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Child Safeguarding Policy
Signs of child abuse and neglect
Signs of possible abuse and neglect may include:
- Significant changes in a child’s behavior
- Deterioration in a child’s general well-being
- Unexplained bruising or marks
- Comments made by a child that give cause for concern
- Reasons to suspect neglect or abuse outside the setting, e.g. in the child’s home, or that
a girl may have been subjected to (or is at risk of) female genital mutilation and/or
inappropriate behavior displayed by a member of staff or any other person. For example,
inappropriate sexual comments, excessive one-to-one attention beyond the
requirements of their role, or inappropriate sharing of images.
Tanzeel is committed to building a ‘culture of safety’ in which the children in our care are protected from abuse, harm, and radicalization. Tanzeel will respond promptly and appropriately to all incidents or concerns regarding a child’s safety. Tanzeel’s child protection procedures comply with all relevant legislation and guidance issued by the Local Authority.
A Child Protection Officer (CPO) is always available while Tanzeel is in session. The CPO coordinates child protection issues and liaises with external agencies (e.g. Social Care, LSCB, and Ofsted). Tanzeel’s designated CPO is the Head Teacher. The Deputy / on-call CPO is the Centre Manager.
Child abuse and neglect
Child abuse is any form of physical, emotional, or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that leads to injury or harm. An individual may abuse or neglect a child directly or by failing to protect them from harm. Some forms of child abuse and neglect are listed below.
Emotional abuse is the persistent emotional maltreatment of a child to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on the child’s emotional development. It may involve making the child feel worthless, unloved, or inadequate. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all types of maltreatment of a child, though it may occur alone.
Physical abuse can involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning, drowning, suffocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer feigns the symptoms of or deliberately induces ill health in a child.
Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child to take part in sexual activities, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. This can involve physical contact or non-contact
activities, such as showing children sexual activities or encouraging them to behave in sexually inappropriate ways.
Neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and emotional needs. It can
involve a failure to provide adequate food, clothing, and shelter, to protect a child from physical and emotional harm, to ensure adequate supervision, or to allow access to medical treatment.