Safeguarding Children Statement

• The iCollege and its Management Committee take seriously their responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of children and

  young people in their care; this includes providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge;

  protecting children from maltreatment whether that is within or outside the home, including online ; preventing impairment of

  children’s mental and physical health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the

  provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have best outcomes.

• The iCollege and its Management Committee ‘ensure that staff have the skill, means and training necessary to ensure children and young people are protected from harm’. *
• The iCollege and its Management Committee endeavour to ensure that we work together with all agencies, services and other provision regarding the safeguarding and wellbeing of children in our care. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.