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Manchester City Football School @BSJ is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

Safeguarding means:

• Protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
• Preventing harm to children’s health or development
• Ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
• Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes

Everyone has a duty to safeguard the welfare of children and young people. If you have a concern about your own safety or the safety or welfare of a child or vulnerable adult in any aspect in their lives and they are involved in a Manchester City activity, then please report via email to steven_jackson@bsj.sch.id or report below.

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• Who are the sessions aimed at?

  City Football School is aimed at players aged 5-14 years old, boys and girls, who enjoy playing football and are looking to improve their skills and game understanding. All players should be physically able to participate in age-appropriate practical football training sessions.

• How much time prior to a session should children arrive?

  Players should arrive already changed in their kit approximately 15 minutes before the start of each scheduled session.

• How to get to BSJ and where to park?

  The school is located in Bintaro Jaya Sektor 9. You may enter the school through our main entrance. Parking is available at the visitor car park in front of the sports center. Google Map link can be viewed HERE .

• What footwear should my child have?

  - Players always need to bring suitable football boots and trainers for both possibilities of training outdoors or indoors.
  - Players may not enter the indoor venue with outdoor football boots.

• Who coaches the sessions?

  Each coaching session will be led by UEFA qualified Manchester City coach and local coaches trained and coached by Manchester City. All coaches are DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service background checked), hold ‘First Aid in Football’ qualifications and hold the FA Safeguarding Children award (trained to promote best practice to protect young people).

• How are players grouped?

  Players will be grouped by age groups however it is possible players may be moved based on ability to ensure maximum participation, positive learning opportunities and a fun experience for all.

• What size group will my child train in?

  Players will train in groups of sixteen or less to ensure players benefit from personalised and hands-on learning.

• What happens if my child misses a session?

  For any sessions missed due to short-term illness, injury or other, each player will be given access to one additional make-up session per term (If the slots desired is available)

• Will the football school play games against other teams?

  City Football School focuses on the players long term development using the ‘City Play Model”. This is proven to help develop players to learn beautiful football from the start of their football journey up to becoming more experienced players. There is weekly internal Friday play which allows coaches to see players perform the skills and concepts developed within the training sessions. There will also be games organised at the end of each term for players to demonstrate the skills that they have learnt and to play teams within a positive controlled learning environment. The environment is one that is set as best practice from Manchester ensuring students are empowered to perform with confidence and success.