Dani Grant School of Dance Safeguarding Policy

 

Contents

 

Section

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1. Introduction and policy statement

a. What is Safeguarding

b. Purpose and scope of policy

c. Responsibilities

 

• The designated safeguarding officer

• Embedding safeguarding in the Dani Grant School of Dance

 

2. Responding to incidents, suspicions and allegations of abuse

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a. Responding to a safeguarding incident or concern involving a child or vulnerable adult

- What should Dani Grant School of Dance do if they have concerns about a child?

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- Responding to a safeguarding incident or concern involving an Dani Grant School of Dance employee, student, member, volunteer or visitor

b. Reporting a safeguarding incident or concern

c. Record keeping

d. Poor practice

e. Early intervention and help

f. After a safeguarding incident or concern has been reported

g. Further advice and guidance

 

3. Code of behaviour and good practice

 

4. Senior Safeguarding Officers, Designated Safeguarding Officers

 

5. Recruitment, selection and vetting

 

6.Training and support

 

7. Photography and filming of children and vulnerable adult

 

8. Research 9. Data handling, monitoring and evaluation

 

10. Review of policy and procedures

 

11. Signature

 

Appendices

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1. Terminology and Definitions

 

1. Introduction and policy statement

a. What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

 

It means:

 

- protecting children from abuse

 

- preventing harm to children’s health or development

 

- ensuring children grow up with safe and effective care

 

- enabling all children and young people to have the best opportunities and experience

 

b. Purpose and scope of policy

 

Dani Grant School of Dance has a ‘duty of care’ to provide a safe environment for and to promote the health and well-being of children under the age of 18 years and vulnerable adults. Dani Grant School of Dance will take all reasonable steps to ensure that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults is embedded in our contact with them through the training and activities we provide

 

c. Responsibility

 

Dani Grant School of Dance staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify concerns early, provide help for children, and prevent concerns from escalating. All staff have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn. Furthermore, provide support as soon as a problem emerges at any point in a child’s life, from the foundation years through to the teenage years.

 

Dani Grant School of Dance will safeguard children and vulnerable adults by:

 

• valuing, listening to and respecting them adopting child protection procedures

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• sharing information about child protection and good practice with children, vulnerable adults, parents, staff and the companies and organisations with which we work

 

• working openly and in partnership with parents and guardians in relation to child protection and safeguarding concerns sharing information about concerns with the appropriate agencies

 

• implementing and adhering to a Code of behaviour and good practice

 

• providing a ‘trusted adult’ for children during Dani Grant School of Dance activities and communicating this to parents/guardians, children and vulnerable adults by appropriate methods, including a simple poster with the photograph(s) and names of the trusted adult(s)

 

• ensuring safe recruitment, selection and vetting of staff

 

• providing effective management through supervision, appraisal, support, training and development

 

• having due regard to the need to prevent people (children, vulnerable adults and students) from being drawn into terrorism, known as the Prevent Duty ensuring the security of the premises Dani Grant School of Dance operates, including the use of staff and visitor passes as appropriate and other security measures including Emergency Response Plans for events held offsite providing a Safeguarding with strategic responsibility and oversight of all safeguarding arrangements for Dani Grant School of Dance.

 

d. The Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO)

 

Every school and college should have a designated safeguarding officer who will provide support to staff to carry out their safeguarding duties and who will liaise closely with other services such as children’s social care.

 

Dani Grant School of Dance will also follow the statutory guidance outlined in Keeping children safe in education: Information for all school and college staff (September 2016) which is a document outlining the duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Under the Children Act 1989, which applies to England and Wales, a child is a person up to the age of 18 years. For child protection purposes, all four nations use an age band up to 18 years old. This can also be up to the age of 25 years in the case of someone who is receiving help from Social Services or Education. Other relevant legislation includes the Children Act 2004 and the Children, Schools and Families Act 2010. Similar arrangements exist in Scotland under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003; Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and in Northern Ireland, the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007. Children and Young Persons Act 1963, the Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014, the Children Act 1989 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015. definitions of abuse relating to vulnerable adults are taken from No Secrets (Department of Health, 2000) and from the 1997 Consultation Who Decides? issued by the Lord Chancellor’s Department. Additional guidance or legislation relevant to these safeguarding procedures include the Data Protection Act 1998, Children and Adoption Act 2006, Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial Order) 2012, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (as inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2015) and Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.

