Safeguarding & Protecting - Club Welfare Officer - Club Coaches - Anti-Doping
As part of the GoRide Clubmark accreditation, Safeguarding & Protecting young persons (and vulnerable adults) is provided via a structure of trained Club Welfare Officers and qualified coaches. The club Club Welfare Officer has attended Safeguarding and Protection Workshops and completed British Cycling additional training. The Club Welfare Officer is supported by the British Cycling Safeguarding and Protecting Head-Quarter staff in Manchester
Individual coaches also have to complete Safeguarding & Protectiong training/workshops and adhere to a British Cycling Code of Practice for Coaches used in conjunction with the British Cycling Guidelines for Coaching Cycling published and regularly reviewed on the British Cycling website.
Our coaches are also pro-active regarding the promotion of clean sport. Check out the links below for athletes, athlete support (parents), coaches and means to check medicines. Many can be downloaded to your mobile, so you never have any issues checking if the medicine you have is not prohibited.
