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Singapore Gymnastics (SG) is committed to having a proactive and preventative approach to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of all Children who access gymnastics programmes across Singapore. In late 2018 SG declared their position on developing, promoting and ensuring a child safe environment by implementing a Child Commitment Statement. Over the past few years all affiliated Gymnastics Clubs have also acknowledged the importance of this by agreeing and implementing their own Club Child Commitment Statement.
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With the membership base being predominantly children under the age of 18 it is important that SG uphold a commitment to a Child Safe environment and have now taken the next step by adopting a new Child Safe Policy. The Child Safe Policy stands alongside SG’s Member Protection Policy that was adopted in January 2019, and further expands on SG’s Coaches Code of Ethical Practise. These documents show the importance that SG places on ensuring it has a prioritised focus on child protection.
The purpose of the Child Safe policy is to:
- Clearly demonstrate Singapore Gymnastics’ commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Inform all leaders, staff and volunteers of their obligations to act ethically towards children and their roles and responsibilities in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children.
- Give guidance on the processes and procedures that aim to ensure children’s safety and wellbeing across all areas of the organisation’s work.
The implementation of the policy is part of SG larger strategic Child Safe Plan, which also includes educational workshops, courses and online modules that support and inform our gymnastics clubs and coaches.
The policy will come into effect as of the 1 January 2022, and in the lead up SG is committed to communicating the policy to all stakeholders over the next few months through forums and workshops. It is important that we make sure that everyone understands their rights and also the behaviours expected of all involved in the sport of gymnastics. The policy will be distributed direct to Affiliated Clubs and Technical Members in the upcoming weeks, and SG encourages all affiliated clubs and coaches to become familiar with the policy prior to January 2022.