 

e. Embedding safeguarding in the Dani Grant School of Dance

 

All Dani Grant School of Dance staff will undergo mandatory child protection policy training in accordance with best practice and as described in the Safeguarding training strategy to support understanding and implementation of the policy. All other parties that have contact with Dani Grant School of Dance including visitors and contractors will be made aware of the policy via signing in/out sheets, terms and conditions, contracts, notices and the Dani Grant School of Dance website and will be expected to adhere to it. Any failure to comply with the policy may be considered a disciplinary matter and will be dealt with in accordance with the appropriate disciplinary procedure, which may lead to dismissal.

 

2. Responding to incidents, suspicions and allegations of abuse

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a. Responding to a safeguarding incident or concern involving a child or vulnerable adult

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All Dani Grant School of Dance staff should be particularly alert to the potential need for a quick response for a child who:

• is disabled and has specific additional needs

• has special educational needs (whether or not they have a statutory Education, Health and Care Plan)

• is a young carer

• is showing signs of being drawn in to anti-social or criminal behaviour, including gang involvement and association with organised crime groups

• is frequently missing/goes missing from care or from home

• is at risk of modern slavery, trafficking or exploitation

• is at risk of being radicalised or exploited

• Is at risk of FGM.

• is in a family circumstance presenting challenges for the child, such as drug and alcohol misuse, adult mental health issues and domestic abuse

• is misusing drugs or alcohol themselves

• has returned home to their family from care

• is a privately fostered child

 

All staff should be aware of indicators of abuse and neglect so that they are able to identify cases of children who may be in need of help or protection. Indicators of abuse and neglect are described in Appendix 1 Terminology. Detailed information on early help can be found in Chapter 1 of Working Together to Safeguard Children. 5 More information on statutory assessments is included at paragraph 28. Detailed information on statutory assessments can be found in Chapter 1 of Working Together to Safeguard Children.

 

Departmental advice What to Do if You Are Worried a Child is Being Abused - Advice for Practitioners provides more information on understanding and identifying abuse and neglect. Examples of potential indicators of abuse and neglect are highlighted throughout the advice and will be particularly helpful for school and college staff. The NSPCC website also provides useful additional information on abuse and neglect and what to look out for. (link in the original document )

 

Staff working with children are advised to maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned. Furthermore, speak to the designated safeguarding officer (or deputy).

 

What should Dani Grant School of Dance do if they have concerns about a child:

 

If staff have any concerns about a child’s welfare, they should act on them immediately and follow the procedure below:

 

• stop other activity and focus on what you are being told or seeing – responding to the incident being reported should take immediate priority

• react in a calm and considered way but show concern

• tell the child, vulnerable adult or third party that it is right for them to share this information

• take what the child, vulnerable adult or third party has said seriously and allow extra time where there is a speech or language difficulty

• keep questions to an absolute minimum necessary to gain a clear and accurate understanding of what is being said, and do not interrogate the child, vulnerable adult or third party

• listen and do not interrupt if they are recounting significant events

• offer reassurance

• do not give assurances of confidentiality, but explain you will need to pass on this information to those that need to know; and

• consider whether immediate action is needed to protect a child or vulnerable adult who may be at risk – think about the child or vulnerable adult who is the immediate concern and any others who may be at risk, in light of what you have been told or seen.

 

b. Reporting a safeguarding incident or concern

 

In cases where there is an immediate risk of harm to a child or vulnerable adult and it is unsafe to wait until the next working day, either the person raising the concern or a Designated Safeguarding Officer should immediately call a Senior Safeguarding Officer (work mobile telephone numbers are listed in Appendices 7 and 10) who will have access to contact telephone numbers of other members of the Executive Board, and local social services, IPOC (Initial Point of Contact), (Children Social care or Adult Social Care), the LADO and the Police. If a DSO or SSO is not immediately available and a child is in immediate danger or at risk of harm you should alert the appropriate authority1 and stay with those you think are at immediate risk until they can be transferred to safe care, where practical.

