Building safer clubs: Supporting club welfare across the nation
The Sport Welfare Officer Network (SWO network) has been created to support National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and their local clubs to promote good practice and safer sport for all. The network is funded by Sport England through National Lottery funding.
The SWOs are working with key partners to develop a local approach to assisting and supporting club welfare officers, to create safer club environments and improved experiences for children, young people and adults.
Once recruitment is complete, the network will consist of 63 Sport Welfare Officers across 43 active partnerships and, working with Sport England, we are leading on keeping the network connected.
To do this we have a Strategic Lead for Welfare and a Programme Manager working as part of the national organisation’s team.
The SWO network has been co-designed and is being supported by a national steering group which includes representatives from Sport England, Active Partnerships, the Active Partnerships National Organisation, NGBs, the NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit, and the Ann Craft Trust.
What’s the impact?
The Sport Welfare Officers will help create safer sport for all by:
Our work tells a story. Take a look at how our efforts have transformed lives, empowered communities, and challenged inequalities.
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