JudoScotland is pleased to announce that Destination Judo is the latest club to achieve JudoMark, JudoScotland’s esteemed club accreditation scheme. This milestone reflects their commitment to excellence in governance, safeguarding, wellbeing, and club management that ensure clubs are safe, sustainable, and welcoming.
Throughout the process, Destination Judo updated many of their policies, giving them confidence in having up-to-date documentation and reliable processes in place should they ever need them. JudoMark centres around four key pillars of club development: governance, safeguarding and wellbeing, people development and club management. All of which play a vital role in the safety, sustainability and security of clubs across Scotland.
On completion of the process, Destination Judo said: “JudoMark provides a level of confidence to our members and parents that we take our responsibilities as a judo club seriously. It shows we are committed to good practice across areas like safeguarding, wellbeing and club management which helps our club to be a safe and welcoming environment.”.
JudoMark will play a crucial role in strengthening Destination Judo’s partnerships with local authorities, enabling the club to introduce judo to even more children in the community. By establishing strong governance, clubs—and most importantly, their members—can feel confident and secure in the policies and procedures that support their growth and success.
Sam Ingram, Club Support Officer, presented Destination Judo with their JudoMark award earlier in the month: “It was great to be able to present the club with their JudoMark award, we are delighted to have clubs such as Destination Judo committed to creating safe and welcoming judo environments across Scotland. JudoMARK assures judoka, parents and partners that the club operates to a high standard, it’s a clear sign that the club is committed to continual development and improvement for its members. Completion of JudoMARK is an opportunity for Destination Judo to show that they not only comply with but surpass British Judo’s ‘Three Step Safe’ operating standards.”
At JudoScotland, our goal is to equip affiliated clubs with the tools and resources they need to create safe, inclusive, and welcoming environments for their members and everyone who steps onto the mat. JudoMark is a key initiative in this mission, and we are committed to continuing to offer this valuable opportunity to clubs across Scotland. Congratulations, Destination Judo, on this outstanding achievement.
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