Safeguarding Policy

Welfare and Child Protection

NORTHWOOD GYMNASTICS is committed to ensuring that those working with children adopt the best possible practice to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the participants and staff. Northwood Gymnastics will endeavour to promote the highest standards of care for all members, staff and officials by


* Northwood Gymnastics  Term Time Safeguarding policy

* IGA Safeguarding Policy


Other useful contacts:


NSPCC 0808 800 5000

www.nspcc.org.uk


Child line - UK number

0800 111

www.childline.org.uk


NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit

0116 366 5590


Welfare Officers

Reporting Issues


All Gymnastics clubs and gymnastics events are required to have a welfare officer to be responsible for:

- Responding to child protection and poor practice concerns.

- Providing support and advice in the implementation of procedures that safeguard and promote the welfare of children Gymnastics


Northwood Gymnastics Welfare Officers and their roles.



Tyler Earle is Welfare Officer and the point of contact for Members, who have any safeguarding concerns about anything at the club.

Debbie Davies is Welfare Officer and the point of contact for Admin, Coaches, Academies Coaches  who have any safeguarding concerns about anything at the club.


wo@northwoodgymnastics.co.uk


Members - Please email Tyler in confidence

  • If you do have a safeguarding concern, please get in touch immediately by emailing wo@northwoodgymnastics.co.uk
  • All emails sent to this address come directly to Tyler in confidence.


Coaches, Admin and Academies, please message Debbie in confidence via SPOND or phone Debbie.  Contact number in Spond.


If you are not a member of SPOND,  please email michelle@northwoodgymnastics.co.uk