In today’s episode you are joined with our Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts Project Manager, Jo Aldridge. 

Jo shares some insight into how parents should choose a martial arts/ sports club and how the safeguarding Code in Martial Arts project works to help parents in England make safer choices.

Jo has worked in National Governing Bodies of sport, sport business and governance for over 15 years. Initially setting up the project in 2018, Jo has worked with Sport England ever since as Project Manager for the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts. The scheme, hosted within NWG Network, supports the unregulated sector of martial arts with safeguarding support and helps clubs and organisations demonstrate their good safeguarding standards to parents, carers, schools and leisure establishments.

Jo has been a part of management teams within British Athletics and British Dressage. She set up and ran a men’s professional basketball team in the British Basketball League and was previously a shareholder/ Director in a sport business consultancy helping her to understand the structure and governance of sport in the UK, the importance of sport volunteers and how a positive experience in sport can transform lives.

*Please note the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts is only relevant to clubs in England

Jo can be contacted on:

Phone: 01332 585371 or 07956 773739 Email: [email protected] Website: www.safeguardingcode.com

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