Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Policy

• Beech Hall School Riyadh fully recognises its Child Protection responsibilities within the broader context of safeguarding.  
• The school aims to provide an environment in which there are effective systems for promoting the welfare of all pupils in our care, from school security measures to our wide range of policies, including Health and Safety.  
• This policy provides guidance for all who may come across Child Protection concerns within the context of their interaction with the school.  
• We recognise that all staff, including volunteers, have a full and active part to play in protecting pupils from harm. 
• The Policy is available to all parents, staff and volunteers on the school’s website.  

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: 

• Protecting children from maltreatment 
• 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 
• Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

We believe that our school: 

• Provides a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment in which pupils can learn. 
• We take a child-centred approach, and promote the social, physical and emotional wellbeing of each pupil 

Aims: 

• To raise awareness of all school staff of the need to protect all children and of their responsibilities in identifying and reporting possible cases of abuse in preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development 
• To emphasise the need for good communication between all members of staff in matters relating to child protection 
• To develop a structured procedure within the school which will be followed by all members of the school community in cases of suspected abuse 
• To provide a systematic means of monitoring pupils known or thought to be at risk of significant harm or where there are ongoing concerns
• To work openly and in partnership with parents in relation to child protection concerns 
• To support all pupils’ development in ways that will foster security, confidence and independence 
• To promote safe practice and challenge poor and unsafe practice 
• To ensure that all adults working within our school have been checked as to their suitability to work with children, in line with current guidance 
• To integrate opportunities into the curriculum for children to develop the skills they need to recognise and stay safe from abuse, allowing for continuity and progression through the key stages  
• To work openly and in partnership with parents in relation to child protection concerns 
• To support all pupils’ development in ways that will foster security, confidence and independence 
• To promote safe practice and challenge poor and unsafe practice 
• To ensure that all adults working within our school have been checked as to their suitability to work with children, in line with current guidance 
• To integrate opportunities into the curriculum for children to develop the skills they need to recognise and stay safe from abuse, allowing for continuity and progression through the key stages 

To read the full Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, please click on this link.