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=====Definition: Safeguarding=====
=====Definition: Safeguarding=====
[[File:GoTeachWiki:images.jpg|alt=Child Safeguarding |thumb|Following a code of conduct for the safety of volunteers and young people.]]
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. This includes protection from abuse, preventing harm to health, ensuring a safe environment and taking action to enable children and young people to have the best outcomes''.  (NSPCC, 2016)''   
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. This includes protection from abuse, preventing harm to health, ensuring a safe environment and taking action to enable children and young people to have the best outcomes''.  (NSPCC, 2016)''   
[[File:GoTeachWiki:images.jpg|alt=Child Safeguarding |thumb|Following a code of conduct for the safety of volunteers and young people.]]
 
Children and Young people: Anyone who has not yet reached their 18th birthday or a young person under the age of 30 who is participating in one of our partner programmes  
Children and Young people: Anyone who has not yet reached their 18th birthday or a young person under the age of 30 who is participating in one of our partner programmes  



Revision as of 21:44, 12 October 2020

Definitions


Definition: Safeguarding
Child Safeguarding
Following a code of conduct for the safety of volunteers and young people.

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. This includes protection from abuse, preventing harm to health, ensuring a safe environment and taking action to enable children and young people to have the best outcomes. (NSPCC, 2016) 

Children and Young people: Anyone who has not yet reached their 18th birthday or a young person under the age of 30 who is participating in one of our partner programmes

Code of Conduct

The aim of a Code of Conduct is to ensure that all DHL colleagues involved in a Go Teach Programme or activity understand the importance of protecting the children and young people that we support through the Go Teach programme, our colleagues and ourselves



Chapter lead Harry Wade