CONTENTS Page Number: Introduction Safeguarding definition Rationale Purpose Terminology Documentation used to support the policy Section 1: Prevention and early identification: Through creating a positive culture and ethos where safeguarding is an important part of everyday life in the setting, backed up by training at every level. This includes the setting’s responsibility to promote fundamental British values. Prevention Early identification: recognising & responding to safeguarding needs Extremism and radicalisation Supporting children at risk Supporting a child who discloses abuse Roles and responsibilities of staff members 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 Section 2: The role of the designated safeguarding lead – identifying and reporting cases of suspected cases of abuse. The role of the designated safeguarding lead Record keeping 10 10 Section 3 Preventing unsuitable people working with children – including safer recruitment and creating a code of conduct around suitable professional boundaries. Dealing with allegations against adults working with children and young people. Safer recruitment and professional boundaries Procedures for allegations against an adult working with children or young people 12 13 Section 4 Additional safeguarding policies and procedures – including the use of mobile phones, cameras, photography, images, mobile recording devices. Dedicated setting mobile phone Personal mobiles and electronic devices Mobiles belonging to visitors Mobiles belonging to older children Cameras, photography and images Other related policies / procedures 14 14 14 14 14 15
SECTION 1: PREVENTION AND EARLY IDENTIFICATION: Including recognising and responding to safeguarding needs: Children’s understanding of how to keep themselves safe is promoted. They are supported in recognising and managing risks in different situations, including when using the internet and social media, being able to judge what kind of physical contact is acceptable and unacceptable, recognising when pressure from others, including people they know, threatens their personal safety and well-being and supporting them in developing effective ways of resisting pressure. Prevention: The setting has established an ethos where: children feel secure in a safe environment in which they can learn and develop. children are encouraged to talk and are actively listened to. Staff consult, listen and respond appropriately to all children. clear risk assessments are in place and staff respond consistently to protect young babies and children whilst enabling them to take age-appropriate and reasonable risks as part of their growth and development. children know that there are adults in the setting whom they can approach if worried or in difficulty. consistent approaches are in place to promote positive behaviour that is appropriate for individual children’s stages of development. all adults recognise that safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility and are aware of the signs that children or young people may be at risk of harm either within the setting or in the family or wider community outside the setting. parents are partners in the setting and are encouraged to have an understanding of their obligations regarding Child Protection by intervention as and when appropriate adequate signposting to external sources of support and advice is in place for staff, parents and children (see parent notice board) there is always a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Deputy DSL in the setting who has the seniority and skills, undertakes appropriate Safeguarding training, and is given the time to carry out this important role. there is a culture where staff are confident to challenge senior leaders over safeguarding concerns. staff are aware of the DfE guidance contained in ‘’ – guidance for practitioners March 2015. there is a commitment to the continuous development of staff with regard to safeguarding training. 1.13 the setting has procedures for dealing with allegations of abuse against any member of staff or adult on site, including an allegation of abuse against the DSL/Manager the setting carries out an annual review of the Safeguarding policy and procedures, and an annual Safeguarding Audit – sharing this with the LSCB on request
 If a child becomes ill during a session, the parent or carer will be asked to collect the child as soon as possible. The child will be kept comfortable and will be closely supervised while awaiting collection. If a child complains of illness which does not impair their overall wellbeing, the child will be monitored for the rest of the session and the parent or carer will be notified when the child is collected. If a child suffers a minor injury, first aid will be administered and the child will be monitored for the remainder of the session. If necessary, the child’s parent will be asked to collect the child as soon as possible.   Procedure for a major injury or serious illness In the event of a child becoming seriously ill or suffering a major injury, the first aider at the session will decide whether the child needs to go straight to hospital or whether it is safe to wait for their parent or carer to arrive.  If the child needs to go straight to hospital, we will call an ambulance and a member of staff will go to the hospital with the child. The staff member will take the child’s form with consent to any necessary treatment (as approved by the parents on the Registration Form ). We will contact the child’s parents or carers with all urgency, and if they are unavailable we will call the other emergency contacts that we have on file for the child. After a major incident the manager and staff will review the events and consider whether any changes need to be made to the Club’s policies or procedures. We will notify Ofsted and child protection agencies in the event of any serious accident or injury to a child in our care. We will notify HSE under RIDDOR in the case of a death or major injury on the premises (eg broken limb, amputation, dislocation, etc – see the HSE website for a full list of reportable injuries).     Communicable diseases and conditions If a case of head lice is found at the Club, the child’s parents or carers will be discreetly informed. Other parents will be warned to check their own children for head lice, but care will be taken not to identify the child affected. If an infectious or communicable disease is detected on the Club’s premises, we will inform parents and carers as soon as possible. If there is an incident of food poisoning affecting two or more children looked after at the Club the Manager will inform Ofsted.
If there is an outbreak of a notifiable disease at the Club, we will inform the local health protection unit, HSE under RIDDOR (if appropriate), and Ofsted. Useful contacts Ofsted: 0300 123 1231 RIDDOR Incident Contact Unit: 0845 300 99 23 Minimum exclusion periods for infectious conditions and diseases Disease/Condition Chicken Pox Cold Sores Conjunctivitis Diphtheria* Diarrhoea and Vomiting Glandular Fever Gastro-enteritis, E. Coli, Food Poisoning, Salmonella and Dysentery Hand, Foot and Mouth disease Hepatitis A* Hepatitis B* and C* High temperature HIV/AIDS Impetigo Influenza Measles* Meningitis* Molluscum Contagiosum Mumps* Pediculosis (lice) Pertussis* (Whooping cough) Poliomyelitis Ringworm of scalp Exclusion period 5 days from first appearance of rash None. Avoid contact with sores 24 hours or until the discharge from eyes has stopped Until certified well by doctor 48 hours after symptoms cleared Until fully recovered Until certified well by doctor Usually 10 days or while rash and ulcers are present Until certified well None 24 hours None Until the skin has healed Until recovered 5 days from onset of rash Until recovered None 5 days from onset of swollen glands Until treatment has been given 21 days from the onset or 5 days from commencing antibiotic treatment Until certified well by doctor Until cured