Guidelines for Safeguarding Children and Adults Based on ‘Protecting All God’s Children, The Policy for Safeguarding Children in the Church of England’ (written by The Church of England) Guidelines for individual workers You should: treat all children and young people with respect and dignity ensure that your own language, tone of voice and body language is respectful always aim to work within sight of another adult ensure another leader is informed if a child needs to be taken to the toilet. Toilet breaks should be organized for young children. ensure that children and young people know who they can talk to if they need to speak to someone about a personal concern respond warmly to a child who needs comforting, but make sure there are other adults around if any activity requires physical contact, ensure that the child and parents are aware of this and its nature beforehand administer any necessary First Aid with others around obtain consent for any photographs/videos to be taken, shown or displayed; record any concerning incidents and give the information to the diocesan school’s adviser. Sign and date the record. always share concerns about a child or the behaviour of another worker with your group leader and/or the safeguarding co-ordinator. As adults do not put yourself at risk. Make sure there are other adults present. You should not: initiate physical contact. Any necessary contact (e.g. for comfort, see above) should be initiated by the child invade a child’s privacy while washing or toileting play rough physical or sexually provocative games use any form of physical punishment be sexually suggestive about or to a child even in fun touch a child inappropriately or obtrusively scapegoat, ridicule or reject a child, group or adult permit abusive peer activities e.g. initiation ceremonies, ridiculing or bullying show favouritism to any one child or group allow a child or young person to involve you in excessive attention seeking that is overtly physical or sexual in nature give lifts to children or young people on their own or on your own smoke tobacco in the presence of children drink alcohol when responsible for young people share sleeping accommodation with children invite a child to your home alone arrange social occasions with children (other than family members) outside organized group occasions allow unknown adults access to children. Visitors should always be accompanied by a known person
Guidelines for Safeguarding Children and Adults Based on ‘Protecting All God’s Children, The Policy for Safeguarding Children in the Church of England’ (written by The Church of England) Guidelines for individual workers You should: treat all children and young people with respect and dignity ensure that your own language, tone of voice and body language is respectful always aim to work within sight of another adult ensure another leader is informed if a child needs to be taken to the toilet. Toilet breaks should be organized for young children. ensure that children and young people know who they can talk to if they need to speak to someone about a personal concern respond warmly to a child who needs comforting, but make sure there are other adults around if any activity requires physical contact, ensure that the child and parents are aware of this and its nature beforehand administer any necessary First Aid with others around obtain consent for any photographs/videos to be taken, shown or displayed; record any concerning incidents and give the information to the diocesan school’s adviser. Sign and date the record. always share concerns about a child or the behaviour of another worker with your group leader and/or the safeguarding co-ordinator. As adults do not put yourself at risk. Make sure there are other adults present. You should not: initiate physical contact. Any necessary contact (e.g. for comfort, see above) should be initiated by the child invade a child’s privacy while washing or toileting play rough physical or sexually provocative games use any form of physical punishment be sexually suggestive about or to a child even in fun touch a child inappropriately or obtrusively scapegoat, ridicule or reject a child, group or adult permit abusive peer activities e.g. initiation ceremonies, ridiculing or bullying show favouritism to any one child or group allow a child or young person to involve you in excessive attention seeking that is overtly physical or sexual in nature give lifts to children or young people on their own or on your own smoke tobacco in the presence of children drink alcohol when responsible for young people share sleeping accommodation with children invite a child to your home alone arrange social occasions with children (other than family members) outside organized group occasions allow unknown adults access to children. Visitors should always be accompanied by a known person