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A Safeguarding Conference
is being held at
High Lodge, Thetford Forest
on
Saturday October 15th, 2011
10.00am – 4.00pm
All the latest updates, advice, guidance and information
Guest speakers from RFU, Police and ECRU
Lunch and travelling expenses (only over 100miles round trip) provided
A representative from every EC Club is expected!
A Safeguarding Officer's Handbook complete with latest RFU Policies and Guidance will be given to CSO's who attend
Book on 01284 761536 or e-mail peacockrm@aol.com
Safeguarding and Protecting Young People (requirement for Seal of Approval)
Sept 7th Lakenham Hewett 7.00pm
Sept 21st Diss RFC 7.00pm
If you would like to attend or host a Course contact peacockrm@aol.com
Club Safeguarding Officers Workshop
This course is demand led as currently only six CSOs have not attended one. It is hoped to have one in November/December (RFU expect at least six to attend)
This Course is Free for all Safeguarding Officers.
RFU expect all CSOs to attend this Course within 6 months of appointment.
Visit the RUSafe Website
Your Safeguarding Managers
Eastern Counties: Martin Peacock 01284 761536 or peacockrm@aol.com
Cambridgeshire: Chris Mepham 01763 208620 or cdmepham@btinternet.com
Norfolk: Sally Lloyd 01362 850722 or cefynlloyd@aol.com
Suffolk: Martin Pratley 01206 561688 or mlp@colchester41.fsnet.co.uk
Monitoring Clubs
It is an RFU requirement that we visit Clubs to ensure that youth rugby is being conducted in a safe and secure environment. As such, the team hope to visit every Club in the next three years to support you implementing VBS.
Prior to the visit we will send you the monitoring form (based on pages 14 - 16 of old CWO Handbook) and a possible date and time to meet the CSO and Youth/Mini Chairman. If the Club Chairman can spare the time to attend it would be extremely useful. We would also like to see your Policies and any other information to show your good practice. It will probably be on a Sunday, as I know I'd love to see some Youth rugby too.
You can request a visit if there are some urgent issues you wish to discuss and we'll try to fit you into the timetable. The RFU see this as an audit exercise but I see it as an opportunity to support you in your role promoting youth rugby and recruiting new players.
