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Safeguarding Policy Statement, 2024-2025

 

Safeguarding is at the heart of Thriving Through Recreation.

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of this policy statement is:

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 • to protect children and young people who receive a Thriving Through Recreation (TTR) grant

   funding from harm.

• to provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with    

   the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection and safeguarding.

 

Who is the policy for?

 

This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Thriving Through Recreation, including senior managers and the board of Trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and students.​

 

Expectations of work by referring professionals and activity providers

 

We will expect any activity provider or setting that provides recreational learning for a child who has been awarded a grant by Thriving Through Recreation to have an up-to-date Safeguarding Policy in place, and that Thriving Through Recreation will be able to review that, and their procedures and practices, (directly ourselves or via the professional completing the application) before any grant funding is confirmed. This will be recorded by Thriving Through Recreation as provided and checked.

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We take safeguarding very seriously, so any referring professional, and activity provider receiving money from Thriving Through Recreation, is also able to access our Safeguarding Policy on our website.

 

We believe that:

 

• children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind

• we have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep

  them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.

 

We recognise that:

 

• the welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take

• working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and

  other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare

• all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or   

  sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse

• some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous

  experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues

• extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally vulnerable safe from  

  abuse.

 

We refer to the following guidance to ensure the safeguarding of all:

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• safeguarding children who come from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities

• safeguarding d/Deaf and disabled children and young people

• safeguarding LGBTQ+ children and young people

• safeguarding children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

 

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We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:

 

  • valuing, listening to and respecting them

  • appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people, a deputy and a lead Trustee for safeguarding

  • adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers

  • developing and implementing effective online safety procedures within our best practice guidelines

  • providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support,

      training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about,   

      and follow our policies, procedures and behaviour codes confidently and competently

      (training will be via a recommended provider)

  • recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are

      made

  • recording, storing, and using information professionally and securely, in line with data protection legislation and guidance (more information about this is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk)

  • information about making sure that children, young people and their families know        

      where to go for help if they have a concern

  • using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant

      information with agencies on a need to know basis, and involving children, young

      people, parents, families and carers appropriately

  • using our procedures to manage any allegations against TTR staff and volunteers  

      appropriately

  • creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise

  • ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in place

  • ensuring that we provide a safe virtual and physical environment for staff and volunteers,   

  • by applying health and safety measures in accordance with the law and regulatory guidance

  • building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, young people and their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable about sharing concerns.

 

Expectations of work by activity providers

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We expect any activity provider or setting that provides recreational learning for a child who has been awarded a grant by Thriving Through Recreation to have an up-to-date Safeguarding Policy in place, and that Thriving Through Recreation will be able to review that, and their procedures and practices, before any grant funding is confirmed.​

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