 

Staff should not assume a colleague or another professional will take action and share information that might be critical in keeping children safe. They should be mindful that early information sharing is vital for effective identification, assessment and allocation of appropriate service provision. Information Sharing: Advice for Practitioners Providing Safeguarding Services to Children, Young People, Parents and Carers supports staff who have to make decisions about sharing information. This advice includes the seven golden rules for sharing information and considerations with regard to the Data Protection Act 2018and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If in any doubt about sharing information, staff should speak to the designated safeguarding officer or a deputy. Fears about sharing information must not be allowed to stand in the way of the need to promote the welfare, and protect the safety, of children.

 

Working Together to Safeguard Children sets out that the safeguarding partners should publish a threshold document that should include the criteria, including the level of need, for when a case should be referred to local authority children’s social care for assessment and for statutory services under section 17 and 47.

 

Local authorities, with their partners, should develop and publish local protocols for assessment. A local protocol should set out clear arrangements for how cases will be managed once a child is referred into local authority children’s social care.

 

The referrer should follow up if this information is not forthcoming.If social workers decide to carry out a statutory assessment, staff should do everything they can to support that assessment (supported by the designated safeguarding lead (or deputy) as required). If, after a referral, the child’s situation does not appear to be improving, the referrer should consider following local escalation procedures to ensure their concerns have been addressed and, most importantly, that the child’s situation improves.

 

Female Genital Mutilation mandatory reporting duty for teachers Whilst all staff should speak to the designated safeguarding officer (or deputy) with regard to any concerns about female genital mutilation (FGM), there is a specific legal duty on teachers.

 

If a teacher, in the course of their work in the profession, discovers that an act of FGM appears to have been carried out on a girl under the age of 18, the teacher must report this to the police.

 

c. Record keeping

 

All concerns, discussions and decisions made, and the reasons for those decisions,

 

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should be recorded in writing. If in doubt about recording requirements, staff should discuss with the designated safeguarding officers.

Make a comprehensive record of what is said or seen and actions taken at the earliest possible opportunity. Report this using the Incident Report Form within the timescales stated. The Incident Report Form is available in Appendix 4 of this Policy.

 

If you have any concerns or need any advice or guidance about filling in an Incident Report Form then contact a DSO or SSO. The Incident Report should be submitted to a DSO as soon as possible, preferably immediately, and certainly within 24 hours. If the concerns relate to a specific DSO, then it should be reported to an SSO.

 

For security and confidentiality reasons communication via email should be avoided wherever possible. Keep all original notes as they may be needed as evidence.

 

If the incident being reported is considered of low level concern requiring no action other than monitoring the appropriate box may be ticked on the Incident Report form. In these circumstances a referral to an appropriate authority will probably not be made, but the situation will be monitored.

 

Following decisions made by the SSO, the parents or guardians of the child(ren) or vulnerable adult(s) (where known / identified) may be contacted and if appropriate a referral made to the Children’s Social Services, MASH and/or LADO. There may be occasions where it is inappropriate for parents to be contacted and the matter will immediately be referred to Children’s Social Services, IPOC and/or LADO.

 

There may be occasions when it is appropriate for the child(ren)’s main school to be contacted, where these details are known.

 

Why is all of this important?

 

d. Poor practice

 

It is important for children to receive the right help at the right time to address risks and prevent issues escalating. Research and serious case reviews have repeatedly shown the dangers of failing to take effective action.

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Examples of poor practice include:

• failing to act on and refer the early signs of abuse and neglect;

• poor record keeping;

• failing to listen to the views of the child;

• failing to re-assess concerns when situations do not improve;

• not sharing information;

• sharing information too slowly; and

• a lack of challenge to those who appear not to be taking action.

 

Under Section 5B(11) (a) of the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, “teacher” means, in relation to England, a person within section 141A(1) of the Education Act 2002 (persons employed or engaged to carry out teaching work at schools and other institutions in England). An analysis of serious case reviews can be found at Serious case reviews, 2011 to 2014.

