Vortex Gymnastics Academy places the welfare and safety of its members as the highest priority.
Vortex Gymnastics Academy has a designated team of Health, Safety and Welfare Officers. Grievances and suspicions of poor practice should be directed to the club email info@vortex-gymnastics.academy
Matters will be dealt with confidentially and only those who need to know will be informed.
COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES
All complaints or grievances must be sent to the club by email info@vortex-gymnastics.academy
Any complaint or issue raised has to be documented and recorded by email.
GYMNASTS DISCIPLINARY PROCESS
Examples of unreasonable behaviour include. but are not limited to:
- Disobeying a coach’s instructions or wasting time.
- Repeatedly being late for training and competitions or missing sessions without a good reason.
- Not wearing suitable clothes for training and events, as agreed with the coach and Vortex Gymnastics Academy management.
- Behaving dangerously.
- Using bad language, calling people names or providing an environment that inflicts fear and harassment onto others.
- Acting in a hostile, aggressive or violent manner.
- Leaving the session without permission.
- Using mobile phones during sessions without prior permission from the coach
If a gymnast has broken the club rules, the coach will award one or more of the following disciplinary actions to the gymnast at fault:
- A verbal warning issued to gymnast. Coach documents disciplinary issue and date of issue.
- A verbal warning issued to gymnast and a verbal explanation to be given to the parents by the gymnast’s coach on collection of the gymnast at the end of the class session. Coach documents disciplinary issue and date of issue.
- A verbal warning is issued to gymnast. A written notification to be sent by email to the parents/guardians. Another occurrence will result in the dismissal from Vortex Gymnastics Academy. Coach documents disciplinary issue and date of issue.
- Management to issue gymnast’s dismissal from Vortex Gymnastics Academy and termination of their membership.
PARENTS DISCIPLINARY PROCESS
Examples of unreasonable behaviour, but is not limited to:
- Repeatedly being late for collection from training and/ or competitions or missing sessions without a good reason.
- Encouraging unsportsmanlike behaviour in gymnasts.
- Putting others at risk by acting dangerously eg. Driving/ parking without due care for others etc..
- Speaking inappropriately to coaches and/or other children and parents/guardians.
- Failing to follow the appropriate complaint procedures.
- Using bad language, calling people names or providing an environment that inflicts fear and harassment onto others.
- Acting in a hostile, aggressive or violent manner.
- Taking photos of children other than their own during Vortex Gymnastics Academy
If a parent/ guardian has broken the rules, the coach will award one or more of the following disciplinary actions to the gymnast at fault:
- A verbal warning issued to parent/guardian. Coach documents disciplinary issue and date of issue.
- A written notification to be sent by email to the parents/guardians. Another occurrence will result in the dismissal from Vortex Gymnastics Academy. Coach documents disciplinary issue and date of issue.
- Management to issue gymnast’s dismissal from Vortex Gymnastics Academy and termination of their membership.