10 STEPS TO SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN IN CRICKET CHILD WELLBEING AND PROTECTION POLICY Updated September 2019 Reviewed January 2017 1 Acknowledgements Cricket Scotland would like to thank CHILDREN 1ST and sportscotland for their assistance in the preparation of this publication, which is based closely on the Children 1st 10 Steps to Safeguarding Children in Sport document. Copies of the 10 steps to Safeguarding Children in Sport document can be made available in other formats and languages. Please contact the Safeguarding in Sport Service for more information. www.safeguardinginsport.org.uk Email:
[email protected] 2 Guidance: Children’s Wellbeing in Scotland It is important to recognise what we mean by children’s wellbeing. As part of Scotland’s national approach to ‘Getting it Right for Every Child’ (GIRFEC), the wellbeing wheel demonstrates the eight indicators that are believed to be essential for a child’s overall wellbeing. By having a universal language and understanding for all people that work with children, collectively we can contribute to promoting, supporting and safeguarding a child’s wellbeing whether they are in an educational, health, community or sports setting. It is essential that in sport we understand not only how participation in sport contributes to these wellbeing indicators, but also what we need to do if we are ever worried that something is impacting a child’s wellbeing. As part of the ‘Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014’, the concept of wellbeing and the GIRFEC approach is now enshrined