issued to the students at club & Please note that we do have a disciplinary stepped process of sanctions, from warnings to sitting out, to exclusion from club sessions and reserve the right to withdraw fencers from competing or club fencing where deemed appropriate) Please be aware that bruising and mild injury is common in fencing, it is also normal for children to find competing very stressfull - it is important that parents nurture their children through the process of competing and in all cases speak to coaches before entering tournaments as their child may not be ready. ALL club fencers MUST be members of British Fencing. Photography at the club is prohibited unless permission has been sought from the coaches (and which is granted subject to best practice guidelines). In any case no images may be transmitted nor shared on social media without the express written permission of the parents concerned and the consent of the child both.
All our assistant coaches, and adults mandated in any role to help have been vetted (DBS) appropriately and have requisite qualifications from BritishFencing. All follow best practice guidelines as outlined by the BFA and are intermittently directed to updates to guidelines. Battersea / Thefencingschool also issues an internal document to coaches of our own specific guidelines for additional safeguarding, and regular workshops are held internally to monitor and verify BF and club protocol compliance. This document as well as our risk assesments and other logs are available for inspection upon request to club welfare officer.
Concerns should be directed either to the club welfare officer and/or the British Fencing Welfare officer and/ or to Wandsworth council safeguarding officer (details at bottom of page).
https://www.britishfencing.com/welfare-zone/report-a-concern/
REPORT A CONCERN - BRITISH FENCING
Report a Concern. Updated 09/03/23. If you have a safeguarding concern you MUST report it. Non Urgent - Report Form Here. If you are a child and have a worry or concern click here.. Urgent/Serious/Imminent Risk - Call police, local child/adult services and BF on 07526 003030. If you have personally experienced any form of harassment or abuse, or any behaviour that has made you feel ...
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WANDSWORTH Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
Telephone: 020 8871 6622.
Telephone outside of normal office hours (after 5pm weekdays or on weekends): 020 8871 6000.
Email: [email protected]
29 Apr 2024