The purpose of this policy is to:
to protect the children and young people who receive tutoring services from InterAct speech and drama tuition from harm.
to respond to any allegations and / or any concerns relating to the welfare of a child or young adult for whom we provide tutoring services either in person or online.
Ongoing training will be undertaken by all tutors and updated termly as required.
This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of InterAct speech and drama tuition.
This policy will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis, or before if there is a change in safeguarding protocols.
All tutors State recognise that they have a responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of the students. This includes:
Ensuring they have a DBS check completed each year or are subscribed to the update service.
Ensuring that they undertake appropriate safeguarding training at least once every two years.
Endeavouring to keep up to date with any new information about safeguarding and child protection and updating this policy accordingly to include any changes.
Reporting safeguarding concerns correctly, to the relevant bodies, following the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) procedures and will notify the Local Authority Safeguarding Lead for the appropriate county or country.
All tutors are self-employed and work through InterAct on a freelance basis.
They will need to demonstrate and up to date DBS certificate with will be regularly updated and checked.
Kate Aiken is subscribed to the DBS update service and her number is:
show that we have heard what they are saying, and that we take their allegations seriously.
encourage the child to talk, without prompting them or asking them leading questions. We will not interrupt when a child is recalling significant events and will not make a child repeat their account.
reassure the child that they can tell us anything that is worrying them, but that we cannot promise not to tell anybody because some things have to be passed on in order to keep them safe.
explain what actions we must take, in a way that is appropriate to the age and understanding of the child.
record what we have been told, as soon as we can, using exact words where possible.
make a note of the date, time, place, and people who were present during the disclosure.
We will contact the Safeguarding Lead for the relevant Local Authority. If we are concerned that the child is in immediate danger, we will call the police.
It is not our responsibility to attempt to investigate the situation.
If we have suspicions of a safeguarding or welfare concern in relation to one of my students, we will:
Contact the Safeguarding Lead for the relevant Local Authority. If we are concerned that the child is in immediate danger, we will call the police.
The training that you will be undertaken on safeguarding and child protection, at least every two years.
