Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy
Apr 25, 2024 10:34 PM
CHILD PROTECTION & SAFEGUARDING - Updated Aug 2020
With the safety of our families a number one priority, KJ’s DANCE & CHEER is very serious about upholding Child Protection laws and policies within the school as well as at public performances and in the online arena (website and social media).
As you’ll be aware from your initial enrolment, your child may be photographed or recorded in class and that the media may appear online via our social media and web pages. In addition to this, we sometimes proudly use images and video footage of our students for advertising and promotional purposes—although we will never publish names or personal details online. All platforms are actively monitored. Should you have any concerns about this, please email us at kelly.kjdc@icloud.com and we will happily assist you.
Our teachers (resident or temporary) have undergone official checks allowing them to work with children and are safeguarding and first aid trained.
The principal at KJ’s DANCE & CHEER is educated in the negative impact of inappropriate music and costume selection when it comes to performing dance routines and is wholeheartedly committed to
ensuring children in all of our dance routines are not subjected to any inappropriate songs or costuming.
We recognise that songs with sexist, explicit, violent, racist, homophobic or criminal content may influence our dancers and/or audience and will strive to avoid using such music. We are
committed to restricting costumes that project sexuality and contain explicit graphic or textual content.
KJ’s Dance & Cheer aim to provide efficient, up-to-date, enjoyable and safe
instruction in dance, cheerleading & gymnastics to all students who enrol in the school or join in the classes or activities.
The premises and equipment will be checked regularly for any defects or faults that exist or may have developed which might present hazards to any attending the premises. Premises defaults will be reported to the caretaker immediately and an alternative premises will be used if necessary. Equipment with defaults will not be used and will be replaced as soon as possible.
The premises used will be clean and safe from any hazard to health.
All instruction will be geared to the previous experience and abilities of the student and no person will be required to perform movements beyond their capabilities. Staff will be sensitive to all students' religious beliefs and culture.
No energetic instruction will be given without students undergoing a “warm-up” session, and after an energetic session completing a “cool-down” session, walk through or stretch.
Smoking is not permitted inside the premises. Smoking is restricted to outside areas only and where young students are not present.
A folder to allow records to be kept of any incident in the school, injuries of any nature to staff or pupils etc is available each day, this is emptied daily and records are kept in a safe.
Young students are not allowed to leave the premises until collected by a parent, guardian or other adult authorized to do so by a parent or guardian. A member of staff will remain on the premises until all students have left.
No student under age 16 will be driven home by a member of staff in his/her car without the permission of a parent or guardian or in the event of an emergency.
Students are always supervised when in class or taking part in an ‘outside’ school event.
Staff will not be left alone with a single young student for any substantial period of time without the consent of a parent or other authorised person
Toilets and changing facilities are provided. In school premises, students are free to take toilet breaks as they wish as long as the teacher is informed first. Students will be checked on after a few minutes if not returned. For events outside of school premises, students will be supervised to and from the facility by staff and taken in groups of 2 or more.
No child will be photographed or video’d without prior knowledge or consent of a parent or guardian, this is detailed in enrolment forms.
For Shows—all backstage staff are DBS checked. First aiders are also present.
Only suitably qualified persons will be employed in a teaching capacity while any student engaged to assist with teaching will only work under the supervision of a qualified member of staff and undergo junior coaching certifications.
In the event of activities outside the school premises the instructors will regard themselves as being in “loco parentis” and, so far as applicable and within their control, apply the preceding and subsequent guide lines as if the event was in their own studio.
Teachers will avoid any unnecessary physical contact with pupils, however parents should understand that some aspects of teaching involve some contact. Where it is necessary teachers will use the utmost discretion and, in any event, not do so without another adult in the room.
The school principal(s) will ensure that s/he and the members of staff are properly covered against incidents involving public liability and professional negligence insurance.
The school principal(s) undertake not to involve in misleading or false advertising.
No form of discrimination, by religion, colour, the child's background and so on will be tolerated in the school.
At all times, all staff will endeavour to keep the highest standards of instruction and behaviour. The school principals retain the right to discharge from the school any pupil who persistently disrupts the tuition, uses offensive language, or other anti-social behaviour.