Fun, Safe Environment

Scarborough Gymnastics Academy’s main priority is the safety and welfare of it’s members. SGA has appointed a team of Welfare Officers in accordance with the Club’s Safeguarding Policy. All our Welfare Officers have Enhanced CRB Disclosures and hold the following British Gymnastics associated certificates, Child Protection Awareness Training and Time to Listen. In case of an emergency regarding child welfare, you can contact one of our Welfare Officers. Please only contact the welfare officers for child welfare incidents, all other matters should be discussed with the Head Coach or Office Manager.

Please see below the British Gymnastics’ safeguarding policies which we fully implement within the club.

Safeguarding Policy and Procedures

Safe Environment

For more information about British Gymnastics safeguarding, or to speak to British Gymnastics Safeguarding team, you can phone them on 03451297129, email them at safeguarding@british-gymnastics.org or visit their website at http://www.british-gymnastics.org/safeguarding

British Gymnastics also has an Integrity Unit which looks after all aspects of ethical behaviour and safe sport. If you wish to speak to someone from the Integrity Team at British Gymnastics, you can email them at integrity@british-gymnastics.org

If there is an incident or concern and you think a child is in immediate danger of abuse or at risk of significant harm or are in need of protection, call the Police on 999 and/or your local Social Services.

If you have any concerns about a child that you wish to discuss with the NSPCC, you can do so with the following helplines:

Help for adults concerned about a child
Call us on 0808 800 5000

Help for children and young people
Call Childline on 0800 1111