Safeguarding Policy at Highly Sprung Performance

Safeguarding Children Policy Statement

Highly Sprung is strongly committed to promoting the welfare of children. The charity’s activities help meet the five key outcomes for children that are set as the framework for all children’s services in the Children Act 2004:

Be healthy
Stay safe
Enjoy and achieve
Make a positive contribution
Achieve economic well-being

The charity’s activities are also in accordance with best practice in safeguarding. Our policy document can be viewed here, or downloaded below. It focuses on the outcome ‘staying safe’ with regards to working with children.

Highly Sprung has a duty of care to all the children who take part in its activities. It will do all in its power to protect children from harm. As some of the children it reaches are disabled or vulnerable in other ways, the charity has to be exemplary in its practice and especially vigilant for abuse.

To ensure the protection and safety of all children involved with Highly Sprung, all staff (salaried and freelance), contractors and volunteers of Highly Sprung are required to adhere to this Safeguarding Children Policy. Highly Sprung will take any failure to follow this Policy very seriously and, in the case of Highly Sprung’s staff, any breaches of it could result in disciplinary sanctions up to and including dismissal.

Safer Recruitment

Highly Sprung Performance have a safer recruitment policy. We are committed to employing staff and volunteers who are suitable to work with children and young people.

Code of Conduct & Training

Highly Sprung Performance have a code of conduct which sets out standards of behaviour expected for all staff, trustees and volunteers. All of our staff and volunteers over the age of 16 have Enhanced DBS Certificates. They are First-Aid trained, and receive annual safeguarding training. Risk Assessments are also carried out.

Youth Advisory Board

Our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) meet quarterly, and review our safeguarding policy and activities. They are asked for their thoughts on what Highly Sprung Performance should be doing to keep children & young people safe. Highly Sprung Performance then take action based on their views.

Whistleblowing Policy

Highly Sprung Performance have in place a whistleblowing procedure to follow, if anyone has any concerns about the way child protection is being managed at Highly Sprung Performance. You can see this policy here, or can download below.