Keeping children safe requires all organisations to have a culture of safeguarding and vigilance. Working with children, young people and their families also comes with risks for us, both physically and emotionally. In order to be an effective practitioner, you need to feel safe, secure and supported by your organisation, but also know that your organisation prioritises keeping everyone safe.
All organisations employing staff and/or volunteers to work with children, young people or vulnerable adults need to ensure that safeguarding is inherent throughout their organisation. What does your setting do to ensure everyone is safe, for example, does your setting have a safe care policy? How would your setting prevent abuse such as that perpetrated by Nigel Leat (abused children in a primary school over a number of years) or Jimmy Savile (found to have sexually abused many children and young people)?
