Scottish Fencing is hosting new, essential hot topic calls. These are short informal sessions on-line and will cover some important guidelines on keeping young people safe and how clubs can uphold young people's rights.
One topic is how to communicate with members, particularly younger fencers, safely. Are you using WhatsApp? Spond? Teamstack? if so, how are you keeping your younger members safe from issues such as bullying or inappropriate contact from adults and your coaches safe from allegations? This call is also about clubs sharing their good practice and what they have found works. Welfare Officers and anyone contacting club members regularly should attend this essential session, but is open to anyone with an interest.
The second topic is on the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC), which was incorporated into Scottish law in 2024. Does your club know what rights are enshrined in this convention? For example, does your club uphold the right of a child to choose the club and coach they train with? And to train at multiple clubs and with different coaches if they choose? What other practices does your club have that upholds the UNCRC? Please join these calls to learn not only how to improve your club's culture for young people and to share your club's good practice, but also how to keep your club’s practices compliant with the law. This session is essential for Welfare Officers and should be of interest to committee members as well.
Book your place(s) below:
All Welcome!
We will send links on how to join these calls on the afternoon of day before the meeting. For the Sunday session this will be Friday afternoon.