BRITISH JU-JITSU AND KOBUDO ORGANISATION

Our Team take GDPR seriously, we are constantly updating our knowledge so that we are up to date with regulations and new ways to keep our club members data safe, we can then advise our registered club instructors on how to keep their student data safe too.

Dealing with problem students or instructors and confrontational behaviour.

A skill need when mediating and dealing with complaints. 

Having the tools neccessary to keep discussions kalm and preventing escallation, can make a huge difference to both instructors, and students/parents, especially when an issue needs to be resolved quickly.

This Qualification covers a wide spectrum and is very important to the BJJKO.

Mental health problems often develop during the teenage period. As many as 1 out of 5 teenagers are dealing with these problems. Therefore, it is important that we know how to recognise common mental health problems, know how they arise, what we can do to prevent them and what our club instructors should look out for.

Understand the emergence of COVID-19 and how we respond to it going forward is vital to all martial arts organisations. 

As an organisation we feel it is imperative that we understand how to protect our members.

With the outbreak of a novel coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, people worldwide are working to address it, we expect this virus will pass however at present we are taking all precautions in the interest of our clubs. advise for clubs is available by contacting our safeguarding officer.

Food Allergen Awareness and how we comply with the UK's allergen laws, is relevant for our organisation and any club that plans to host training courses or seminars where food is made available, understanding which foods commonly cause allergic reactions, how these should be labelled on food products under the EU Food Information for Consumers (FIC) Regulation, and how to ensure students and guests are provided with accurate information about the food they are offered.

This CSE Awareness ensures Safeguarding Officers and CWO’s understand the complexities involved with child sexual exploitation issues and be aware of how to recognise it, who is most at risk, why young people respond in the way that they do and how children become implicated in CSE. This gives the BJJKO and its Safeguarding team essential information on what constitutes best practice for responding to concerns and making referrals to social care.

Our organisation's Safeguarding officers aim to raise awareness of mental health issues, help instructors and club CWO's to support students and other instructors, we host regular workshops to help raise awareness and reduce discrimination and stigma.

Everyone within our organisation can  become stressed. This can impact us both at home and while teaching at our clubs.

Pressure can be positive and motivating. Stress is when this pressure becomes too much and is a natural reaction to too much pressure, allowing stress to affect the way instructors run their club can be distructive.

By understanding triggers and helping instructors manage stress we hope to help improve the way CWO's and instructors aproach stress.

Equality and Diversity training is important to BJJKO officials from assistant instructors, club instructors, senior instructors in charge of a club and BJJKO Safeguarding Officials such as Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Officers and club CWO’s in all our clubs.

This additional qualification however is aimed at our most senior officials in charge of Safeguarding, by understanding the law and in particularly the Equality Act 2010 we can advise and in some cases protect or defend our clubs and instructors.

Concerns have been raised that breast ironing is found amongst African communities in the UK, with as many as a 1,000 girls at risk. 

CWO's and club instructors worried about the risk of breast ironing in their clubs should speak to the BJJKO Lead Safeguarding Officer as soon as possible. 

Instructors need to know the risk level within their club and tackle the risk as appropriate.

It is a BJJKO mission to promote equality and diversity in our clubs and organisation.

The Equality Act 2010 contains full details of each of the protected characteristics and it is each clubs responsibility to be more aware of what they are and how to avoid discrimination through their words and actions. Our regular workshops look at which behaviours are prohibited by the Equality Act and by this we aim to help you promote a fairer, more tolerant and more diverse environment.

We help instructors running clubs to follow best practice in dealing with Due Diligence and working with documentation. 

Adequate due diligence on new and existing students has never been so instrumental to protecting a club from reputational, operational, legals and financial risks.

BJJKO Safeguarding Officers provide practical guidance that will help clubs make clear and informed judgements. In doing so, this will also improve their ability to identify areas of potential risk in relation to Due Diligence.

The BJJKO run many workshops and cover less well known issues, awareness of the signs of exploitation and trafficking in the UK is one of these issues. 

From forced benefit fraud to child sexual exploitation and cannabis farms this course teaches you the signs that should set alarm bells ringing.

We focus on practical information on the National Referral Mechanism and the Slavery Safeguarding Leads pilot scheme to teach best methods for talking to victims and understanding the barriers that prevent victims from trusting and cooperating with authorities.

We also look at how victims are trafficked, what makes people vulnerable to trafficking, and how to support victims and make accommodations for the effects of trauma.

Our key aim is to help club instructors and CWO’s understand the risks and consequences of FGM, and how to act if they suspect a girl is in danger. 

Understand what the law states regarding FGM and the mandatory reporting duty.

Recognise the prevalence, consequences and different types of FGM.

Recognise the signs that FGM has taken place, or signs that a girl is at risk.

Understand the roles and responsibilities of instructors.

Understand the importance of working together to prevent FGM.

Teaching our Instructors listening skills to create more effective, less confrontational, more productive professional and personal relationships is part of our commitment to all BJJKO member clubs.

We take Bullying and Harassment in our clubs very seriously, our CWO’s and club instructors take part in workshops so that we are sure they understand the difference between bullying and harassment, the laws that protect students, instructors and volunteers from harassment, and the laws that are in place to make tackling bullying a statutory duty for our Safeguarding team.

Bullying in clubs and organisations take many forms. It may be covert and insidious or a one-off blatant incident. Either way, bullying and harassment are always unacceptable.

Slips, trips and falls are the most common hazards in Dojo's Liesure Centres and other buildings where clubs set up to run classes, contributing to over 10,000 serious injuries each year. we hope to help instructors and club officials understand where these hazards originate, how to prevent them from causing harm, and how to carry out your work activities safely.

Although legislation relating to PPE is usually associated with industry, involving various types of PPE that protect workers from hazards, the same principles apply to a Dojo where protective equipment exists in the form of mats, pads, gloves and other body shielding.