The Skater's Handbook is designed to provide skater's (and their parents/carers) with essential information in one place.
The Skater's Handbook provides essential information for skater's all in one convenient location.
1. All participant's (including skater's, parents, coaches, carer's and volunteers etc.) must comply with the IS Code of Conduct.
2. Inclusive Skating has lots of policies that help to promote your welfare. The most important are the Safety Policy, the Session Risk Assessments and your individual profile.
3. There's a welfare officer and a reporting pathway for reporting any concerns.
Is it a Safeguarding Issue : Ask the 4 W Questions
Who
What
When
Where
There can be a how if appropriate
There should never be a WHY!
Obtain this information to assess whether this is a concern or safeguarding issue.
Volunteers should have enough information to make a decision on this and refer if necessary.
Remember you can report and we will record low level concerns too even if it doesn’t raise a safeguarding issue!
Safeguarding Officer is Ben Salmon who can be contacted at safeguarding@inclusiveskating.org
Any form of feedback or complaint can be directed to Christopher Martin Davis who is the Complaints Officer who can be contacted at development@inclusiveskating.org
Any form of welfare concern can be directed to Margarita Sweeney- Baird who is the Welfare Officer. Margarita can be contacted at margarita@inclusiveskating.org
If you are unsure who to contact, general enquires can be directed to contact@inclusiveskating.org
4. Inclusive Skating seeks to provide you with additional opportunities
5. Skater's Forum (under development)
Inclusive Skating is establishing a Skater's Forum to amplify the skater's voice. Please contact us if you're interested in contributing/ participating/ supporting this initiative.