Safeguarding: Guidance and Resources
Here's some organisations to help your safeguarding practices.
Date: 19 September 2025 Author: Energise Me
The theme of this year’s National Inclusion Week is ‘Now Is The Time.’ A great reminder for the physical activity workforce that small changes can make a big difference in helping everyone feel welcome in sport and physical activity.
Here, you’ll find some resources that can help you build confidence, expand your knowledge and take practical steps towards greater inclusivity.
The Activity Alliance works to engage more disabled people in physical activity. Whether you’re designing new sessions or refreshing your knowledge around inclusive language, their website is a hub of useful insights, guidance, and resources.
Maybe you’re trying to diversify your workforce? EmployAbility Leisure is an initiative to create more accessible and inclusive training and workplaces for disabled people in the leisure sector.
Communication matters. This guide explores how to listen to audiences and use insights to connect more effectively, with a particular focus on language, messages, and channels preferred by disabled people.
The LGBTQ+ community can face barriers when taking part in sport. Buddle has put together practical tips to help community sport organisations embed LGBTQ+ inclusion and create safer, more welcoming spaces.
From templates and checklists to webinars and video clips, the CPSU offers a wide range of tools to help you create safe, inclusive environments for children and young people.
This organisation provides practical resources to help you engage more disabled people in sport and physical activity, making your sessions more inclusive.
If you want to discuss real life scenarios and give/gain support from other local professionals, join this Hampshire and Isle of Wight EDI group.
Kick It Out works to tackle discrimination across every level of football. Their resources can help you challenge exclusionary behaviours and build a fairer game.
This platform supports clubs and organisations to make inclusion happen in practice. Their website offers e-learning, guides, podcasts, and more to help you on your inclusion journey.
StreetGames offers training to help the workforce build skills and knowledge across sport, physical activity, community safety, and wellbeing. Their programmes are designed to empower communities through inclusive approaches.
Every woman deserves the chance to be active. But there are still so many barriers stopping them. This insight will help you design and deliver opportunities that are truly accessible, affordable and welcoming.
Delve deeper into the Belonging Starts With Inclusion insights.
Although 60% of Black girls dream of becoming elite athletes, they are the least active group of girls in England. Women in Sport’s recent report explores the barriers Black girls face and how we can break them down.
Helping us tackle inactivity to boost health and happiness
