Child Welfare
(Head Coach & Welfare Officer)
(Membership Secretary & Welfare Officer)
Child Welfare
We have 2 Child Welfare Officers at Young Athletes Club:
Virginia Mitchell (Head Coach)
Clare Butters (Membership Secretary)
Both Virginia and Clare are registered with England Athletics as qualified Welfare Officers.
Virginia and Clare have both gained their certificate for Safeguarding in Athletics Tier 2 as required by England Athletics.
Please advise Virginia or Clare if you feel you need to speak to someone about any behaviour concerns at YAC that you have seen and are not happy about.
Please contact Virginia on:
Virginia.mitchell@young-athletes.co.uk
Please contact Clare on:
Membership@yac-admin.co.uk
Child Safeguarding Policy
As an England Athletics affiliated club, Young Athletes Club adheres to the Child Safeguarding and Codes of Conduct as detailed on the EA website.
Please follow the link to our Safeguarding Policy on our YAC website
https://www.young-athletes.co.uk/club-policies/
Parents/Members Code of Conduct
As a member of YAC, our parents agree to abide by the UK Athletics Codes of Conduct as detailed here:
https://www.englandathletics.org/clubhub/resource/codes-of-conduct/
Inspiring the Next Generation of Athletes
At Young Athletes Club, we recognise that we have a duty of care to all the children who come to train and compete with us.
We recognise that all members of our coaching team and all who form part of the YAC management team have a responsibility to ensure we provide and maintain an appropriate relationship with each child whilst they are in our care at YAC.
We want parents to know that we will conduct open and suitable operations at all times and that any inappropriate behaviour will be challenged and parental consent sought as necessary.