We are on a mission to promote safe participation in sports in schools and clubs across the UK to help protect the players of the future.
This course is aimed at:
- age groups 10-18
- their coaches, parents and teachers
and aims to:
- educate them on the brain and why sport is good for the brain
- and also the risks of brain injury and what they can do to reduce the risks and impacts
Our BrainSafe course is not sport specific but we hope to provide further sport-specific courses in the future for rugby, football and other sports.
We are absolutely pro sport of all types and aim to have a positive impact on safe participation in sport.
In 2025, we piloted this course in seven schools and clubs across the country to over 450 students.
Our BrainSafe mission:
- Promote safe participation in sports in schools and clubs across the UK for children up to the age of 18.
- Increase education and awareness of the positive impacts of sport alongside the risks of brain-related injuries and what can be done to reduce these before, during and after playing.
- Enable children, parents, teachers and coaches to make educated decisions regarding sports participation.
- Provide a free and easy-to-use tool for people to use – for the initial pilot course, future modules and other courses.
I learned a lot of stuff that I didn’t know about the brain
What is included in the BrainSafe course?
- An introductory presentation from one of our Trustees or Founders and one of our medical experts.
- The BrainSafe course covering 3 modules, including a total of 24 topics:
- The basics of the brain
- How sport is good for the brain
- How head injuries affect the brain.
- A simple and fun interactive online course using proven educational platform LearnDash – including quizzes and a Head for Change “BrainSafe” certificate, plus participation and progress data.
- Content developed by international best-selling children’s author and neuroscientist Dr Dean Burnett, sports experts and teachers.
- Follow up Teams/Zoom calls to support children, parents, teachers and coaches.
In 2025, we piloted our BrainSafe course in seven schools and clubs across the country to over 450 students.
Key improvements from our BrainSafe pilot:
- New teacher/course lead guide – so you can choose the topics that work best for your students
- Shorter, quicker topics to turbocharge learning
- Adapted to work in all settings – school, home, club
If you’d like to see BrainSafe in your school or club, please contact us.