Safeguarding

As a family run summer school, we really care about the wellbeing of our students and their safety. Read below to find out more about how we achieve this.
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We safeguard children and young people by:

  • Adopting child protection guidelines through a code of behaviour
  • Sharing information about child protection and good practice
  • Sharing information about concerns with the people and agencies who need to know, and involving parents and children appropriately
  • Following carefully the procedures for recruitment and selection of staff and tutors (see further details below)
  • Providing effective management for staff through supervision, support and training

We publish our Safeguarding Policy here. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Lavinia Abell, our Co-Director, who can be contacted on 01865 522 166 (international number 0044 1865 2522 166) or by messaging her here.

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, we set out to:

  • Safeguard and protect all children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices
  • Identify and reject applicants who are unsuitable to work with children and young people
  • Respond to concerns about the suitability of applicants during the recruitment process
  • Respond to concerns about the suitability of staff and tutors once they have begun their role, including through our Allegations Against Staff Policy
  • Ensure all new staff and tutors participate in an induction which includes child protection

We are also committed to reviewing our policy and good practice each year.