Children’s Week 2024: Celebrating children's right to clean and safe sport
Children's Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood, a time for children to demonstrate their talents, skills and abilities.
This year's theme: Children have the right to a clean and safe environment emphasises a crucial aspect of their well-being.
At Sport Integrity Australia, we believe that the right to a safe environment extends to every corner of a child’s life, including the sports fields, courts and running tracks where they chase their sporting dreams.
As part of Children's Week 2024 we are highlighting our commitment to protecting children and young people in sport.
Sport Integrity Australia works hand-in-hand with sports organisations across Australia to build their capacity to provide safe, supportive environments where children can thrive.
We provide education resources, personalised support and practical tools to help sporting bodies, parents and caregivers foster spaces where integrity and safety are paramount.
The week promotes the United Nations Convention of the Rights of a Child, that has helped transform children’s lives around the world by setting 54 provisions to make sure that children are listened to when adults make decisions that affect them.
Sport integrity and safe sporting environments
Every child deserves to enjoy their childhood in an environment that prioritises their wellbeing. Sport Integrity Australia supports this vision by equipping sports with the resources they need to safeguard children and young athletes.
Our work spans across developing a consistent approach to safeguarding policy and child safe practices, providing educational tools and working directly with sporting bodies to enhance their safeguarding practices.
Through our resources, sports clubs can access guides and templates to effectively manage high risk events for children and young people. This ensures their safety is always front and centre. Our resources are designed to empower sports organisations to implement best practices, making sport a safer place for all young athletes.
Resources for parents and caregivers
Parents and caregivers play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of their children in sport. To assist, we offer a range of resources, including practical guides, fact sheets and videos that help parents choose safe sporting clubs and practices. Whether it's understanding the Do's and Don’ts [PDF 6MB] of safe participation, or spotting potential risks, our resources are geared towards empowering parents to make informed decisions about their children's involvement in sport.
In addition, we provide free online courses such as the Parents’ Guide to Clean Sport and Clean Sport 101. These courses are available on our eLearning platform and are designed to equip parents and sporting communities with critical knowledge about the Anti-Doping rules, doping risks, healthy sport culture, nutrition and the risks of supplement use.
All things parents need to know to support their children's sporting journey; while ensuring they’re participating in clean, safe and ethical sports environments.
Building integrity through schools and sports
Sport Integrity Australia's commitment to children's safety also extends to schools. Our schools program offers lesson guides and resource kits designed to teach the next generation of athletes, coaches, and sports personnel about the importance of integrity in sport. By engaging with children and young people early, we can instil the values of fairness, safety and respect to help shape the future of Australian sport.
Join us in celebrating Children's Week
This Children's Week we celebrate the right of children to enjoy their childhood in clean safe and supportive environments. At Sport Integrity Australia, we're proud to play our part to ensure that sport is one of those environments. By working together with parents, caregivers, sporting organisations and schools, we can protect the next generation of athletes and ensure that every child has the opportunity to safely experience the joy of sport.
- Explore our safeguarding resources and learn more about how we're protecting children in sport.
- Let's work together to keep sport safe for all young athletes.
- Visit the Children’s Week website to find an activity near you.
