Start to Talk Campaign

Start to Talk Campaign Resources

About the Start to Talk Campaign

Start to Talk is a new Child Safe Sport awareness campaign from Play by the Rules.

Start to Talk is a national campaign which aims to encourage parents and sporting organisations to discuss how they can work together to create a child safe environment.

The campaign features Child Safe Sport resources developed by Sport Integrity Australia.

The campaign was developed in response to recommendations from the Royal Commission which identified sport clubs as having an important role to play in the prevention and detection of abuse. It is based on the European child safety campaign “Start to Talk” lead by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport of the Council of Europe (EPAS).

You can find links to the Safeguarding webpage and supporting Child Safe Sport resources below:

• Child Safe Practices - Dos and Donts
• A Parents/Carers Guide to Selecting a Safe Sporting Club
• How to Involve Children and Young People in Your Sporting Organisation
• Checklist for Selecting a Safe Sporting Club
• Choosing a Child Safe Club – Poster

Start to Talk Campaign Video

Campaign Resources - Radio CSAs

You can download the below audio and use in your club’s promotional campaigns.

   Radio CSA        Indigenous Radio CSA (female voice)     Indigenous Radio CSA (male voice)

• Child Safe Practices Dos and Don'ts

  

  Sport Integrity Australia developed the Child Safe Practices Do’s and Don’ts booklet as an essential guide for anyone involved in children’s sport. The booklet aims to simplify the Child Safe Practices to be easy to read and understand – in bullet point format.

  Download the PDF document

• A Parents/Carers Guide to Selecting a Safe Sporting Club

  

  This guide delves into the detail of what questions parents and carers should be asking of clubs and explains why those questions are important and what it all means for you and your child.

  Download the PDF document

• How to Involve Children and Young People in Your Sporting Organisation

  

  This in-depth guide for clubs and people involved in sport details the benefits of involving children and young people in club activities, how your club can create an environment of success, and examples of what involvement and consultation looks like.

  Download the PDF document

• Checklist for Selecting Safe Sporting Club

  

  The Checklist for Selecting a Safe Sporting Club covers key safeguarding questions parents should be asking when they’re considering a new club for their kids.

  Download the PDF document

• Choosing a Child Safe Club Poster

  

  This poster is a basic summary of questions to ask your child’s sporting club and can be used as a reminder for parents or printed out and displayed in a club to show their commitment to child safety.

  Download the PDF document

SIA Safeguarding Resources

• Key SIA Safeguarding Resources

  

  To understand the right questions to ask – its important that you upskill yourself with the right information.
  
  Click below to be taken through to the Sport Integrity Australia Safeguarding Website where you can access national Safeguarding Resources.

  Sport Integrity Australia Safeguarding Resources

Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Resources

• Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Guide for parents and carers

  

  Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has produced a Guide for Parents and Carers with information and tips that help you consider what safety and wellbeing arrangements are in place with organisations that provide sport and educational services to your children.

  Download the Guide

• National Child Safe Principles

  

  The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations aim to provide a nationally consistent approach to creating organisational cultures that foster child safety and wellbeing. The National Principles reflect ten child safe standards recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

  Download the National Principles