PURPOSE
At SCL, we provide diverse national programmes where we serve and positively impact on the prospects of millions of children and vulnerable adults. We do this through delivering high quality education, inspired by sport, E Sport, creative arts and other provisions, with their safety and wellbeing at the forefront of everything we do. Therefore, it is important that all colleagues working for or on behalf of SCL, recognise their moral and statutory responsibility to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone we come into contact with, whether that is inside or outside of SCL, including online. The purpose of implementing this policy and procedure is to provide a safe and supportive environment where everyone is respected, valued, and has a voice. We believe, no individual should ever experience abuse or harm of any kind and we are therefore fully committed to practising in way that keeps them safe and protected. SCL provide holistic co-ordinated approach to safeguarding, offering early help and preventative and responsive approaches, in the best interest of children and vulnerable adults. This Policy and Procedure contains the following: • Section One : Policy Commitment - Information relevant to the provisions SCL offer, safeguarding roles and responsibilities and what systems and processes SCL have in place to ensure everyone’s safety and wellbeing. • Section Two : Procedures - What to do if you are concerned about child or vulnerable adult. • Section Three : Procedures – What to do if an allegation is made about a colleague, including a lower-level concern.
SCOPE
Throughout the policy and procedures, the terms Learner/Learners are described to refer to all our children and vulnerable adults in education. The terms Child/Children are referred to for those accessing our Active provision which provides wrap around care from Holiday Clubs and Term Time Services for 4–11-year-olds. This policy and procedure applies to all colleagues , this is an all-inclusive term to refer to, employees, the term stakeholders refers to non SCL colleagues such as Subcontractor, Contractor, External Staff and Third Parties. For the purpose of this policy, when referring to all colleagues , this will be inclusive of employed colleagues and non SCL colleagues/stakeholders. These policy and procedures give a clear direction to al about expected behaviours, in line with our statutory and legal responsibility to safeguarding and promote the welfare of all
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