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SAFEGUARDING POLICY

Safeguarding

At TJ Freestyle Academy, we take pride in being a supportive and inclusive community. While we are committed to developing strong freestyle skiing skills, we are equally focused on teaching our athletes to support one another, show respect to their peers and coaches, and embrace the challenges that come with progressing in sport. Encouragement, teamwork, and positive attitudes are at the heart of our ethos.

We create training sessions and athlete development camps that meet the needs of each individual, ensuring they can learn and progress in an environment that suits them.

Our camps and coaching programmes are designed to provide targeted development, appropriate challenge, and a safe, positive experience for all athletes.

 

Our coaches and houseparent’s dedicate their time, experience, and expertise to helping every athlete grow in confidence, skill, and enjoyment of the sport.

 

Statement of Care

TJ Freestyle Academy recognises that all children, young people, and adults at risk have the following fundamental rights:

  • to be valued as an individual

  • to be treated with dignity and respect

  • to be cared for appropriately as a young person

  • to be kept safe

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TJ Freestyle Academy will always strive to provide training and camp environments where every member feels safe, valued, cared for, and treated with respect.

We are committed to fulfilling our duty of care and work to ensure that every young person is protected from harm or abuse.

 

Name: Gillian Harding 

Phone number: 07940872447

Email: Gill.Harding@outlook.com

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What Welfare Officers Do:

"At TJ Freestyle Academy, I am fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people, and adults at risk who train with the academy.

My role as the Welfare Officer is to oversee the safeguarding and wellbeing of all our members and to be a point of contact for anyone who has a concern. When the children are away with us, I am the houseparent, ensuring their welfare and supporting them throughout the trip. I am always available to discuss any concerns you may have. 

Anyone who wishes to raise a concern may do so knowing it will be dealt with sensitively, confidentially, discreetly, and with complete honesty of purpose."

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Gillian Harding
Welfare Officer
TJ Freestyle Academy

 

Contacts for Safeguarding
Social Services
Find Any Local Authority Child Social Care Number (UK-wide)
Use the official national directory:
- 🔗 https://www.gov.uk/report-child-abuse-to-local-council

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You enter the postcode and it gives the exact Children’s Social Care / Safeguarding contact for any council in England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.

 

Police​

 

Childline UK

  • 24 hour helpline for children: 0800 1111

  • adults concerned about a child call NSPCC: 0800 800 5000

 

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)

  • advice Line: 0870 000 3344

  • report on line abuse: please use the CEOP Report Abuse app

  • advice for children, young people, parents and carers: use ThinkUKnow

 

NSPCC

  • help for adults concerned about a child: 0808 800 5000

  • help for children and young people call Childline: 0800 1111

  • Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) - provides up to date advice, guidance and good practice on safeguarding children in sport

 

The Samaritans

 

Kidscape

  • parent advice line: 07496 682785

 

Ann Craft Trust

  • provide information, guidance and good practice for safeguarding adults in sport

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