{"id":6357,"date":"2023-02-27T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/?p=6357"},"modified":"2023-02-27T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:22:35","slug":"the-centre-for-child-protection-launches-new-safeguarding-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/2023\/02\/27\/the-centre-for-child-protection-launches-new-safeguarding-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Centre for Child Protection launches new safeguarding simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kent and the LTA, supported with funding by Sport England and the National Lottery, are pleased to have partnered to launch a safeguarding simulation called \u2018Izzey\u2019s Story: a safeguarding concern in tennis\u2019<\/a>. The simulation, designed for Welfare Officers and County Safeguarding Officers, offers a new form of training to help address safeguarding issues.<\/p>\n

The simulation explores a case of grooming happening over a period of time at a tennis club \u2013 something not easily achieved via traditional methods of training which are constrained by written scenarios or short videos. Acting as a form of learning, the simulation brings across a more accurate depiction of the grooming process and the nuanced aspects which can be overlooked, including cultural and attitudinal issues within a club, volunteers being isolated and not supported by committees, the risks around the use of social media, and the role of parents, children and others in the club.<\/p>\n

The simulation will take players through a number of scenes following Izzey\u2019s story, including text messages, social media communication, emails, audio clips and videos of different characters interacting.<\/p>\n

The intention of the simulation is to provide a safe learning environment whereby a visual interactive setting and emotive characters will provide a wealth of content for players to develop their knowledge and skills in a safe learning environment that is relevant to their role. The simulations aims to increase awareness of grooming and change attitudinal values towards certain practices which are often used by groomers seeking to exploit children.<\/p>\n

The simulation was developed with Dr Tracee Green, Professor Jane Reeves and other experts from Kent\u2019s\u00a0Centre for Child Protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr Tracee Green<\/a>, Head of the Centre for Child Protection, added: \u2018The Centre for Child Protection has a history of getting to the heart of child protection training using the latest research, innovation and technology while working in collaboration with key stakeholders. Professor Jane Reeves has been at the forefront of this pioneering work and has built upon an impressive portfolio of simulations with inspiring impact. We are excited about this recent collaboration with the LTA \u2013 resulting in the \u2018Izzey\u2019s Story\u2019 game. This work builds on the core principles that safeguarding is everyone\u2019s responsibility. It draws from the expertise of a proactive sporting community who want to promote good safeguarding practices and integrates proven learning pedagogy which will be of great benefit to the children \u2018Izzey\u2019s Story\u2019 aims to keep safe.\u2019<\/p>\n

Professor Jane Reeves<\/a>\u00a0said: \u2018The significance of \u2018Izzey\u2019s Story\u2019 is that it recognises that grooming is a sad reality in sport and that in tennis, club welfare officers and county safeguarding officers across Britain benefit from training on this.\u00a0\u2018Izzey\u2019s Story\u2019 is an important, modern and significant piece of training designed in partnership between The Centre for Child Protection and the LTA, which tackles a complex area of abuse by entering Izzey\u2019s life. Officers are given a window into her life via her social media pages and the relationships she forms so they are able to see how she is groomed, the risks she is exposed to as well as the protective relationships and factors which also exist.\u00a0The simulation facilitates discussions about the risks and promotes learning about the procedures, policies and relationships in the LTA that exist to protect young people like Izzey and are designed to stop grooming in its tracks.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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