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Safeguarding

Courses you can take at home

The FA

Safeguarding For All

Our new online course provides a basic overview of how to safeguard children, looking specifically at best practice, poor practice, and abuse topics. 

 

If you're under 18, it'll also explain how to safeguard yourself. This course is the perfect place to start if you have not done a safeguarding qualification before.
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The FA

Safeguarding Children Course

Providing club representatives, coaches, referees and managers with an awareness of best practice in safeguarding children in football.

This new online course is now available to book.

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The FA

Welfare Officers Course

Building on the Safeguarding Children Course, focusing on the specifics of the role, what is required, and the key tools needed to carry out the role

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The FA

Safeguarding for committee members

This course will support you, as a committee member, to identify your individual and collective responsibility in safeguarding, so as a team you create an environment where the wellbeing of children and young people (under 18s) is central to all that you do.
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The FA

ONLINE SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN RECERTIFICATION

Our online Safeguarding Children Recertification is available for anyone who has previously completed The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop or online Recertification, and your qualification is due to expire in the next six months, or it has already expired.

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The FA

Guide to safeguarding adults

This module explores the meaning of ‘safeguarding adults’ and ‘adults at risk’. It looks at:
• The context of abuse – and the signs and indicators
• How to report any concerns
• How to use safeguards to reduce the risk of harm
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Futsal, goalkeeping, medical and more

Wherever you want your coaching journey to go, we're here to support you!

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Coaching Football
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Coaching Futsal
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Coaching goalkeepers
Callum Hudson-Odoi on the ball for England

Talent Id

We have courses from Level 1 up to Level 5
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Medical
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Disability Coaching

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CPD events

Take a look at the webinars and national learning events we've got coming up. View all

Steve Smithies
18.10.21

Steve Smithies My journey to CEO
Coach delivering a session
19.10.21

Clubs - build your legacy: The importance of supporting female coaches…
Gareth Southgate, Steve Holland, Chris Powell and Paul Nevin
25.10.21

Black, English and Proud
FA Futsal ball
03.11.21

Futsal Tournament Analysis
Sandy MacIver
19.01.22

Recruitment, Loans and Pathways
Aaron Ramsdale training at St. George's Park
03.05.22

The role of the assistant goalkeeper coach