Safeguarding

As part of our safeguarding policy, Grow will:

• value, listen to and respect the views and perspectives of children and young people;
• appoint a Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) for children and young people, a deputy and a lead trustee for safeguarding;
• adopt child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers;
• develop and implement an effective online safety policy and related procedures;
• provide effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training and quality assurance measures;
• recruit staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made;
• record and store information professionally and securely;
• share information about safeguarding and good practice with children, their families, staff and volunteers via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions;
• use our safeguarding procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involve children, young people, parents, families and carers appropriately;
• use our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately;
• create and maintain an anti-bullying environment and ensure that we have a policy and procedures to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise;
• ensure that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in place; and
• ensure that we provide a safe physical environment for our children, young people, staff and volunteers, by applying health and safety measures in accordance with the law and regulatory guidance.

Please click here to view our safeguarding policy.