AFFILIATION 2022/23

Below you will find the requirements for your club officials in order to be able to affiliate for the 2022/23 season, along with useful links to courses:

• Welfare Officer Course: http://thebootroom.thefa.com/learning/qualifications/welfare-officers-course
• FA Safeguarding Children Course: http://thebootroom.thefa.com/learning/qualifications/safeguarding-children-course
• FA Safeguarding for Committee Members: https://falearning.thefa.com/course/view.php?id=77

DBS GUIDANCE

If you have a member of your club who needs to renew their DBS, please use this step-by-step guide to help them through the process:

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

REFEREE REGISTRATION 2022/23

For registration season 2022/23 Referees within youth football must have an in-date DBS and an in-date one of the following safeguarding education courses; Safeguarding for All, Safeguarding Children Course, or Safeguarding recertification - (if they have an existing in-date safeguarding workshop Face-to-Face workshop this will allows you to register as a referee).
               
To be clear 14-15yr old's should complete the FA's 'Safeguarding for All'.

• FA Safeguarding Children Course: http://thebootroom.thefa.com/learning/qualifications/safeguarding-children-course
• FA Safeguarding for All Course: https://falearning.thefa.com/course/view.php?id=1774 
• FA Safeguarding Children Re-certification: http://thebootroom.thefa.com/learning/qualifications/online-safeguarding-children-re-certification 

1-TO-1 SUPPORT SESSIONS FOR WELFARE OFFICERS

Our Safeguarding Manager, Nadine Crane, is available to meet with Welfare Officers on a 1-to-1 basis either via telephone, video call or in person. If you require Safeguarding support or specific advice, please fill in this form and we will book you in.

PRIVACY POLICY 

Should you ever require this for reference, please find the link below to Cheshire FA’s Privacy Policy:

https://www.cheshirefa.com/public/privacy-policy 

You can also find the FA’s Safeguarding Privacy Policy here:

https://www.thefa.com/public/privacy/safeguarding


BEST PRACTICE

Finally, we are aware that there are so many clubs and organisations across Cheshire doing some fantastic work. If YOU have an example of best practice that you do within your organisation that you would like to share, we would love to hear about it and then we can look to come and find out more in person, to see it for ourselves. You may have a youth forum to listen to the voices of the children within your club, or you may plan completely inclusive sessions – whatever it may be, let us know! Safeguarding@CheshireFA.com 


SAFEGUARDING TEAM AT CHESHIRE FA

If you need any help, please contact our Safeguarding Team (below)

SAFEGUARDING@CHESHIREFA.COM 

Designated Safeguarding Officer: Nadine Crane
Senior Safeguarding Lead: Steve Smithies
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer: Greg McLean
Deputy Senior Safeguarding Lead: Danielle Shields 

Let’s continue to ensure that Safeguarding remains at the forefront of our minds in our day-to-day operations within football across Cheshire. Thank you.