Get involved with Keeping Your Child Safe In Sport week

The Child Protection in Sport Unit’s (CPSU) annual campaign Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport will run from 6–12 October 2025.

This year’s theme – Play Your Part – focuses on the vital role parents and carers play in their child’s sporting journey. The way you support your child can have a big impact on how they feel about sport and physical activity. This campaign is all about making it easier for parents to talk with their children about what support means to them and how you can help bring out their best.

To learn more about this years campaign, visit the CPSU’s website.

Events to get involved with

Our Sport Welfare Officers are once again supporting this important campaign by hosting a series of free, online events for parents and carers across the North East. Find details of each event listed below:

1. Supporting your child in sport through effective feedback

Monday 6 October, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

This session is designed to help parents and guardians understand, highlight, and encourage healthy and productive reflection post-performance to allow our ‘mini-athletes’ to digest both positive and negative performances.

2. Parents: Play your part in keeping your child safe in sport

Tuesday 7 October, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

We’ll discuss ways in how you can raise your awareness of safeguarding and welfare and share some top tips for supporting your child at their club – including sharing with you the CPSU’s new guide for how to have supportive conversations with your child about sport.

3. Building resilience and mental toughness in young people

Wednesday 8 October, 7:00 – 8:00 PM

In this session, we will discuss resilience, mental toughness, and what this looks like on- and off-the-grass. Alongside developing knowledge of the two, similarities and differences, practical tips will be offered which aim to help the development of resilience in young athletes.

4. What is incel culture?

Thursday 9 October, 12:00 – 12:45 PM

We’ve linked up with Jo from Newcastle City Council’s community safety and resilience team to speak with parents/carers about incel culture. Jo will explain what is meant by ‘incel culture’ and further your understanding of this online subculture. We’ll discuss symbols used by online communities, the manosphere, online influence and how you can have conversations with young people about this.

Workshops with Kooth

The fantastic online support platform Kooth will be joining us for KYCSIS week to talk to us about supporting young people’s mental health. They will be also be explaining how their free online service supports young people from the age of 11 years and the great resources available for young people, parents, and those engaging with young people like our sports volunteers and coaches.

5. Supporting young people’s Mental Health for parents

Tuesday 7 October, 6:30 – 7:15 PM

6. Supporting young people’s mental health in your sports clubs for sport volunteers

Tuesday 7 October, 7:15 – 8:00 PM