Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.
Cambridge Muslim Academy 7th of September 2023
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Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
INTRODUCTION Cambridge Muslim Academy fully recognises the responsibility it has under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 (as amended), the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015, and the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (as amended) to have arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
This responsibility is more fully explained in the statutory guidance for schools and colleges ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (September 2023). All staff must be made aware of their duties and responsibilities under Part One of this document, which are set out below.
Staff should read the above document together with ‘Annex B’ of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, 2023, if they are working directly with children. For those staff who do not work directly with children Annex A can be issued instead but this is a matter for the school/college to decide.
Through their day-to-day contact with pupils and direct work with families all staff in school have a responsibility to:
Identify concerns early to prevent them from escalating;
Provide a safe environment in which children can learn;
Identify children who may benefit from early help;
Know what to do if a child tells them he/she is being abused or neglected;
Follow the referral process if they have a concern.
This policy sets out how the school’s governing body discharges its statutory responsibilities relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children who are pupils at the school. Our policy applies to all staff, paid and unpaid, working in the school including governors. Teaching assistants, mid-day supervisors, office staff as well as teachers can be the first point of disclosure for a child. Concerned parents/carers may also contact the school and its governors.
It is consistent with the Safeguarding Children Partnership Board procedures.