Safeguarding

Safeguarding is the term used to describe what we do to protect our learners from abuse or neglect. This involves having arrangements in place to protect our learners, as much as possible, from a range of risks including:

• Physical and emotional abuse

• Online bullying and exploitation

• Extremism

• Drug and alcohol addiction

• Gang violence and exploitation

• Sexual abuse and exploitation

• Threats to mental health and emotional wellbeing

Our Safeguarding Policy sets out the full range of arrangements we have in place to keep our learners safe and promote their welfare. In line with government policy, we also have a our Prevent Policy which safeguards our learners from being drawn into terrorism and promotes advice, guidance and support. We are committed to ensuring that every member of staff is safeguarding-trained to help ensure that First Rung is a safe place for our learners. We are committed to working with parents, carers, local authorities and other stakeholders to identify and address risks to the safety and wellbeing of our learners.

We have a dedicated Safeguarding Team that leads on all safeguarding matters across our 2 centres. All First Rung staff are trained and inducted in Safeguarding procedures.

Please see our safeguarding team below:

For more information click here to view our safeguarding policy