Safeguarding

Fettes College Guangzhou recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all students. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility and everyone has a role to play. All members of our community have an important role in safeguarding students and all have an essential role to play in making this community safe and secure.  

Staff working with students at Fettes College Guangzhou will maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned.  When concerned about the welfare of a student, staff will always act in the best interests of the student and if any member of our community has a safeguarding concern about any student or adult, they should act immediately.

What does safeguarding in College mean and what do we do to keep your children safe?

Schools play an essential role in protecting children from abuse and neglect. Fettes College Guangzhou keeps all its students safe by:

• Creating safe environments for      students through robust safeguarding practices

• Ensuring that adults who work in      the school, including volunteers, don't pose a risk to students

• Making sure staff are trained,      know how to respond to concerns and keep-up-to-date with policy and      practice

• Teaching students about staying      safe

• Maintaining an environment where      students feel confident to approach any member of staff if they have a      worry or problem.

• Being proactive against bullying      and racist behaviour

• Protecting our students from      harassment and discrimination

• Maintaining a positive approach to      behaviour management including the use of physical intervention, safely,      when necessary

• Meeting the needs of students with      medical conditions

• Providing first aid

• Protecting students from drug and      substance abuse

• Enabling students to enjoy safe      educational visits

• Ensure students are safe when using      the internet and making sure they are aware of cyber bullying

• Ensuring our College site is      secure and safe

Types of abuse:

• Domestic abuse

• Sexual abuse

• Neglect

• Online abuse

• Physical abuse

• Child sex exploitation

• Female genital mutilation

• Bullying and cyber bullying

• Child trafficking

• Grooming

• Harmful sexual behaviour

• Extremism and radical behaviour

An abused student will often experience more than one type of abuse, as well as other difficulties in their lives. It often happens over a period of time, rather than being a one-off event. It can increasingly happen online.

Our main priority is to keep your child safe and healthy so that they can learn effectively and enjoy their College experiences.

Security

All entrances and exits to College Staff are secured by a team of security personnel. This is to ensure that no-one can get onto the College site without speaking to and being cleared by a member of security personnel. All staff members have identity badges and visitors are asked to wear a badge when they sign in at the entrance to College site. All visitors are expected to read the Notice for Visitors Policy. Anyone seen on College site without identification will be challenged as to the purpose of their visit.

DBS Checks

Anyone who works with children requires an enhanced DBS check. DBS checks are not always required if volunteers are with children in a supervised situation i.e. another DBS cleared adult is present, so you may find that you will be able to help without a check for a one off school visit etc. Foreign Teachers are subject to Work Visa checks and are also cleared with an International Police Check through Criminal Records Check (ACRO)

Child Protection

All our staff have regular child protection training where they are told what to do if they have a concern. If you have a concern about a child then please talk to a member of the Safeguarding Team. Child protection concerns may have to be shared with other professionals. The school has a clear Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in this section of the website.

First Aid

We have a Medical Centre, based on the Ground Floor of the Primary School and the Early Years.

Anti-Bullying

Our College has an anti-bullying policy which is available in this section of our school website. We cannot say that bullying will never occur but we will do our best to resolve any incidents and ensure the students know who to talk to and where to find help. If you have any concerns about bullying please talk to your child’s Homeroom Tutors in the first instance.

Download the Attachments:

HS006 Safe-Touch Policy 安全接触政策.pdf

PC002 FCG Counselling Policy 心育指导制度.pdf 

HS003 FCG Safeguarding Handbook.pdf

HS005 FCG Student Psychological Crisis Screening and Intervention Guidelines 学生心理危机筛查与干预指南.pdf 

PC001 FCG Pastoral Care and Student Behaviour Policy人文心智关怀和学生行为规范政策.pdf

Safeguarding 学生保护.pdf

Safeguarding

Fettes College Guangzhou recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all students. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility and everyone has a role to play. All members of our community have an important role in safeguarding students and all have an essential role to play in making this community safe and secure.  

Staff working with students at Fettes College Guangzhou will maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned.  When concerned about the welfare of a student, staff will always act in the best interests of the student and if any member of our community has a safeguarding concern about any student or adult, they should act immediately.

What does safeguarding in College mean and what do we do to keep your children safe?

Schools play an essential role in protecting children from abuse and neglect. Fettes College Guangzhou keeps all its students safe by:

• Creating safe environments for      students through robust safeguarding practices

• Ensuring that adults who work in      the school, including volunteers, don't pose a risk to students

• Making sure staff are trained,      know how to respond to concerns and keep-up-to-date with policy and      practice

• Teaching students about staying      safe

• Maintaining an environment where      students feel confident to approach any member of staff if they have a      worry or problem.

• Being proactive against bullying      and racist behaviour

• Protecting our students from      harassment and discrimination

• Maintaining a positive approach to      behaviour management including the use of physical intervention, safely,      when necessary

• Meeting the needs of students with      medical conditions

• Providing first aid

• Protecting students from drug and      substance abuse

• Enabling students to enjoy safe      educational visits

• Ensure students are safe when using      the internet and making sure they are aware of cyber bullying

• Ensuring our College site is      secure and safe

Types of abuse:

• Domestic abuse

• Sexual abuse

• Neglect

• Online abuse

• Physical abuse

• Child sex exploitation

• Female genital mutilation

• Bullying and cyber bullying

• Child trafficking

• Grooming

• Harmful sexual behaviour

• Extremism and radical behaviour

An abused student will often experience more than one type of abuse, as well as other difficulties in their lives. It often happens over a period of time, rather than being a one-off event. It can increasingly happen online.

Our main priority is to keep your child safe and healthy so that they can learn effectively and enjoy their College experiences.

Security

All entrances and exits to College Staff are secured by a team of security personnel. This is to ensure that no-one can get onto the College site without speaking to and being cleared by a member of security personnel. All staff members have identity badges and visitors are asked to wear a badge when they sign in at the entrance to College site. All visitors are expected to read the Notice for Visitors Policy. Anyone seen on College site without identification will be challenged as to the purpose of their visit.

DBS Checks

Anyone who works with children requires an enhanced DBS check. DBS checks are not always required if volunteers are with children in a supervised situation i.e. another DBS cleared adult is present, so you may find that you will be able to help without a check for a one off school visit etc. Foreign Teachers are subject to Work Visa checks and are also cleared with an International Police Check through Criminal Records Check (ACRO)

Child Protection

All our staff have regular child protection training where they are told what to do if they have a concern. If you have a concern about a child then please talk to a member of the Safeguarding Team. Child protection concerns may have to be shared with other professionals. The school has a clear Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in this section of the website.

First Aid

We have a Medical Centre, based on the Ground Floor of the Primary School and the Early Years.

Anti-Bullying

Our College has an anti-bullying policy which is available in this section of our school website. We cannot say that bullying will never occur but we will do our best to resolve any incidents and ensure the students know who to talk to and where to find help. If you have any concerns about bullying please talk to your child’s Homeroom Tutors in the first instance.

Download the Attachments:

HS006 Safe-Touch Policy 安全接触政策.pdf

PC002 FCG Counselling Policy 心育指导制度.pdf 

HS003 FCG Safeguarding Handbook.pdf

HS005 FCG Student Psychological Crisis Screening and Intervention Guidelines 学生心理危机筛查与干预指南.pdf 

PC001 FCG Pastoral Care and Student Behaviour Policy人文心智关怀和学生行为规范政策.pdf

Safeguarding 学生保护.pdf