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A helpful guide to the ICP, if you are unsure how it works or what to expect, take a look.
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We are interested to know how people have found the BG complaints service since the beginning of the Whyte Review - either complaints considered under the ICP or those through the BG welfare department.
We would be grateful if you can answer the following questions 👉🏾
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To learn more about parental socialisation into the gymnastics culture, take a look at this article written by one of our co-founders. Shout out to Chris Tomlinson (former CMO at BG) for including this work in BASEM Today to raise awareness of the issues to sports practitioners.
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Lack of transparency from NGB's around safeguarding sanctions enables abusive coaches to work within other orgs unrestricted. 'Top' British coach banned for maltreatment of gymnasts not only working abroad but also working in a consultant capacity in UK.
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Recommendations from the review into UK Canoeing include independent leads for investigations into compliance and safeguarding 'in appropriate cases' given the [previous] culture of fear in reporting.
This would be good governance for all UK Sport funded programmes.
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I do not understand how Canada is assessing & resolving cases of Abuse in Sport. An Olympic level coach found guilty of sexual maltreatment, neglect, grooming & psychological maltreatment = 2 yrs then back to the job. Does the punishment fit the crime, @CQualtro?
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Thank you @Bdownie & @elliedownie 🙏🏽
Your bravery, sacrifice & resilience has helped shape a brighter future for the sport.
Here's to continued progress and a safer gymnastics community.
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For all those coaches and parents who didn't get the memo regarding culture change in @BritGymnastics please see below 👇🏽
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Without knowing the full details, one observation would be that it seems this is classic “retaliation” & “intimidation” by the coaches & / or associations to silence players & parents from speaking out. That IMHO is the #1 issue that needs to be STOPPED!
#speakout
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Those who initially spoke out were accused of being liars, not good enough, doing it for attention, couldn’t hack a winning environment etc
Then the dam burst over time and there were over 400 complaints into the Whyte Review
Progress has been slow and at times wildly misplaced
It's been a loonnggg 7 years, believe me!
💯 my experience.
Disappointed with the correspondence I have recently had with @BritGymnastics. I appreciate they are severely understaffed and have a huge case load, but I don't think a courtesy holding reply is too much to ask 🙄
When you wait months for a reply from @BritGymnastics and when it finally arrives is unsatisfactory.
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Despite 3 safeguarding investigation over 10 yrs & being described by children's services as a 'Brutal taskmaster' & the police concluding her coaching methods are 'bordering on abuse', Rochelle Douglas still "denies any mistreatment of gymnasts". Re-education not an option. BYE
As British Gymnastics unveils new safeguarding rules, the author of a report which found 'systemic' abuse and a 'coach-led culture of fear' tells @stevescott_itv long delays in resolving hundreds of complaints threatens to deter future whistle-blowers
I am curious as to why the coach in the report who was suspended in 2017, and remains suspended following the outcome of that investigation is not on the @BritGymnastics Banned List. It appears she meets the criteria as she reveived a 'time limited ban ... subject to conditions'.
As British Gymnastics unveils new safeguarding rules, the author of a report which found 'systemic' abuse and a 'coach-led culture of fear' tells @stevescott_itv long delays in resolving hundreds of complaints threatens to deter future whistle-blowers
Privileged to have been invited to speak as part of a roundtable organised by the DCMS and share some of my experiences with the Minister for Sport and his team. Unsettling to hear such similar stories from a variety of sports. #BeTheChange
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I know 100s of gymnastics parents. Of those, I've met 2 pushy parents.
But, of the gymnastics COACHES I've met, it was the MAJORITY who did this 👇
Please stop pointing the finger at parents. Please start *supporting* parents to recognise when coaches are being abusive
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Position of Trust -Safeguarding in Sport and Faith
16th November
*Free Event*
Dedicated time and space to discuss the role in protecting children and young people from abuse by those in positions of trust
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Every time I allow myself to believe progress is being made, I hear something that makes me think what the actual @£&%
#OldHabitsDieHard