Our club is committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all our swimmers, so that when they participate in club swims, they do so in a relaxed and secure environment our club has Swim Mark accreditation.  This is the Swim England’s ‘quality standard’ to recognise the clubs that are committed to providing safe, effective and quality services for the benefit of their members. These are clubs with high standards of governance, sustainability and effectiveness.

 

Trowbridge ASC welfare policies aim to ensure that:

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• All our swimmers are safe and protected from harm.

• All swimmers feel safe and adopt safe and healthy practices.

• Swimmers, staff, club officers, visitors, volunteers and parents are aware of the expected behaviours' and the club's responsibilities.

 

If you have a concern about the welfare of any child or the behaviour of an adult towards any child you should, without delay, contact the club welfare officer:   Emily Bailey - welfare@swimtrowbridge.co.uk

 

The Welfare Officer role is essential in providing a first point of contact for children and adults within the club who have a child safeguarding or welfare concern, this can be raised by children, parents and other adults.

In partnership with the club committee, the Welfare Officer ensures that the club is adopting and implementing the various safeguarding policy and procedures, which are necessary for it to demonstrate its duty of care to children.

 

What do I do if I have a welfare or safeguarding concern?

For non-urgent concerns or queries, please contact me via email welfare@swimtrowbridge.co.uk (please note that these emails will be checked at least weekly) or the TASC website https://www.swimtrowbridge.co.uk/welfare-officers-contact

For urgent concerns, please speak to me (if I am present) or one of the coaches or a member of the committee.

If I am not available, please contact MASH on 0300 4560108, 8.45am-5pm, Monday-Thursday and 8.45am-4pm Friday or Out of Hours 0300 456 0100. If there is immediate danger, phone the police or emergency services on 999.

You can also contact the Swim England and NSPCC Child Protection Helpline on 0808 100 4001. This phoneline is open 24 hours a day, every day.

 

Further information: ​

If you would like to know more about safeguarding in Wiltshire, please visit the Wiltshire Safeguarding Children Board website or look at Wavepower 2024: The Swim England Child Safeguarding policy and procedures on the Swim England website.  

 

Many thanks

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