Responsibilities are agreed
Named contacts, relevant needs, known risks, locations, collection arrangements and communication routes are clarified.
Safeguarding & professional standards
Safety is part of every arrangement.
Clear responsibilities, appropriate boundaries and reliable communication support both the young person and the adults around them.
A shared responsibility
Safeguarding is not an extra document added at the end.
It shapes how support is arranged, where it takes place, what information is shared, how concerns are recorded and who is contacted when action is needed.
In practice
Clear arrangements from the beginning.
Professional boundaries stay clear
Sessions retain an educational purpose, suitable records are maintained and concerns are not kept informal.
Concerns are acted upon
Information is recorded and shared through the appropriate safeguarding route rather than investigated independently.
Documentation
Information for families and commissioners.
A full safeguarding statement and relevant professional documentation can be shared when support is being considered or commissioned.
Request informationImmediate danger
If a child or young person is in immediate danger, contact the emergency services. A website enquiry is not an emergency reporting route.
A sensible next step