Safeguarding within our Soccer Schools
At Wolves, we want our children and young people to be happy and safe. Children have the right to be safe wherever they are: at home, school, out and about and at football.
Everyone at Wolves FC has a responsibility to make sure that the well-being of children and young people is put first. All our staff have gone through a safer recruitment process and additional safeguarding training. We are always open to hearing any concerns you may have (or even any compliments you may have!)
We are committed to:
- Listening to children and young people
- Making sure children and young people are safe
- Acting when needed
What is Abuse?
Abuse is anything another person does that could cause harm. Abuse can happen in families, school, Academies, online…. literally anywhere.
There are different types of abuse:
- PHYSICAL ABUSE – When someone is hurting a child. Things like: – Hitting, smacking, and slapping, scalding, or burning you, spitting, throwing, shaking, suffocating.
- SEXUAL ABUSE – This is when someone: – touches a child, says things that may make a child feel uncomfortable or makes a child watch something that make them feel uncomfortable.
- EMOTIONAL ABUSE – This is when a person intentionally makes someone feel bad about themself, ignores them, or puts them down. Some examples are: – Putting someone in a dangerous situation, calling them names, being aggressive and violent to other people in your family.
- BULLYING – Means different things to different people. Generally, it’s when someone is made to feel bad or humiliated by name calling, pushing, or pulling or being threatened. This can happen anywhere - online or offline.
- NEGLECT – is when you don’t have the things you really need to be well. Things like: Food, clean clothes, medicine. It also includes things like protection from harm and dangerous people.
If you think a child or young person might be experiencing the above things, then you should try and tell someone – that someone can be us.
FootballDevelopment@Wolves.co.uk – Football Development Department
LisaCarter@Wolves.co.uk – Head of Safeguarding
JonathonRedhead@Wolves.co.uk Safeguarding Manager