 

What school and college staff should do if they have concerns about another staff member who may pose a risk of harm to children

If staff have safeguarding concerns, or an allegation is made about another member of staff (including volunteers) posing a risk of harm to children, then:

• this should be referred to the headteacher or principal;

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• where there are concerns/allegations about the headteacher or principal, this should be referred to the chair of governors, chair of the management committee or proprietor of an independent school; and

 

• in the event of concerns/allegations about the headteacher, where the headteacher is also the sole proprietor of an independent school, allegations should be reported directly to the designated officer(s) at the local authority

 

• What school staff should do if they have concerns about safeguarding practices within the school. All staff and volunteers should feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice and potential failures in the school’s or college’s safeguarding regime and know that such concerns will be taken seriously by the senior leadership team.Appropriate whistleblowing procedures, should be put in place for such concerns to be raised with the school’s or college’s senior leadership team.

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• Where a staff member feels unable to raise an issue with their employer, or feels that their genuine concerns are not being addressed, other whistleblowing channels may be open to them:

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• General guidance on whistleblowing can be found via: Advice on Whistleblowing.

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• The NSPCC whistleblowing helpline is available as an alternative route for staff who do not feel able to raise concerns regarding child protection failures internally or have concerns about the way a concern is being handled by their school or college. Staff can call 0800 028 0285 – line is available from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Monday to Friday and email: help@nspcc.org.uk10

10 Alternatively, staff can write to: National Society for the Prevention

 

e. Early intervention and help

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When a child, vulnerable adult or family is or may be experiencing difficulties, support is most effective when it is provided as early as possible and “Early Intervention” can sometimes be appropriate (see glossary).

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• When emerging problems are identified staff, students, members, volunteers and visitors should liaise with the relevant DSO and SSO so that information can be shared with IPOC (or the Local Authority) so that where necessary an Early Help Assessment (EHA) can be conducted to identify the child or vulnerable adults needs and enable professional support to be provided from other agencies.

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• When “Early Help” is provided and the Dani Grant School of Dance is made aware, they will monitor the situation and refer to IPOC if any further concerns arise or the child or vulnerable adult’s situation does not improve.

 

f. After a safeguarding incident or concern has been reported

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• The SSO will decide on any action to be taken, including whether to contact the parent, carer or guardian and / or refer the matter to an appropriate authority, and will ensure that the Dani Grant School of Dance complies in full with any resulting investigation.

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• Where an allegation, suspicion or incident, in the opinion of the SSO, is of low level concern, does not require immediate referral to the relevant authorities but requires monitoring, no further immediate action will be taken other than to feed back to the relevant DSO.

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• Whether or not any referral is made, the SSO will monitor the situation and refer again if it appears that any concerns remain.

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• The LADO (within IPOC) has a specific role within Children’s Services and should be alerted to all cases in which it is alleged that a person who works with children has behaved in a way that has harmed, or may have harmed a child committed a criminal offence against children, or related to a child; or behaved towards a child or children in a way that indicates they are unsuited to working with children.

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• Depending on the outcome of any referral and where applicable, the Dani Grant School of Dance will refer a named individual for consideration for barring and will contact the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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• Dani Grant School of Dance employee, student, member or volunteer under investigation will be prevented from working or otherwise interacting with children and vulnerable adults at the Dani Grant School of Dance and where applicable will have their Dani Grant School of Dance employment suspended, until the outcome of the investigation is known and a decision made.

 

3. Code of Behaviour and Good Practice

 

The Dani Grant School of Dance believes that the Code of Behaviour and Good Practice will assist everyone in protecting children and vulnerable adults, and help with identifying practices which could be misinterpreted or lead to false allegations. Anyone organising activities on behalf of the Dani Grant School of Dance, involving children and/or vulnerable adults, must adhere to this code as set out below:

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• All children and vulnerable adults should be treated with respect.

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• Respect should be given to a child’s or vulnerable adult’s rights to personal privacy.

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• Physical contact with a child or young person may be misinterpreted and should be avoided. Where any physical touching is required for purposes of instruction, it should be provided openly in front of other students. Parents, guardians and students will be warned in advance that physical touching may be required for correctional purposes only.

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• Feedback should always be constructive rather than negative, and language used should never be threatening or upsetting.

• Private or unobserved contact with a young person or vulnerable adult should be avoided wherever possible unless authorised on the appropriate consent form by a parent or guardian and recorded (e.g. for a 1:1 private dance lesson).

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• Children with special educational needs / disabilities may be especially vulnerable to abuse and extra care should be taken to interpret apparent signs of abuse or neglect. They may be disproportionately impacted by behaviour such as abuse or bullying without outwardly showing any signs through communication barriers.

