The AoCPP’s Safeguarding in Sport Special Interest Group
'The Challenges of International Sports Safeguarding'
13 December 2022, 9.30am - 11.30am
Speaker: Gary Bye, Safeguarding Manager, International Tennis Federation
Gary will talk about the challenges for international sports federations in building effective safeguarding provision to protect all participants and being player/athlete centric across the sport. He will discuss the roles of key organisations in international sport safeguarding and factors that impact the identification of risk, preventing harm, responding to reports of concern and case management/investigations. How do we go from reactive to proactive and what that safeguarding journey may look like both nationally and internationally in sport?
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
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| Non Members - Safeguarding in Sport Special Interest Group - 13 December 2022 | £15.00 | |
| Members Rate- Safeguarding in Sport Special Interest Group- 13 December 2022 | £0.00 |
Gary is the Safeguarding Manager at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and has previously worked extensively in sports safeguarding with the English FA and the Premier League.
Prior to this Gary was an operational law enforcement professional and was involved in several national and international investigations to protect children from abuse and exploitation especially by perpetrators using the Internet and technology.
He holds a BSc (Hons) in Coaching Science and has also worked internationally with children and young people in diverse sporting environments. These have ranged from inclusion projects and beginner participation to supporting performance development at elite level, focussing on athlete safeguarding and player care.
Since being appointed in 2019 Gary has used this experience to develop the ITF’s new Safeguarding Strategy and Policies. These are supported by practical safeguarding training for Coaches, Officials, Parents and Players to promote safe and inclusive environments for all children and adults participating in international tennis.
I think Child Abuse Review has gone from strength to strength and is of a consistently high standard. We have held numerous events that have been inspiring and enabling, such as the most recent Congresses and the Trainer's conference and award ceremony, the seminars to disseminate lessons from Serious Case Reviews. As resources get ever tighter, professionals have fewer and fewer opportunities to come together to exchange ideas and to learn together. We move more and more into silos because of work pressures. This is not the way to keep children safe. Association of Child Protection Professionals is needed to bring people concerned about child protection together to learn, to think, to shape policy and practice and to disseminate research. No-one else does this.
