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Christmas Message from Academy Director, Paul Williams
To our incredible players,
What a year! As 2021 draws to a close, on behalf of all the staff at BCFC Academy I would like to thank you all for the commitment, hard work, determination and resilience you have demonstrated as we continue to navigate a way to live, work and play through a pandemic. I cannot promise that the New Year will be any less complex, but I am confident that together, we will rise to that challenge.
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More...FAO: Academy Parents URGENT (EVENT CANCELLED)
This event has been CANCELLED due to covid safety reasons.
Dear Parents,
As discussed at the beginning of the season, the Academy will be providing parent workshops for the various safeguarding topics that we are training staff on and educating players about.
Our next topic is CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation), and we have arranged for the Safeguarding in Sport Lead from the NWG Exploitation Response Unit to deliver workshops to parents.
The first sessions will take place thi...
More...Parents Workshop - How To Help, Not Hinder
Dear Parents,
Solutionsmindset (Steve Sallis) is delivering two online webinars at no cost to participants through the LFE.
Steve Sallis provides people with mental conditioning support, alongside delivering leadership and behaviour change masterclasses.
You are invited to join ‘Parenting Performance: How To Help, Not Hinder’ webinar on Monday 6th December at 6.00pm
You can register for the webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldempqT8uH9ds_VV9u2a5dxXXT...
More...Behaviour Policy
The Academy are launching a new Behaviour Policy for players. You can download a copy of the policy on the Safeguarding & Player Care department page on this site. The policy will come into effect as of Tuesday 9th November.
This is an entirely new document, so can I please ask you to take 10 minutes to have a careful look through.
Whilst most of our players always do the right thing and are a credit to the Club, it is imperative that we are clear in our expectations, so that paren...
More...Academy Highlights of the Month | August 2021
Hi All,
Please click here to view the ‘Academy Highlights of the Month’ for Augist 2021.
If you ever have any suggestions for the Academy Highlights of the Month newsletter then please do not hesitate to email our Academy Operations Coordinator, Alastair Chaplin, on Alastair.Chaplin@bcfc.com.
Many thanks,
BCFC Academy
More...Academy Highlights of the Month | September 2021
Hi All,
Please click here to view the ‘Academy Highlights of the Month’ for September 2021.
If you ever have any suggestions for the Academy Highlights of the Month newsletter then please do not hesitate to email our Academy Operations Coordinator, Alastair Chaplin, on Alastair.Chaplin@bcfc.com.
Many thanks,
BCFC Academy
More...SPCC Online Safety Workshop
Following the 2 online workshops held last month by the NSPCC, please find attached some information that may be useful that was discussed during these sessions. There is a fact sheet and a list of resources where advice and further information can be found. Should you have any questions, please contact the player safety team at the academy.
Please use these links below:
More...NSPCC CPSUs Parents in Sport Week
Dear Parents,
The Club are pleased to be supporting the NSPCC Parents in Sport Week. This year’s campaign focuses on giving parents the information and tools they need to play an active part in safeguarding in sport.
Please keep an eye on our websites and social media accounts throughout the week for tips, videos and learning opportunities.
We would like to kick start the week with inviting you to take part in a new free e-learning course for parents, created by the NSPCC’s Chi...
More...Parents Voice Feedback
Dear Parents
Thank you to all those who took the time to respond to our first Parent Voice survey of the season last month - the response rate was 48.22%.
The Operations & Player Care departments have worked to feedback all of the date gathered to our staff. A summary of your responses were presented to all staff at a recent CPD event, and Heads of Department have looked at where and how they incorporate your feedback into improving the Academy programme.
Departmental objective...
More...AiSCOUT - Safeguarding Concern
Dear Parents,
We have been made aware of an app call AiSCOUT.
The idea is that it is used by professional scouts to get details of potential players. Players upload their details and videos for scouts to view. The EFL were completely unaware of the app until we brought it to their attention, and they and the FA and PFA are now looking into it.
Please be aware that this app is not regulated, and there is no way of knowing that the people accessing players information and videos ...
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