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• Assumptions should not be made that indicators of abuse (e.g. behaviour, mood and injury) relate to a child’s disability or learning difficulty without further exploration.

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• If first aid is required, where possible, it should be administered by a trained first aider in the presence of another adult. A First Aider will complete an Incident Report Form if they have any safeguarding concerns as a result of administering the first aid.

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• Staff should encourage children, young people, parents, guardians and carers to follow this guidance, which is available at https://www.danigrantdance.com/ terms and conditions

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• When changing for class, Dani Grant School of Dance prohibit the use of telephones, cameras or other photographic or filming devices being used in changing rooms or toilet facilities.

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• Written parental or guardian consent should always be obtained by the Dani Grant School of Dance for the use of any photographs, film or videos involving children and vulnerable adults. This should clearly indicate the uses to which the photographs, film or videos will be put. More information and guidance on this is outlined in Section 7.

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• Dani Grant School of Dance staff, students, volunteers and visitors to the Dani Grant School of Dance where appropriate, should challenge unacceptable behaviour in accordance with the provisions of this code of conduct and good practice.

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• Any incidents, allegations or suspicions of abuse should be reported immediately to a DSO, as per the reporting guidelines laid out in Section 2 and Appendix 4.

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• In all dealings with children and vulnerable adults, Dani Grant School of Dance staff, students, volunteers and visitors to the Dani Grant School of Dance where appropriate, should never:

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• leave children who are in their care unsupervised on Dani Grant School of Dance premises

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• play rough, physical or sexually provocative games, involving or observed by children or vulnerable adults whether based on talking or touching

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• share a room overnight with a child or vulnerable adult

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• enter the private room of a child or vulnerable adult unless it is absolutely necessary and, wherever possible, accompanied by another adult

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• allow or engage in any form of inappropriate physical activity involving children or vulnerable adults, or any bullying of a child by an adult or another child

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• form or seek to form relationships of a sexual nature which may lead to sexual activity (i.e. ’grooming’)

 

• allow children or vulnerable adults to use inappropriate language (e.g. of a derogatory or sexually explicit nature) without challenging it

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• make sexually suggestive or discriminatory comments even in jest

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• intentionally reduce a child or vulnerable adult to tears as a form of control

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• use any physical punishment as part of disciplining a child or vulnerable adult

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• shout or use harsh criticism

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• consume alcohol or take drugs during the working day (including breaks) or when involved in activities with children or vulnerable adults

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• give their personal contact details to a child or vulnerable adult whom they have met through work including via social networking sites (see Dani Grant School of Dance’s Social Media and Digital Communications policy at https:// www.danigrantdance.com/ termsandconditions)

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• allow themselves to get into a situation where an abuse of trust may occur – this means not forming a close personal relationship (sexual or otherwise) with a child or vulnerable adult, even if they are seeking and are consenting to such a relationship

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• transport a child or vulnerable adult in a personal vehicle unless consent has been given by a parent or guardian – where this is necessary in an emergency, a DSO must be informed

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• allow allegations made by a child or vulnerable adult to go unrecorded or not acted upon in accordance with these or other Dani Grant School of Dance procedures; or undertake personal activities (such as washing or dressing) for a child or vulnerable adult which they can do for themselves. If a child has a disability, such tasks should only be performed with the full understanding and consent, and where appropriate, assistance from the parents or carers. A vulnerable adult may be able to give their own consent.

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• Any incidents which cause concern in respect of a child or vulnerable adult must be reported immediately to a DSO. Below are examples of incidents which are to be reported. When:

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• a child has been left unsupervised on Dani Grant School of Dance property / premises

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• a child or vulnerable adult is hurt accidentally

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• there is a concern that a relationship is developing which may be an abuse of trust

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• you are worried that a child or vulnerable adult is becoming attracted to you

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• you are worried that a child or vulnerable adult is becoming attracted to a colleague who cares for them

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• you think a child or vulnerable adult has misunderstood or misinterprets something you have done

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• you have been required to take action to prevent a child or vulnerable adult from harming themselves or another, or from causing significant damage to property. Unless you have received specific training on how to restrain a child or vulnerable adult, this should only be done as a last resort. Do not do it alone, call for assistance, write up what happened and pass the information to a DSO

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• you see any suspicious marks on a child or vulnerable adult

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• you hear of any allegations made by a child or vulnerable adult or any other person relating to events giving rise to a safeguarding concern either inside or outside of the Dani Grant School of Dance which have happened recently or in the past

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• a child, vulnerable adult or student under the age of 18 discloses that they have been a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) or are going to be in the future

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• you are concerned that a child, vulnerable adult or older student is being drawn, or may be at risk of being drawn, into terrorism or extremism; or

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• you are concerned that a child or vulnerable adult is being subjected to honour based violence.

