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As part of CPSU’s 10th anniversary celebrations we have launched a biannual Safeguarding Stars award to recognise individuals from across sport who have gone the extra mile to safeguard children and young people.
A total of 24 ‘Safeguarding Stars’ were nominated. Young people from the Volleyball England Youth Panel helped to pick six nominees from the group to attend a Gala dinner as part of the CPSU 10 year anniversary conference.
Further information on the next round of Safeguarding Stars will be available shortly.
Justine Caroll, Regional Welfare Officer, British Gymnastics
The youth panel were particularly impressed by the extent to which Justine’s unpaid efforts have made a difference for children. For example, Justine has supported Blackpool Local Authority in setting up generic sports safeguarding policies and she has acted as a Sportscoach UK tutor and assessor, training across the country.
Nicky Clark, Club Welfare Officer, Jarvis Brook Juniors Football Club
Nicky has raised the bar on children’s welfare, driving participation in the FA’s Respect campaign and embedding codes of conduct for children and parents in the club’s fabric.
Rachael McKiernan-Doyle, Sport/Physical Activity Manager, Dudley Local Authority
Rachael has worked hard to safeguard sport in her local area. Her role on the Safeguarding Children Board, and her involvement in local sports organisations, has led to her working closely with police and children’s social care in response to any sports-related cases.
Sally Echlin, Regional Chair, British Gymnastics
The panel were particularly impressed by how long Sally has been volunteering for gymnastics, the amount of free time she has given to her volunteer duties and how she has made a difference for children at club, regional and national level of the sport.
Janet Inman, Lead Child Protection Officer, Volleyball England
Janet holds a unique record of successfully guiding two organizations, Volleyball England and Lincolnshire County Sports Partnership, through all three levels of the CPSU safeguarding standards. The young people believe that Janet goes that extra mile by undertaking a huge range of voluntary safeguarding duties, such as policy writing, training and management of cases.
Steve Leonard, Service Area Coordinator, St Helens RFL Club
The panel particularly liked how Steve has adopted a very practical approach to supporting clubs, for example with his email footer that reads: "Thanks for all your support in keeping St Helens a safe and enjoyable place for our children to play Rugby League."
Vanessa Steer - Bovey Tracey Swimming Pool Association
Hazel Colton - British Gymnastics Leicestershire
Sue Ward - Tenchi Ryu Aikido
Barbara Barrett - Amateur Swimming Association
Kathy Rowe - Humber Sport Partnership
Lora Webster - Humber Sport Partnership
Judith Phelps - Rugby Football Union
Lynn Longman - British Gymnastics
Mike Canning - Children in Golf
Anne Rook - Archery GB
Tony Gardner - Tyne & Wear Sport
Liz Alsop - Derbyshire Netball Association
Karen Jones - England Netball
Jim Hill - Living Sport
Denise Hicks - Sheffield and Hallamshire FA
Adam Green - Everton Football Club Company Limited
Nigel O'Flaherty Johnston - Rugby Football League
Enid Hepworth - Rugby Football League
Further information: CPSU 10 years of safeguarding children in sport
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