1. Roles and Responsibilities

Students, volunteers, regular visitors and other staff supporting the setting must ensure:

Policies and procedures

• Read, understand and follow the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures at all times and know who the Safeguarding Lead Practitioner (SLP) is

Safer working practice

• Adhere to the setting's code of conduct
• Demonstrate high standards of safe working practice
• Take opportunities to discuss safeguarding policy and practice and refresh themselves on a regular basis about the setting's safeguarding policy to ensure they know what to do if they are worried that a child is being abused. This might be done, for example, in staff meetings or during supervision
• Report any  safeguarding concerns about anyone working in the setting to the manager. This means following the setting's procedure regarding whistle- blowing (it is the manager's responsibility to ensure that the process for managing allegations is followed once the concern has been raised with them). If the concern is about the manager, the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) and the named individual for the registered person, or governing body, should be referred to directly.

Child protection and multi-agency working

• Report any safeguarding concerns about any child to the SLP who will make a professional consultation or referral. Everyone has a right to make a referral toThe Children's Advice and Duty Service (CADS) if they are worried about a child.If there is any fundamental disagreement with the judgement of the SLP in relation to a decision not to make a professional consultation or a referral, take personal responsibility for following the safeguarding policy, procedures and guidance as they judge it to apply in the situation, the disagreement should be recorded and the details made clear to the SLP's line manager
• Understand internal recording and reporting systems and follow setting policy and procedures with regards to record keeping under the guidance of the SLP