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• All personnel will be briefed as to the expectations in the Code of Behaviour and Good Practice as part of their induction or before any such activities take place. These people will also assist in the event that anyone suspects or is made aware of an incident suggesting that the Dani Grant School of Dance Code of Behaviour and Good Practice is not being adhered to. Such incidents should be reported to a DSO.

 

4. Senior Safeguarding Officers, Designated Safeguarding Officers

 

The Dani Grant School of Dance has a structure in place to deal with incidents. There is a Senior Safeguarding Officers (SSO) and a Dep. These have overriding responsibility for dealing with all safeguarding incidents in consultation with appropriate staff or external agencies. Reporting to SSO is the Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO). In most cases, DSO deal with all safeguarding incidents as the first point of contact. In some cases, incidents may immediately be referred to an SSO.

 

• The details of all named SSOs and DSOs along with a full description of their roles and responsibilities can be found in Appendix 3. This list is updated annually or in the event of a person stepping down from their position as SSO or DSO, for example because they change their job role or leave the Dani Grant School of Dance. The Safeguarding agreed key objectives:

• to understand the Dani Grant School of Dance’s obligations under UK Government legislation

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• to gather input to which this legislation is applicable

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• to review the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures on an annual basis

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• to seek advice and independent consultancy on Safeguarding from external specialist individuals or organisations

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• to develop and implement a safeguarding training strategy; and

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•to monitor the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.

 

5. Recruitment, selection and vetting

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• As part of its commitment to safeguarding, the Dani Grant School of Dance will ensure that safe practice is integrated into all recruitment, selection, vetting and induction processes.

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• The Dani Grant School of Dance has policies on the vetting of all staffs, including criminal record checks (where necessary) and referencing, retention and disposal of disclosures and disclosure information. These policies inform this Safeguarding Policy and can be found on the Dani Grant School of Dance website.

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• The Dani Grant School of Dance uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) in the UK for criminal record checks and follows its advice with regard to requirements in relation to vetting and checking staff. Details are in the Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedures (available on the Dani Grant School of Dance website).

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• Young people under the age of 18 years will not be employed in positions where they are responsible for teaching or supervising children and students under the age of 18 years.

 

7. Photography and filming of children and/or vulnerable adults

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• No filming or photography of children or vulnerable adults should take place without gaining written permission from the appropriate parent, guardian or carer. The purposes for which any photographic images or film will be used should be clearly explained and outlined on the disclaimer document. All written consent obtained must be placed securely on file.

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• Use of photography and film including children and vulnerable adults is set out in the Dani Grant School of Dance’s Visual Media Policy (currently being drafted) which provides more detailed information as to how visual media should be procured, presented and protected.

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• There is evidence that some people do use activities and events as an opportunity to take photographs or footage of children and/or vulnerable adults, including those with disabilities, with the intention to use them inappropriately or manipulate them.

 

9. Data handling, monitoring and evaluation

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• SSO will collate details of any incidents relating to safeguarding children. This will include all concerns, discussions and decisions made and the reasons for those decisions. Copies of these records will be passed as necessary to the any appropriate authority.

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• In addition to the central record where an incident has been reported against an Dani Grant School of Dance employee or volunteer, a note relevant to the incident and/or any relevant documents will also be kept in the personal file of the person concerned when the case has been concluded.

 

10. Review of policy and procedures

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The Policy will be reviewed by the SSO, DSO, annually or more frequently in response to new legislation or where an incident has occurred that requires an adjustment to processes within. It will be reviewed externally where it is considered necessary, to ensure that the Policy continues to meet the safeguarding legislation and best practice.

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11. Signature

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D Grant

Principal

Dani Grant School of Dance