Safeguarding & Child Protection
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Broadoaks British School is committed to safeguarding the children in our care and consistently creating a safe environment that inspires all children to explore, play, learn, develop, discover, and ultimately achieve greatness in an innovative world. We recognise that there are acceptable and non-acceptable treatments of children and that every child has a right to be protected from neglect and abuse. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is based on the latest guidance and regulations, including the UK's Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Our policy outlines our procedures for:
- Preventing harm and abuse
- Identifying and reporting concerns
- Supporting victims of abuse
- Working with external agencies
Article 19 (Protection from Abuse and Neglect) states that: “The state shall protect the child from all forms of maltreatment by parents or others responsible for the child and establish appropriate social programmes for the prevention of abuse and treatment of victims.”
Reporting Concerns & Pupil Support
In Broadoaks British School, we appoint staff that has undergone and passed various Safeguarding trainings and tests as Safeguarding Leads; they can be contacted directly for any reports or concerns about the well-being of a pupil. We also provide age-appropriate education and support to our pupils on topics such as: (a) Online safety (b) Healthy Relationships (c) Bullying Prevention
As part of our policy, Broadoaks British School will:
- Ensure we practice safe recruitment in checking staff and volunteers to work with children. This will be done by working with recruitment agencies that require candidates to have background checks as well as seeking and following up on references and ensuring that any unexplained gaps in employment record/curriculum vitae are satisfactorily accounted for.
- Provide induction training on our child protection policy to all staff and volunteers.
- Provide supervision and support for staff and volunteers in contact with the children.
- Appoint persons within the organisation to deal with child protection concerns.
- Ensure that staff attend child protection training as appropriate.
- Provide age-appropriate information to help students understand personal safety, needs and rights.
- In the case of a staff member accused of any kind of abuse, Broadoaks British School will conduct a full investigation following due process and keeping the safety of the child as topmost priority
- Ensure that all staff members report cases of known or suspected child abuse and neglect
- Review policy each time an incident is reported or once every year by the 30th of August