Safeguarding Policy
Ensuring a Safe and Secure Environment for All: Our Commitment to Safeguarding
Introduction
Prof Dan (“We”) exists to provide private tutoring to students. We do not maintain educational premises, and we do not hold or arrange events at which children are likely to be present.
Scope
This policy is intended to promote the welfare of young people (used to refer to any minors, including children) or otherwise vulnerable persons who use our services, and the children of adult service-users. It is also intended to act as a guide for the self-employed tutors we represent, introduce or work with in any other legitimate manner, to help them follow our approach to safeguarding. This policy applies to anyone working with or on behalf of our company, including senior managers, directors, employees, contractors and tutors. We expect any tutor, mentor, coach or other individuals who we introduce (including where we act as an employment agency) to comply with this policy, wherever possible and appropriate, and to take prompt and effective action in the event of a safeguarding concern arising.
Legal Framework
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to protect children in the United Kingdom. However, it is understood and intended that this policy will apply to our employees, agents, contractors and other connected parties wherever they work across the world. In this event, we expect the policy to be followed to the fullest extent permissible in any given jurisdiction, with the intention of safeguarding children and young people. Where we operate outside of the UK we undertake to:
- Comply with local laws, regulations, instructions from law enforcement agencies, rulings by any legitimate judicial authority or similar;
- Refer any matters of criminal conduct, especially in relation to safeguarding, (as applicable in the local jurisdiction) to the local authorities responsible for policing and law enforcement;
- Wherever local legislation permits, or is ambiguous or indifferent (for example, but not limited to, activity in disputed territories, activities ongoing during a change of government or political structure and activities taking place when local legislation is amended, added to or repealed), we undertake to follow this guidance to the fullest extent possible in order to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults (according to the broadest definition applied by either local or UK legislation).
A summary of the key UK legislation and guidance is available from nspcc.org.uk/childprotection.
Supporting Documents
This policy statement should be read alongside our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, and the following policy documents, included as appendices:
- Safeguarding Children articles and guidance from UK Government
- What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused?: advice for practitioners (HM Gov)
- Keeping Children Safe in Education
- Working Together to Safeguard Children
- Role description for the nominated safeguarding lead
- Recruiting the right people to volunteer or work with children
- Responding to concerns about a child’s welfare
- Storing child protection records
- Code of conduct for all staff and volunteers
- Managing concerns about or allegations made against staff or tutors
- Managing concerns about or allegations made against a child or young person
- Keeping children safe online
- Whistleblowing and complaints
We recognise that:
- The welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take.
- Working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare.
- All children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse.
- Some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues.
- Extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally vulnerable safe from abuse.
- Adults may also be vulnerable, for a variety of reasons including (but not limited to) age and disability, and are deserving of the same care, attention and protection.
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
- Valuing, listening to and respecting them.
- Appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people.
- Adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers.
- Developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures.
- Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and tutors know about and follow our policies, procedures and behaviour codes confidently and competently.
Contact details
Nominated safeguarding lead:
Name: Daniel Hall
Role: Managing Director
Phone: 07710 720 808
Email: info@profdan.co.uk
NSPCC Helpline
0808 800 5000 – Open 10am-4pm Monday to Friday
Email: help@nspcc.org.uk – email 24 hours a day
If a child, young person, or any person is in immediate danger, call 999 (for a person in the UK).
This policy, and our good practice, will be reviewed annually.
This policy was last reviewed on: 18/04/25