Our Safeguarding Policy

Our Safeguarding & Welfare Officer

Atlantic Racquet Centre is committed to prioritising the well-being of all children and adults at risk, promoting safeguarding at the centre at all times, including all programmes and events we run. Our policy strives to minimise risk, deliver a positive experience for everyone and respond appropriately to all safeguarding concerns/disclosures.

You can read our Safeguarding Policy and view our other policies on the Policies page of our website.

Tish Shere
Tel: 07906 146218
Email: tishwish006@gmail.com

LTA Safe and Inclusive Tennis Team
Tel: 020 8487 7000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Email: safeandinclusive@lta.org.uk

NSPCC 
Tel: 080 8800 5000

REPORTING A CONCERN

You can either use the reporting form below and send it to Tish Shere (Welfare Officer) or instead report your concern to the LTA directly.

Click one of the option below to report your concern.

All staff, directors, volunteers, members and others using the centre facilities are required to abide by this Code of Conduct. This is required in order to support the centre in providing a welcoming and safe environment for all children and adults and in the implementation of its safeguarding policy and procedures.

Those working at, volunteering at or using the centre should at all times:

• Prioritise the well-being of all children and adults at all times

• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every person within the context of our sports

• Display high standards of behaviour.  Always work in an open environment (i.e. avoid private, or unobserved, situations). Act with integrity at all times

• Help to create a safe and inclusive environment both on and off court and promote the Fair Play values: enjoy; respect

• Place the well-being and safety of children above the development of performance

• Value and celebrate diversity and make all reasonable efforts to meet individual needs

• Keep clear boundaries between your professional and personal life, including on social media

• Check you have the relevant consent from parents/carers, children and adults before taking or using photos and videos

• Ensure your own roles and responsibilities, and those of everyone you are responsible for, are clearly outlined and everyone has the information, training and support to carry them out

• Where possible, do not be alone with a child or adult at risk (NB LTA guidance does allow for public 1 to 1 coaching as defined within the good practice guidelines)

• Coaches and volunteers must take positive action to protect both themselves and raise concerns if they feel uncomfortably placed in a position of working alone and/or unsupervised

• Do not abuse, neglect, harm or discriminate against anyone; or act in a way that may be interpreted as such

• Doing nothing is NOT an option: report all concerns and disclosures as soon as possible, following the Concern Reporting Procedure. If someone is in immediate danger, call the police (999)

  The Code of Conduct should be interpreted in a spirit of integrity, transparency and common sense, with the best interests of children and adults at risk as the primary consideration.