Welfare – We are all responsible for it!
Athletics is about running, race walking, jumping and throwing as fast, as high and as far as you can. Brighton & Hove AC aims to create an environment where everyone involved in athletics feels safe and secure to enable them to achieve their potential – to run, jump and throw, to coach, officiate or to support those who do.
Welfare covers a range of issues such as safeguarding and protecting children, anti-bullying, equity, poor practice in coaching and disciplinary and grievance matters. It encompasses policies and procedures to set out minimum standards of expectations, such as codes of conduct, procedures to follow for dealing with child protection concerns, and other welfare issues or complaints, and to ensure that England Athletics, clubs and our county association meet their statutory responsibilities to safeguard and protect children.
Marcus Opoku is our club’s welfare officer and is your first point of call if you have any concerns or queries. Contact him by email.
Click on a title below or on the left-hand menu to read more.
• About England Athletics Welfare
• Safeguarding Checks and DBS (CRB replacement) Processes
• Guidance documents and resources
• Useful Links and Signposting
• Disciplinary Decisions, Compliance Matters and Dispute Resolution
• EduCare programme materials
• Eating Disorders
• Mental Health Signposting Support Pathway
• Sun Safety
Brighton & Hove AC’s Inclusion Policy is guided by England Athletics with regard to Disability Legislation and the organisation of events in the county.
It takes the form of a general Policy to be adopted in order to uphold the Disability and Discrimination Act, and Guidance for Race Organisers in order to ensure safety and fairness for all involved in the sport.
England Athletics have also produced a more detailed Inclusion Policy and a document giving Guidance to Inclusive Practice for Race Organisers.
The Inclusion Policy has been produced as part of England Athletics’ commitment to ensure that athletes of all abilities are able to participate equitably within athletics.
The Guidance document is intended to provide guidance for Race Organisers to ensure they are working under the guidance of the England Athletics Inclusion Policy and within the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
View the document HERE.
Members Support Fund
Do you need help to pay for training, membership, injury issues or to travel to compete for the club?
Brighton & Hove Athletic Club has a dedicated fund to support club members. Please don’t suffer in silence; we can help out with small grants.
Please view details and apply HERE.
Privacy Policy
Brighton & Hove AC is a club providing training, running teams, taking part in leagues.
In order to fulfil these roles, it is essential to collect and hold data on athletes.
When athletes affiliate to Brighton & Hove AC they give permission for us to use that information to contact them. If athletes cease membership to Brighton & Hove AC, all information provided by them is removed along with their listing and contact information.
Brighton & Hove AC allows authorised people to photograph athletes within competition/medal presentation/squad training environments.
These photographs are used for publicity & promotional purposes, especially for our website or and social media. We ask whether we have permission to use such photographs of you on your membership form.
Should a photo appear on our website or Facebook page which you would like removed, please email melanie.anning@brightonandhoveac.com
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