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Safeguarding - what are the issues? Who are we safeguarding ? Students, Staff, Swarthmore users What are we safeguarding against? Physical harm / abuse.

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2 Safeguarding - what are the issues? Who are we safeguarding ? Students, Staff, Swarthmore users What are we safeguarding against? Physical harm / abuse Psychological harm / abuse How can we safeguard ?

3 How ? – Assess, Inform, Record, Report Assess Assess the Risk – for teaching and for rooms Be prepared - complete risk assessments as part of planning for teaching – update or add to if needed. *** Inform There is health and safety/first aid/safeguarding /complaints and behaviour, information on walls and in handbooks tell students show students

4 Student has broken leg - Risk assessment required for safe adjustments to environment and to inform all members of team HAZARD LOW 3 4 5 RISK ASSESSMENT FOR: X attending centre with broken ankle MED 2 3 4 Assessor A HIGH 1 2 3 Consulted with: B, C & DDate of next review: End of week.  GRADE HIGH MED LOW Date: May 2013 PROBABILITY HAZARD GradeACTION to be taken Systems in place Who is at risk? When are they at risk? Action By whom? when?Re- grade Falling on stairs Falling on stairs 1 11 1 Re-room classes to Room 2, ground floor Ascent and descent of stairs only under supervision and in seated position Yes Yes X XX X Ascending and descending stairs Ascending and descending stairs D A B C Immedi ately When necessa ry Risk remov ed 3

5 Record Accident ? Incident ? If you deal with an Accident or Incident – record books in general office /arts area must be completed within 24hrs of event *** Sign In - if you are not on a register and ensure your guests sign in Report To appropriate person – usually your line manager

6 Safeguarding yourself and others Do not give your personal information-email/tel.no. /address etc to anyone you don’t want to call you or visit you at home. Never pass on contact details without permission from the person concerned –take a message and pass that on –don’t get involved Never promise more than you are willing,able or entitled to give. Remember Swarthmore can only be responsible for what is done in the delivery of your employment duties and then only if you do you best to follow correct procedures.


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