At Frederic Chopin Polish School CIC, we take the safety of children very seriously. Any children/young people who attend out school is deemed at risk or in need, a safeguarding file is made and is stored in a locked cabinet, in which access to the files are restricted to the Safeguarding officer & Management Committee. The following procedures are to be followed for the following policies & procedures:
Accident & Incident Policy – a copy of the accident/existing injuries form is taken and placed in the child’s file (so a visual record of any bruising, marks etc. is recorded), in the safeguarding cabinet.
Arrival & Departure Procedure – only parents/carers/appropriate adults/foster carers or temporary custodians with parental responsibility will be allowed to collect a child/young person from the service with prior arrangement.
Facebook, Twitter & Social Networking Policy – No images of children/young people will be allowed to be used for advertising.
Illness & Injury Policy – a copy of the existing injuries form is taken/ a record of the child’s illness will be recorded and placed in the child’s file (so a record of any bruising, marks, illnesses etc. is kept), in the safeguarding cabinet.
Lost or Missing Child Policy – Social Services and /or police are to be contacted as well.
Nappy Changing Policy – any marks or bruises are recorded on non-mobile children and is placed in child’s file in the safeguarding cabinet.
Non-Collection of Child Policy – Social Services and /or police are to be contacted as well.
Operational Procedure for Outings Policy – Trips will only operate with strict operation of ratios and only with appropriate permission sought from parents/ carers/appropriate adults/foster carers or temporary custodians with parental responsibility.
Using Images of Children & Young People Policy – No images of children/young people will be allowed to be used for advertising.
Working Safely with Children & Young People Policy – Strict adherence of the policy is to be maintained at all times.