Safeguarding Statement
All children and adults at risk have the right to live free from abuse, neglect or exploitation. At the heart of everything is the welfare, safeguarding and protection of all young people and adults. The responsibility towards the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and those who work with them is taken very seriously.
We work closely with schools and partners/carers as well as other individuals to ensure that our work is undertaken safely; Enhanced DBS checks are in place and training in safeguarding and child protection is undertaken regularly. This includes understanding the importance of safeguarding, the identification and accurate reporting of concerns surrounding either a child’s or the welfare of an ‘adult at risk’. setting. Where work is carried out in a school setting, their safeguarding and child protection policies are followed and their procedures would be followed in event of any disclosure.
The following key documents inform our practice:
Statutory guidance
Keeping children safe in educationWorking together to safeguard childrenRelationships and sex education (RSE) and health educationNon-statutory guidance
What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused Advice for practitioners
We work closely with schools and partners/carers as well as other individuals to ensure that our work is undertaken safely; Enhanced DBS checks are in place and training in safeguarding and child protection is undertaken regularly. This includes understanding the importance of safeguarding, the identification and accurate reporting of concerns surrounding either a child’s or the welfare of an ‘adult at risk’. setting. Where work is carried out in a school setting, their safeguarding and child protection policies are followed and their procedures would be followed in event of any disclosure.
The following key documents inform our practice:
Statutory guidance
Keeping children safe in educationWorking together to safeguard childrenRelationships and sex education (RSE) and health educationNon-statutory guidance
What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused Advice for practitioners