At Beyond Creative Education we take the safety, health and wellbeing of our students, staff and volunteers very seriously.

All of BCE’s work for children and young people is ruled by its core values:

Creativity, courage, curiosity and care.

We are proud that safeguarding is at the centre of what we do and how we do it. A safe and caring place to learn helps our students to thrive whilst in education and beyond. This makes it possible to love learning, be positive, enjoy communicating and follow goals for the future.

Your Designated Safeguarding Lead and First Aider is:

Jessica Scammell (DSL Level 3) – 07966 717029

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students. Every member of staff has a clear understanding that safeguarding our students is everyone’s responsibility. All staff are trained annually and kept up to date with any changes to safeguarding and child protection legislation.

Reporting concerns:

Our DSL is Jessica Scammell (DSL Level 3)

All children have the right to feel safe. If you are concerned about the safety of any child in our setting, you must report this to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

If your concern is out of hours or during the holidays then please contact the Local Children's Safeguarding Board:

For Torbay residents: 01803 208100 or email mash@torbay.gov.uk  (out of office hours: 0300 4564 876)
For Devon residents: 0345 155 1071 or email mashsecure@devon.gov.uk

If you or a child is at immediate risk, please call 999.

Safeguarding

Health and Safety

H&S Policy Statement:

Compliance and Commitment - Beyond Creative Education Limited commits to ensuring, as far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of our employees and others affected by our operations. We aim to: Control risks from work activities; Consult with employees on health and safety matters; Provide safe working conditions and equipment; Provide necessary training and supervision. Prevent accidents and health issues; Comply with relevant Health, Safety and Fire legislation.

Systematic Safety Management - We have implemented arrangements to support the effective implementation of this health and safety policy and we commit to: Identify hazards, assess risks, and determine control measures; Ensure all employees understand and follow the necessary safety procedures; Prepare emergency procedures, including evacuation in case of fire or other significant incidents, are clearly set out and communicated to all staff.

We view health and safety legislation as a minimum standard to exceed, expecting management to meet their targets without compromising safety.

Relationships & Sex Education

RSE Policy Statement:

The aim of our RSE policy is to ensure that PSHE and RSE at our setting pays due regard to the DfE Regulations 2019 made under Sections 34 and 35 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017, which make Sex and Relationship education compulsory for all pupils receiving secondary education. They also make Health Education compulsory in all schools. For our young people to lead happy and successful adult lives they need:

• the knowledge that will enable them to make informed decisions about their wellbeing, heath, and relationships and to build self-efficacy

• to put knowledge in to practice as they develop the capacity to make sound decisions when facing risks, challenges, and complex contexts

By educating young people within these subjects’ pupils can be supported to develop the resilience to know how and when to ask for help and to know where to access support.