Free Online Safeguarding & Protecting Children Course

Welsh Judo is pleased to share the following FREE safeguarding training opportunity for coaches, provided by Sport Wales in partnership with UK Coaching.

These online Safeguarding & Protecting Children workshops are designed to support coaches working with children and young people in sport.

Why attend?

By attending the course, coaches will:

• Identify and recognise good coaching practice and its implications

• Refresh their knowledge of safeguarding issues, including what to do — and what not to do

• Explore personal values and attitudes and how these can affect safeguarding responses

• Learn how to take appropriate action if concerns about a child arise

• Learn from experienced safeguarding tutors with real-world experience (e.g. club welfare officers, teachers, police officers)

Course details

• Format: Online

• Cost: FREE (for coaches in Wales)

• Duration: 6.30pm – 9.00pm

• Booking: One space per booking

February 2026 course dates

• Tuesday 3 February 2026
  ⏰ 6.30pm – 9.00pm
  👉 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/yrmyasfa

• Thursday 5 February 2026
  ⏰ 6.30pm – 9.00pm
  👉 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3acvuzyx

Future dates in 2026

Additional free courses will take place on:

• Tuesday 24 March & Thursday 26 March

• Tuesday 2 June & Thursday 4 June

• Tuesday 15 September & Thursday 17 September

👉 Please note: Booking for future dates will open 6 weeks before each course, and Welsh Judo will share reminders when links become available.

Welsh Judo strongly encourages clubs to promote this opportunity to their coaching workforce as part of their ongoing safeguarding responsibilities.