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legitimate record keeping). The LADO is to be informed if there is any contravention of the school policy regarding the use of personal mobile phones, cameras or other electronic and communication devices by adults working or volunteering at the school.
EYFS—Additional Requirements
This Safeguarding Policy, which applies to the whole school, also applies to the EYFS and details our procedures for safeguarding in the EYFS. We inform Ofsted immediately (on the same day), or as soon as is reasonably practicable, but certainly within 24 hours, of any allegations of serious harm or abuse by any person living, working or looking after children at the premises (whether that allegation relates to harm or abuse committed on the premises or elsewhere). This could include any other abuse that is alleged to have taken place on the premises and of the action taken in respect of these allegations. Safeguarding training for staff in the EYFS will include guidance on identifying signs of possible abuse and neglect (such as significant changes in a student’s behaviour, deterioration in well-being, physical indications, or comments which give cause for concern), and on how to respond in a timely and appropriate way to such signs or to inappropriate behaviour in other members of staff or any other person working with children.
Disqualification under The Child Care Act 2006 (DUCCA) — early years and later years’ provision
Any member of staff working with children aged under eight during, pre- or after-school childcare will be required to make a ‘disqualification by association’ declaration, indicating that no one living or working in their households has any disqualification from unsupervised access to children. These checks are recorded in the SCR.
Induction and On-going Training
(for all staff, temporary staff, volunteers, the Head of School and the Proprietor (Board of Directors) in line with SSCB advice):
Our arrangements for the level and focus of role-appropriate and refresher training is in accordance with SSCB criteria, as required by KCSIE (DfE: September, 2016). All staff are provided with copies of key documents, which they are required to understand. For staff that cannot read English, our school takes steps to ensure that they understand key information. This includes the active promotion of British values and an understanding of extremism and radicalisation and child exploitation. All our staff are made aware of the systems that support safeguarding in our school, and these are explained to them, as part of their staff induction. This includes:
The Safeguarding Children: Child Protection Policy; the identity of the DSL and Deputy DSLs and information about their roles (such as the implications for mental health and pastoral care and how to identify students at risk of radicalisation);
The Staff Code of Conduct (which covers as a minimum, acceptable use of technologies, staff student relationships and communications, including via social media and whistleblowing)
Part One of KCSIE (DfE: September, 2016) and ‘Annex A’ and copies of policies (such as Behaviour Management, Anti-Bullying, Whistleblowing and E-Safety including Cyber Bullying);
Ensuring all staff are sensitised to act when any incident may be referred to as bullying, tyranny, terror, intimidation, harassment, etc., even if the alleged person has no history of that behaviour.
We assist staff in understanding and undertaking their roles and responsibilities as set out in Part One of KCSIE. This includes talking new staff through the content of Part One in a level and depth appropriate and proportionate to the person and/or to the particular role for which they are being inducted. There are also in- service training and staff meetings. All staff undertakes Prevent awareness training and are able to refer students to the DSL for further help. Staff are informed of arrangements to listen to students by the use of counsellors, listeners, helplines and other systems to gain views and insight. We work in partnership with local Prevent coordinator. When available in our local authority, Workshop to Raise Awareness of PREVENT (WRAP) training will be provided for all staff.