Safeguarding Children Policy Statement
The purpose and scope of this policy statement:
The purpose of this policy statement is:
- to protect children and young people who receive Forward Focus Tuition Services from
harm. - to provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families,
with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection.
This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Forward Focus Tuition, including owners,
paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and students.
Legal framework
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to
protect children in England. A summary of the key legislation and guidance is below:
Working Together To safeguard Children:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children–2
Keeping Children Safe In Education:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_
data/file/1181955/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf
The Children Act 2044: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/contents
The Children Act 1989: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/contents
Supporting documents This policy statement should be read alongside our organisational
policies, procedures, guidance and other related documents: - dealing with disclosures and concerns about a child or young person
- managing allegations against staff and volunteers
- recording concerns and information sharing
- child protection records retention and storage
- code of conduct for staff and volunteers
- behaviour codes for children and young people
- photography and sharing images guidance
- safer recruitment
- online safety
- managing complaints
We believe that: - children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
- we have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep
them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.
We recognise that: - the welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take
working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies
is essential in promoting young people’s welfare - all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex,
or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse - some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous experiences,
their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues extra safeguards may be
needed to keep children who are additionally vulnerable safe from abuse.
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by: - valuing, listening to and respecting them
- appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people
- adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures
and code of conduct for staff and volunteers - developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures
- providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support,
training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about and
follow - recording and storing and using information professionally and securely, in line with data
protection legislation and guidance [more information about this is available from the
Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk - sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and their families
via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions - making sure that children, young people and their families know where to go for help if
they have a concern - using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant
information with agencies who need to know, and involving children, young people, parents,
families and carers appropriately - using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately
- recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
- ensuring that we have effective complaints procedure in place
- building a safeguarding culture where all stakeholders treat each other with respect and
are comfortable about sharing concerns.
Contact details:
Nominated child protection lead
Name: A Naylor
Phone/email: forwardfocustuition@gmail.com
If you have a concern you could also contact the NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000
We are committed to reviewing our policy and good practice annually. This policy was last
reviewed on: 22/10/2023
Signed: Alison Naylor
Date: 22/10/2023