Effective Management of Staff and Volunteers 

Good management of staff/volunteers will contribute to safe activities for children. Good management will also create an atmosphere where staff and volunteers feel valued, are listened to and where issues can be dealt with quickly by systems already in place.

Once staff/volunteers are recruited they should be informed about your organisations/club’s policies, procedures and guidelines and be provided with appropriate training, support and supervision. This will minimise unintentional harm of children through lack of knowledge or skills and should pick up on possible intentional harm of children. SSE would encourage clubs to introduce an Induction Checklist  

The primary preventative measures for safeguarding and welfare are awareness, education and monitoring. Leaders must be aware of the Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport, the safeguarding measures your club/ organisation have in place and be vigilant to any possible breaches of either of these.