We're backing Play Safe Weekend 2024
English football unites this weekend to promote Play Safe – the national campaign to focus attention of the vital importance of safeguarding across our game.
Southampton Football Club is right behind Play Safe, which is endorsed by the NSPCC and supported across every level of English football, including the Premier League, EFL, Barclays Women’s Super League, Barclays Women’s Championship, Men’s and Women’s National Leagues and across the grassroots game.
Kim Mundy, our Head of Safeguarding, Governance & EDI said:
"Here at Southampton Football Club, we take safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk extremely seriously and we are committed to ensuring we create safe and inclusive environments for everyone.
"We're proud to be coming together again this weekend to support the FA’s Play Safe campaign - while this weekend has a particular focus on safeguarding, we work hard throughout the season to keep improving and raising awareness of the importance of keeping people safe.
As Sue Ravenlaw, The FA's Head of Safeguarding says: “The central push behind this year’s Play Safe weekend is to create awareness among individuals of the vital safeguarding role they can play in football. It really is about Everyone Everywhere, Every Time."
"Play Safe Weekend is a fantastic way of raising the awareness of safeguarding and putting this at the forefront of people’s minds, not just for this weekend, but throughout the season.
"This year, we’re asking everyone to know their role in safeguarding and we look forward to seeing clubs at every level of the game showing their support across the weekend, to make sure football is safe, fun, and enjoyable for all.”
Crucially, Play Safe also has the full support of The FA’s Survivor Support and Safeguarding Advisory Group, who added:
"It’s essential that everyone in football – no matter if they’re actively involved, or on the sidelines – understands that they have an ongoing safeguarding role to play. Obviously Play Safe is 24/7 and 365 days a year, as is reflected in the Play Safe messaging of ‘Everyone, Everywhere and Every time’.
"This weekend helps with raising awareness of how everyone can help to create safe and positive football spaces, what inappropriate behaviours look, sound, and feel like and importantly how to report concerns.”
If you have a safeguarding concern, or would like some advice, the person to contact at Southampton Football Club is Kim Mundy - [email protected]
