Child Safe Standard 1

Gymnastics NSW believes child saftey and wellbeing is everyones responsibility. When child safe policies and procedures are implemented effectively it ensures all stakeholders including organisational staff, volunteers and young people and their families are aware of how together our community meets its obligations to create an environment that is safe for children. 

Guiding Principles and Key Behaviours

Child Safe Standard 10:  Policies and Procedures document how the organisation is child safe. 

Key Behaviours: Gymnastics NSW provides oversight and support to technical members, clubs and the members to champion a culture of compliance and ensure they understand our commitment and approach to child safety and wellbeing. Gymnastics NSW policies and procedures address all child safe standards. Our community is unformed about our commitment on child safety and that we take child safety seriously. We make our policies and procedures easily accessible and expect these to be upheld. 


Links and Information


 

1. Child Safety and Member Protection - Access via Gymnastics NSW Policies 

Gymnastics NSW Child Safety and Member Protection Policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding all children and young people and are developed in accordance with Federal and State Law, International and National Sporting Codes & Standards and through a consultative process to reflect community and social expectations. 

2. Athlete Wellbeing Policies and Guidelines - Access via the Gymnastics NSW Business Hub
Gymnastics NSW is committed to the wellbeing of children and young people. With 91% of our athlete members under the age 12, this means everyone involved in our sport has the utmost responsibility to embed practices and create environments that are positive and supportive. Gymnastics NSW fosters a “duty of care” environment where the wellbeing of all high performing athletes is nurtured and protected. Our Player Wellbeing Policies provide guidelines to assist clubs and coaches to provide a caring a supportive environment. 

1. Athlete General Health Guidelines  
2. Athlete Mental Health and Welfare Policies 
3. Injury Treatment and Prevention Policies and Guidelines
4. Safe Training Environment Policies
5. Healthy Eating Policy
6. Education and School Absenteeism Policy
7. High Performance Athletes at Risk Policy
8. State Team and High Performance Squad Athlete Welfare Polices 

3. Gymnastics NSW Organisational Culture Policies - Access via Gymnastics NSW Policies 
Gymnastics NSW is committed to fostering an organisational culture within which the sport, through its Clubs, programs and services that ensures the sport:

- Is accessible and inclusive.
- Is ethical and acts with integrity.
- Makes Members feel valued, engaged, and enjoy their engagement with the sport.
- Implements programs and services that promote wellbeing and sustainable engagement.
-  Delivers quality programs and services.

4. Complaints Handling and Displine - Access via Gymnastics NSW Policies 

Gymnastics NSW grievance and discipline procedures ensure natural justice and due process. 

5.  Governance Policies  - Access via Gymnastics NSW Policies 
Gymnastics NSW is committed to a sound governance framework to ensure expectations are clear, decisions fair and consistent, and accountabilities understood. 

1. Conflict of Interest Policy
2. Reportable Gifts Policy
3. Whistleblower Protection Policy 
4. Privacy Policy
5. Delegations Policy
6. Financial Delegations Policy
7. Governance of Data Policy 

6.  Risk - Access via Gymnastics NSW Policies 
Risk Management is both an individual and a corporate responsibility. A systematic approach to risk management ensures all representatives involved understand the environment in which they operate and allow them to anticipate and manage issues that may impact upon desired objectives.

1. Risk Management Plan [Version 1: 2005] 
2. Risk management Continual Improvement procedures (refer to Member Protection Policy and Child Safe Policy for Risk Matrix)
3. Workplace Health and Safety Policy (Version 1: 2007)
4. Workplace Health and Safety Consultation Statement (Version 1: 2007) 

7.  Recruitment and Selection - Access via Gymnastics NSW Policies  and the Gymnastics NSW Business Hub

1. Working With Children Check
2. Volunteer Policy
3. Child Safe Representative Training
4. Child Safe Representative Course
5. Member Protection Information Officer Course 

What we expect to hear children say: 
"Adults have rules to keep me safe"
"My parents and I know where to find the rules that keep me safe."
"I can understand what the rules mean"

Ongoing Commitment
Gymnastics NSW is committed to ensuring that clear rules and standards are easily accessible to our members. We are transparent in our practices and will be held accountable for any breach of our polices or standards. Gymnastics NSW achieves this through development of policies, procedures and guidelines that meet or exceed government regulation and recommendations and reflect the UN International rights of the Child and political and social standards. .

Gymnastics NSW achieves this through development of policies, procedures and guidelines that meet or exceed government regulation and recommendation and reflect the UN International Rights of the Child and political and social standards.  

Gymnastics NSW achieve this through:

1. Empowering  The UN Rights of the Child are at the core of Gymnastics NSW practice and the National Child Safe Principles are recognized at every level of organisation to ensure that all children and young people have a right to a safe, nurturing and respectful sporting environment. 
2. Enforce  Gymnastics NSW has a regulatory framework in place to act on any wrongdoing in a fair and equitable manner. See Standard 6  for more information
3. Resources In early 2019 Gymnastics NSW released a suite of resources to inform and educate clubs and members of the recommendations from Royal Commission into Child Sexual Offences. These same principles, today, mirror 10 National Child Safe Principals. 
4. Policy  Since 2004 Gymnastics NSW child safety and wellbeing resources have been adopted to maintain and foster a “duty of Care” environment where the wellbeing of all children and young people is nurtured and protected. A number of club specific resources have been developed and are available to clubs through the Gymnastics NSW Business Hub.

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