Safeguarding Policy
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VEWA PRODUCTIONS LTD
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SAFE GUARDING POLICY
VEWA PRODUCTIONS LTD
280 C/o Abundance Centres UK
St. Anne's Road
Tottenham
London
N15 5BN
Mobile: 07440668069
Email: vewa25igamil.com
Company Number: 12277996
Safeguarding Policy Statement
The purpose and scope of this policy statement
The overall aim of VEWA PRODUCTIONS LTD is to provide creative and wellbeing training and learning services for corporate and non corporate community members and environments.
We wish to create Safe Pockets Creative Space for community youth and adult members who use our services.
The purpose of this policy statement is:
• to protect children and young people who receive VEWA PRODUCTIONS LTD services from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services
• to provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection.
This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of VEWA PRODUCTIONS LTD, including senior managers, directors, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, coaches, facilitators, counselors and any agency staff.
Legal framework
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of legislation, policy and guidance that
seeks to protect children in England London UK. A summary of the key legislation and guidance is available from
Supporting documents
This policy statement should be read alongside our organisational policies, procedures,
guidance and other related documents:
• role description for the designated safeguarding officer
• dealing with disclosures and concerns about a child or young person
• managing allegations against staff and volunteers
• recording concerns and information sharing
• child protection records retention and storage
• code of conduct for staff and volunteers
• behaviour codes for children and young people
• photography and sharing images guidance
• safer recruitment
• online safety
• anti-bullying
• managing complaints
• whistleblowing
• health and safety
• induction, training, supervision and support
• adult to child supervision ratios.
We believe that:
• children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
• We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them.
We recognise that:
• the welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the
• decisions we take
• working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and
• other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare
• all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or
belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types
of harm or abuse
• some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous
• experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues
• extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally
vulnerable safe from abuse.
Find out more about:
• safeguarding children who come from Black, Asian and minoritised
ethnic communities
• safeguarding d/Deaf and disabled children and young people
• safeguarding LGBTQ+ children and young people
• safeguarding children with special educational needs and disabilities
(SEND).
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
• valuing, listening to and respecting them.
• appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people, a deputy and a lead trustee/board member for safeguarding.
• adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers.
• developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures.
• providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision,
support, training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures and behavior codes confidently and competently.
recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary
checks are made
• recording and storing and using information professionally and securely, in line
with data protection legislation and guidance [more information about this is
available from the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk/for-
organisations]
• sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and their families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions.
• making sure that children, young people and their families know where to go for help if they have a concern.
• using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children,
young people, parents, families and carers appropriately.
• using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately.
• creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise.
• ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in place.
• ensuring 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.
• building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, young people and their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable about sharing concerns.
Senior child protection lead(s)
Address:
280 C/o Abundance Centres UK
St. Anne's Road
Tottenham
N15 5BN
Name(s): Ms Peters
Phone: 07440668069
/email: vewa25@gmail.com
NSPCC Helpline
0808 800 5000
We are committed to reviewing our policy and good practice annually.
This policy was last reviewed on: …………………………………18.05.2024………………………………………(date)
Signed: Aisha Peters ………………………………………………………………………
Date: 18.05.2024 …………………………………………………………………………
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Ms Peters CEO
Founder