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Safeguarding Adults Course

This free, online module explores how to safeguard adults as well as defining an ‘adult at risk’.

Course Overview

Introduction to Coaching Football

Course type:

Online

Free

Duration:

1 hour 10 mins

Minimum age:

14

Price:

Free

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About the course

This module explores the meaning of ‘safeguarding adults’ and ‘adult at risk’.

It takes a closer look at:

  • The context of abuse – and the signs and indicators
  • How to report any concerns
  • How to use safeguards to reduce the risk of harm

It also introduces the role of club welfare officer (adult disability teams) – a role similar to the club welfare officer in youth football.

Reasonable adjustments

To request a reasonable adjustment on this course, please follow this link.

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Reasonable Adjustments Policy.


Already Started?

If you started this course before 9th December 2025, your progress has not been transferred to the new My Learning platform. You will need to restart and complete the course in the new platform for your completion to be recorded.

If you enrolled and started this course after 9am on 9th December 2025, you can continue the course here

Your completion history will remain on your FAN and you can log in to your My Account here to view your record of achievement.

 

How to get started

To access this course, follow these simple steps:

Login here. To do this, you need a FAN ID. If you've got one already, perfect – simply use the linked email address and password to login. If not, select the 'Create an account' option. This will walk you through the registration process.

Enter the course. Once you've got your FAN ID and logged in simply select the course from your homepage to get started.

Who is this course for?

This module is for anyone who wants to check or extend their understanding of this topic, including:

  • People in grassroots open-age disability football

  • County FA staff, council and board members

  • Staff in community club organisations in the EFLT who support disability programmes

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