ABOUT US
SAFEGUARDING
Ipswich Town Foundation is committed to ensuring everyone involved with the Foundation feels welcome and safe. Children, young people and adults at risk are valued and respected in line with our own values.
Ipswich Town and Ipswich Town Foundation aim to adopt the highest possible standards and recognises its duty of care to safeguard all children, young people and young players involved in club activities.
We are committed to providing a safe environment where vulnerable groups feel safe, valued and respected. The club acknowledges that all children have the right to protection, and the needs of those children who may have additional vulnerabilities must be considered and addressed.
Ipswich Town Football Club and the Ipswich Town Foundation are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment and accepts our responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all adults involved in Football in accordance with the Care Act 2014.
In an emergency, call the FA NSPCC ON 0808 800 5000 or the Police on 999. Report your actions to our Safeguarding team as soon as possible.
REPORT A CONCERN
To report a safeguarding concern, please use the link below.
CONTACT US
SARA GILLESPIE
SAFEGUARDING MANAGER
Email: sara.gillespie@itfcfoundation.co.uk
Tel: 01473 978037 or 07751812954
HELEN SPINNER
DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING OFFICER
Email: helen.spinner@itfcfoundation.co.uk
Tel: 01473 978038 or 07751 811479
OUR PROMISE
You should never be made to feel sad, you should never be hurt or made to do something that you feel uncomfortable about, that is not right.
You have the right to speak out and feel safe. At Ipswich Town Foundation it is everyone’s responsibility to keep you safe.
Our dedicated team will listen, support you and help you and if we can’t, we’ll find the right people who can.
In addition to contacting the Foundation, the following organisations are also available for advice or for reporting any safeguarding concerns you might have regarding a child, young person or vulnerable adult:
NSPCC
Help for adults concerned about a child: 0808 800 5000
Help for children or young people, call Childline: 0800 1111
SUFFOLK FA
For safeguarding advice or queries, in the first instance please contact Suffolk FA. If Suffolk FA cannot help you with your safeguarding query, please contact The FA directly on safeguarding.children@thefa.com
Tel: 01449 616606
IPSWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
For general safeguarding enquiries, please email: safeguarding@itfc.co.uk