There is a designated person in charge on site at all times the College is open to students to deal with emergencies and ensure the safety of young people. A Single Central Record (SCR) of vetting checks on staff, volunteers, casual workers, agency workers and any other relevant personnel is in place and maintained. All staff are aware of their responsibilities under the Safeguarding Policy and Staff Code of Conduct. Version Date Policy Comments Approval Provenance Date of Equality Impact and Next Assessment Date Review Completed (Y/N) Feb 2011 Helen Replaces Safeguarding Smithson Protection SMT Feb Policy 2011 May 2012 Helen Reviewed by Safeguarding Smithson Safeguarding Group Group SMT Oct 2012 September Helen Reviewed by Safeguarding 2013 Smithson Safeguarding Group Group SLT Oct 2013 October Reviewed by SLT Updated Autumn Y 2014/June Knightley / AP People Safeguarding DfE term 2015 Sonia and Place Group guidance; 2016 Ross AP Student Corporation best practice Support- in the sector changes made related to change in staffing names and title of DSP to DSL December Reviewed by SLT Y 2015 Knightley / SLT - Safeguarding Sonia changes group Ross made related Governors to Legal requirements in relation to Prevent November Sonia Annual SLT Autumn Y 2016 Ross update to Safeguarding term include group 2017 guidance Governors from Keeping children safe in education 2016
There is a designated person in charge on site at all times the College is open to students to deal with emergencies and ensure the safety of young people. A Single Central Record (SCR) of vetting checks on staff, volunteers, casual workers, agency workers and any other relevant personnel is in place and maintained. All staff are aware of their responsibilities under the Safeguarding Policy and Staff Code of Conduct. Version Date Policy Comments Approval and Date Provenance Date of Next Review Equality Impact Assessment Completed (Y/N) Feb 2011 Helen Smithson Replaces Protection Policy Safeguarding SMT Feb 2011 May 2012 Helen Smithson Reviewed by Safeguarding Group Safeguarding Group SMT Oct 2012 September 2013 Helen Smithson Reviewed by Safeguarding Group Safeguarding Group SLT Oct 2013 October 2014/June 2015 Knightley / Sonia Ross Reviewed by AP People and Place AP Student Support- changes made related to change in staffing names and title of DSP to DSL SLT Safeguarding Group Corporation Updated DfE guidance; best practice in the sector Autumn term 2016 Y December 2015 Knightley / Sonia Ross Reviewed by SLT - changes made related to Legal requirements in relation to Prevent SLT Safeguarding group Governors Y November 2016 Sonia Ross Annual update to include guidance from Keeping children safe in education 2016 SLT Safeguarding group Governors Autumn term 2017 Y
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