Safeguarding
Caroline Oakes
ggnc-safeguarding@outlook.com
Netball and the enjoyment of netball for all is a real passion of mine.
I have been part of the Gators family since around 2013, about a year after I finished my Back to Netball sessions after a long break from the sport after Secondary School. I first began my role as Safeguarding Officer for the club in 2015, but scaled back to just enjoying playing for Gators after the birth of my second son in 2017. During that time, I attended Safeguarding training and supported the club with any issues that occurred.
I have a wealth of knowledge about the importance of, and procedures for, Safeguarding due to my role as a Primary School Teacher, which I qualified as in 2008.
The welfare of young people is of great importance to me and I hope you will find me to be approachable, supportive and, above all, empathetic to the needs and concerns of the young players in the club.
Our Policy
Everyone has a part to play in ensuring that the young people in netball are safe and getting the most they can from their involvement in the sport.
GGNC adopts the England Netball Safeguarding Young People in Netball Policy and who provides a range of guidance and resources to help safeguard from any risk of harm to young people and to ensure that any vulnerable young people are provided with the best support available. You will find a section on the ENjoy, ENtrust, ENsure pages of the England Netball website, specific to your needs and links to lots of documents you need.
At GGNC we have broadened our definition of safeguarding to include well-being. You will find wellbeing pages on this website which contains useful information regarding wellbeing of both the body and mind.
You can find further advice from England Netball by contacting 01509 277850 or by email besafe@englandnetball.co.uk. Click here for the website.
Click here to visit the Anti Bullying Alliance website.
GGNC expects all members, parents and supporters to have read, understood and adhere to our policies and codes of conducts.