First Sports Welfare Officer joins the network
This week we were delighted to welcome the first Sport Welfare Officer, Joe Gamble into their role at Herts Sport and Physical Activity Partnership.
This week we were delighted to welcome the first Sport Welfare Officer, Joe Gamble into their role at Herts Sport and Physical Activity Partnership.
In response to The Whyte Review, Sport England has announced an investment of £14.83 million of National Lottery money into a national network of welfare officers and Active Partnerships are playing a major role in managing this project.
Active Partnerships welcome their role in helping implement the commitments published yesterday by Sport England and UK Sport in response to the Whyte designed to strengthen participant and athlete wellbeing across sport.
Active Partnerships back NSPCC campaign as research shows over 30 per cent of parents don’t know who to turn to over sports safeguarding concerns
The recent cases in football have increased public attention and awareness of safeguarding practices in sport and a scrutiny of current practices by government and Sport England.