Hartswood Safeguarding Policy
Hartswood Tennis Club is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all its members. The club adheres to LTA standards on safeguarding and believes that members, coaches, administrators, and parents/guardians should always show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others. Verbal abuse or aggression of any kind is not acceptable and will be taken seriously.

 

Hartswood is a  LTA Registered Venue 

As the governing body of tennis in Britain, it is the LTA’s duty to promote the safety of all those who play, volunteer and support tennis in this country. The LTA is therefore committed to supporting and enabling registered venues to ensure that these standards are upheld.

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To be eligible for LTA registration, venues must meet the following standards:

1. Have a set of clear safeguarding policies that have been implemented within the venue.

2. Ensure that there is strong awareness of the safeguarding policies and how to report a concern to all involved at the venue.

3. Have a Welfare Officer(s) who has undergone the necessary training, is engaged in their role and supporting the venue to promote a positive safeguarding culture.

4. Ensure that relevant roles within the venue have completed a satisfactory criminal records check and that any coaches qualified to Level 2 or above are LTA Accredited or Accredited+.

5. Have embedded safeguarding into the venue’s operations, conducting safeguarding risk assessments of relevant activities.
   
   Please contact the club welfare officers in case of any issue:
   
   MARIA SMITH – WELFARE OFFICER                                                                EMER O’NEILL – WELFARE OFFICER​​                   HARTSWOOD JUNIOR MEMBERS & YOUTHS                                                     HARTSWOOD ADULT MEMBERS  

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"I have been a Hartswood member for 8 years"
and have been passionate about tennis for most of my life.  

I love the fact that tennis is both an individual and team
sport and the way that it can bring people together both on
and off court. We are a tennis family.  My daughter is a social
tennis player, and my son is a performance tennis player.  
I am also a club and team tennis player..

 I am responsible for the welfare of Juniors at
Hartswood Tennis Club."

Contact me at ‘Junior.officer@Hartswoodtennis.co.uk'

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Other related policies:

Anti-bullying Policy

We do not tolerate bullying of any kind at Hartswood and our policy is here. ​

Diversity and Inclusion Policy

We encourage diversity and inclusion as we believe it makes for a happier and healthier​

club culture and our policy is here.​​

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1.   Changing room Policy

2.  Accident and emergency procedures and forms

3.  CCTV policy

​4.  Photographing and filming of children policy