Guidance for Adult Members
Adult members are asked to bear in mind that the club is a mixed age group which includes children.
It is important that all members feel comfortable and safe in such a group. The coaches all have a duty of care to ensure the safety of the children and to be aware of any behaviour between adults and children that might be of concern. Specifically, all adults should be aware of the risk of people using such situations to groom children and take care to avoid any behaviour which might be construed as such. We ask all adult members to avoid the following:
If you ever feel you may have inadvertently caused distress or upset to a child, or a child appears to have been made uncomfortable by your actions or you have found yourself in a situation which you think might be misconstrued, we ask you to report this to us as quickly as possible.
We are sure that all members join us in wanting Four of Clubs to be as happy and as safe a place as possible. If you have any further concerns, please contact one of our Child Protection Officers.
Our Child Protection Officers are Mrs Caroline Smith (for issues not relating to coaches in the club): carolinesmith04@btinternet.com, phone: 07792 622638
and Mrs. Jo Hadfield-Gem: jo.hadfield@btopenworld.com ph. 0797 337 1627
For further information on Child Protection see our Child Protection page.
It is important that all members feel comfortable and safe in such a group. The coaches all have a duty of care to ensure the safety of the children and to be aware of any behaviour between adults and children that might be of concern. Specifically, all adults should be aware of the risk of people using such situations to groom children and take care to avoid any behaviour which might be construed as such. We ask all adult members to avoid the following:
- ‘Befriending’ a child in the group where no previous connection with the child exists (i.e. not a family member or already a friend of the family).
- Engaging in one on one conversation with a child in an isolated spot or out of the hearing of others
- Attempting to join in with children’s peer groups
- Touching a child in any way, apart from handshakes at the end of a fight
- Assisting a child with personal clothing or fencing gear
- Attempting to adopt a teaching role with any child
- Giving gifts to any child in the club setting
- Attempting to make contact with a child outside the club setting
- Engaging in excessively competitive behaviour while fencing a child
If you ever feel you may have inadvertently caused distress or upset to a child, or a child appears to have been made uncomfortable by your actions or you have found yourself in a situation which you think might be misconstrued, we ask you to report this to us as quickly as possible.
We are sure that all members join us in wanting Four of Clubs to be as happy and as safe a place as possible. If you have any further concerns, please contact one of our Child Protection Officers.
Our Child Protection Officers are Mrs Caroline Smith (for issues not relating to coaches in the club): carolinesmith04@btinternet.com, phone: 07792 622638
and Mrs. Jo Hadfield-Gem: jo.hadfield@btopenworld.com ph. 0797 337 1627
For further information on Child Protection see our Child Protection page.