Local Judo club leads the way with new Safeguarding Code Droitwich Spa Judo Club, Kazoku-Kan is leading the charge in sports safeguarding, having successfully attained the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts mark. Achieving the Safeguarding Code, demonstrates Kazoku-Kan's commitment to upholding its duty-of-care to the community and young people and recognises Kazoku-Kan as a martial arts provider that has reached and effectively maintained good safeguarding standards. The Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts has been created so that parents and carers can clearly identify a martial arts provider that have demonstrated that they have reached and maintained good safeguarding standards and can make informed decisions when selecting a club for their child.
Sue Harrison, Stakeholder Marketing at the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts said: “We are delighted to see that so many clubs, including Kazoku-Kan in Droitwich spa, have successfully attained the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts. “When making choices about martial arts schools, parents and carers can easily determine, and be reassured that clubs in their local area are committed to safeguarding and upholding safe practices for their children if they display the Safeguarding Code ‘mark’.”
Richard Morrish, club owner and sensei at Kazoku-Kan said: "All of our volunteers and Instructing team have worked very hard to obtain this recognised mark of excellence and I am very proud to be running one of the only clubs in our Area to have earned this merit. Our Safeguarding is second to none and we have a fully qualified Safeguarding team that oversees all aspects of the club's policy's and protocols. So I want to extend a massive thank you to everyone that has helped the club achieve this fantastic recognition."
Developed in consultation with Sport England, representatives from martial arts governing bodies, and leading safeguarding experts, the Code is funded by the National Lottery and was launched by the Sports Minister in 2018. To date, over 500clubs have now attained the Code and these can be viewed via our interactive map https://www.safeguardingcode.com/local/map/
