1. KLC is a private tuition centre run by:
   Kidbrooke Learning Centre Ltd (09800896)
2. Kidbrooke Learning Centre is based at:
   Thomas Tallis School
   154 Kidbrooke Park Road
   Kidbrooke
   SE3 9PX
   
3. KLC is managed by a management team (the Team). One of the management team has particular responsibility for safeguarding children.
4. The Team has adopted this safeguarding children policy and expects every adult working or helping at KLC to support it and comply with it. Consequently this policy shall apply to all staff, managers, teachers, directors, volunteers, students or anyone working on behalf of KLC.

1. This policy is intended to protect children and young people who receive any service from us, including those who are the children of adults who may receive services from us.
2. As an organisation we believe that no child or young person should experience abuse or harm and are committed to the protection of children and young people and this policy is intended to provide guidance and overarching principles to those who represent us as volunteers or staff, to guide our approach to child protection and safeguarding.

1. There are three kinds of events/activities:
• Those open to adults and children of all ages,
• Those for children accompanied by a 'parent',
• Those for unaccompanied children, which are sometimes run alongside other events/activities.
2. At events and activities open to all ages, children under 16 must be accompanied throughout by an adult over the age of 18 who not only brings the child but also takes the child home again afterwards. Young people aged 16 or 17 may attend unaccompanied if they bring the written consent and mobile telephone number of one of their parents.
3. At events and activities for children accompanied by a 'parent', children under 16 must be supervised throughout the event by an adult over the age of 18 who not only brings the child to the event but also takes the child home again afterwards. If a lone adult brings more than one child, then the children will have to stay together, so that the one adult can supervise them. Young people aged 16 or 17 may attend unaccompanied if they bring the written consent and mobile telephone number of one of their parents.
4. At events and activities for unaccompanied children, children under the age of 16 must be enrolled by a responsible adult before being left with the event leader. The enrolment must record the child's name, age and address and the names and addresses of the child's parents, plus the parents' mobile telephone numbers. Young people aged 16 or 17 may attend unaccompanied if they bring the written consent and mobile telephone number of one of their parents.
5. Both event and activities are to be defined broadly to include any occasions where KLC will be providing a service.

1. KLC offers the following activities for children: Private Tuition
2. Some of our activities may therefore require adult participants or adult leaders to undergo DBS and/or police checks under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. The required level of checking (if any) will broadly reflect the degree and frequency of unsupervised access given to other people's children.
3. The Team will take very seriously any allegation of impropriety on the part of any member of KLC. A member of KLC who discovers anything amiss should get in touch immediately with the following: Thiru Thuraisingam
4. The Team will review the allegation and the likely risk to children and, if appropriate, will consider banning the member from future events or revoking his or her membership or both, but only in full accordance with the rules and procedures of KLC.
5. Both event and activities are to be defined broadly to include any occasions where KLC will be providing a service.

1. Before starting any event for unaccompanied children, the Team will carry out a risk assessment and then take steps to minimise all risks to health and safety. Parents and children will be made aware of any particular risks and of the steps to be taken to minimise those risks. The Team will keep a record of all risk assessments.
2. Sufficient adults must be present at any event for unaccompanied children to enable one adult to deal with any emergency while another adult supervises the children not directly affected by the emergency.

1. Adults supervising children at KLC events must never use any form of corporal punishment. If physical restraint is absolutely necessary to prevent injury to any person or to prevent serious damage to property, then the minimum necessary restraint may be used — but for that purpose only.
2. Unacceptable behaviour at KLC events for unaccompanied children will generally be stopped by separating the children from each other and from the group. The miscreants will be suitably supervised and will be returned as soon as possible to the care of their parents.
3. KLC may apply a further disciplinary sanction; namely the banning of the child from one or more future events over the following 18 months. Any such sanction would be determined and applied by the following officer: Thiru Thuraisingam
4. A parent who is aggrieved by this ban may appeal to KLC who will hear the views of all relevant persons. The decision of KLC is then final. 12 Legal Framework

NOTE: This Policy was approved by the following officer on 04/02/2022 and is due for review every 2 Years: Thiru Thuraisingam