Safeguarding Policy (January 2026)

This policy has been drawn up based on law and guidance that seeks to protect children namely: 

Children’s Act 1989

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1991 

Data Protection Act 1998

Education Act 2002 

Sexual Offences Act 2003

Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 

Children Act 2004

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2015 

Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015

Children and Social Work Act 2017 

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025

Working together to Safeguard Children

Another Level Tutors believe that it is unacceptable for a child or young person to experience abuse of any kind and recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children and young people.

“Everyone who works with children has a responsibility for keeping them safe. No single practitioner can have a picture of a child’s needs and circumstances and, if children and families are to receive the right help at the right time, everyone who comes into contact with them has a role to play in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.”   Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2025.

The purpose of this policy is:

1. To protect children and young people who receive tutoring from Another Level Tutors from harm.

2. To respond to any allegations and/ or concerns relating to the welfare of a child or young adult for whom Another Level Tutors provide tutoring services to.

3. To state the ongoing training that any person providing tuition services for Another Level Tutors will undertake to ensure that safeguarding protocols are up-to-date and understood by all. 

This policy applies to anyone employed by or working on behalf of Another Level Tutors.

The policy will be reviewed & updated annually or earlier if there is a change in legislation.

The current policy is effective from 17.01.2026 and will be reviewed before 16.01.2027.

As a provider of educational services to children and young people, any person employed by or working on behalf of Another Level Tutors, must:

• either be registered with the DBS Update Service or have a DBS check completed each year;

• undertake appropriate safeguarding training at least once every two years by an approved safeguarding training provider (Another Level Tutors currently use TES Safeguarding Training, NSPCC Learning or Prospero Learning;

• keep up-to-date with any new information about safeguarding and child protection and updating this policy accordingly to include any changes;
• report safeguarding concerns correctly to the relevant bodies, following the Local
Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) procedures.  For the majority of students this will be the Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership https://surreyscp.org.uk/

Tel: 0300 470 9100

Email: cspa@surrey.gov.uk
In the event of a safeguarding concern for students taught online and/or resident outside the county of Surrey, the Local Authority Safeguarding Lead for the appropriate county will be contacted.

If a student discloses that they or another child is being abused the tutor will:

• show that  they have heard what they are saying, and that their allegations are being taken seriously;

• encourage the child to talk, without prompting them or asking leading questions;

• The child will not be interrupted when they are recalling significant events and they will not be asked to repeat their account;

• The tutor will reassure the child that they can say anything that is worrying them, but never  promise not to tell anybody because some things have to be passed on in order to keep them safe;

• explain what actions will be taken, in  a way that is appropriate to the age and understanding of the child;

• record what  the child has said, as soon as it is practical to do so using exact words where possible;

• make a note of the date, time, place and people who were present during the disclosure.

• Contact the Safeguarding Lead at Another Level Tutors. 

• If there are concerns  that the child is in immediate danger,  the police must be called.

If a tutor has suspicions of a safeguarding or welfare concern in relation to one of their students 

• They will inform the Designated Safeguarding Lead

• If the tutor is concerned that the child is in immediate danger, they will call the police.

Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership

https://surreyscp.org.uk/

Tel: 0300 470 9100

Email: Cspa@surrey.gov.uk 

Surrey Police

Emergency: 999

Non-urgent: 101

Website:  www.surrey.police.uk

Safeguarding Children and Young People (March 2025 - TES Training.  Updated training due by end March 2026)

Prevent Duty Refresher Training (January 2026 - HM Government.  Updated training due by end January 2027)

MAPA Training (April 2021)

FGM Awareness Training (January 2026)

DBS Enhanced Disclosure (14.01.2026)

PGCE (London Southbank University, June 2005)

Enhanced DBS certificate

PGCE