RISE SPACE
Safeguarding

RISE SPACE is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

We protect a young person’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.

procedureS

All staff working with RISE SPACE have an equal responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of the young people and their colleagues. Living life that is free from harm and abuse is a fundamental human right for all and underpins all that we do.All employees and other adults contracted or sourced working with ALTR are expected to share the same commitment; safeguarding is everybody’s business.

RISE SPACE has a variety of policies and procedures in place to ensure that we are demonstrating the very best practice of the most up to date government guidance.

To read the Policies click here.
  • RISE SPACE uses MyConcern to record, investigate and manage any emerging concerns for the young person wherever they are.
  • RISE SPACE Practices safer recruitment with trained staff.
  • Safeguarding training is offered as soon as somebody is employed to the school
  • An enhanced DBS is expected for anyone working within RISE SPACE
  • Annual safeguarding and PREVENT training every year to refresh and update all staff to any new changes.
  • Regular updates throughout the year and specific training on any problems that may emerge locally or nationally and may impact our learners.
Safeguarding LEADS
My Concern
Parent Carer Information
Protective Behaviours
Online Safety
RSE

safeguarding leads

‍The safety and welfare of the young people at RISE SPACE and RISEX is of primary importance. We take rigorous steps to ensure that our children stay safe and do not come to any harm. Alongside a thorough interpretation of statutory guidance, and a broad personal and social health and wellbeing education, we work closely with parents/carers and Multiple agencies to ensure all children and young people feel safe, cared for and make safe choices. RISE SPACE Safeguarding responsibilities are taken very seriously and are set out in or Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy that can be seen on out Policies page.All staff working alongside are subject to enhanced DBS checks and safer Recruitment Policy and the staff and governors regularly undertake training in this area to ensure that safeguarding is key across the Provision.
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‍The Designated Safeguarding Leads at RISE SPACE and RISEX are:

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), SPOC, Prevent and LAC Lead
Bedford – DSL is Lyndsey Stokes and phone number
Ayles – DSL is Andy Dalgleish and phone number
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What do you do if you have a safeguarding Concern?
If you have any concerns regarding the safety of a child either inside or outside of our school, you can contact: 
During School Hours:
Keighly Murphy
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Email: keighly@risespace.uk
Tel: 07940302921

Lianne Murphy
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Email: lianne@keighly@risespace.uk
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Outside of School Hours:
You can also contact the Integrated Front Door (Previously Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH team) Call 0300 300 8123 outside office hours           
      
Safeguarding and Child Protection documents
‍Keeping Children Safe in Education
‍CLICK HERE
‍Working together to Keep Children Safe 
‍CLICK HERE
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Safeguarding Links Local
‍You can also contact the Integrated Front Door (Previously Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH team) Call 01234 718700 during office hours Call 0300 300 8123 outside office hours If it is an emergency always call 999.
Safeguarding Links National
‍National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
‍https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
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‍Safeguarding Children Board 
CLICK HERE
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‍Keeping Children Safe Online
CLICK HERE
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Other useful numbers are:
‍Bedfordshire Police Public Protection Unit call 01234 846960NSPCC Call 0808 8005000 Text 88858 Email help@nspcc.org.uk

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Safeguarding Education programme

In order to support our young people to make good, safe choices, we have a comprehensive Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education programme. 

Please see curriculum details here (link to Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education in curriculum)

Please find links to relevant government documents below:‍

my concern

MyConcern has been created by child protection professionals, relentless in their efforts to keep children, young people and adults at risk safe from harm.

MyConcern is a Queen’s Award-winning safeguarding software. It was created and developed by child protection experts, with backgrounds in social care, education and policing.

MyConcern allows anyone responsible for the protection of children, young people and adults at risk to easily manage and record all safeguarding and wellbeing concerns.

Additionally, MyConcern helps to protect those at risk by allowing early intervention using a trusted, secure and intuitive platform. It also provides safeguarding leads with the peace of mind by meeting the statutory, legal and moral obligations they have to those in their care.https://www.myconcern.co.uk/ For all safeguarding Policies click here.

Safeguarding young People –
Information for Parents and Carers 

If you have concerns about a young person see safeguarding here. (link to safeguarding page)The safety and welfare of young people – or safeguarding – is everyone’s business. Safeguarding means protecting young people from physical, emotional, sexual abuse and neglect. It also means helping young people to grow up into confident, healthy and happy adults.
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Most young people generally enjoy happy childhood experiences within their own family. Unfortunately for some, this is not the case. During difficult family times, everyone who knows the child must do the best they can to keep them safe and protect them from future harm.

As parents and carers you have a huge responsibility in keeping your children safe and ensuring their well-being. Sometimes we all need help and advice on the challenges parenting raises. Different issues arise depending on the age of your children and with ever evolving technological trends and fashions, it can be hard to keep up.
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We hope to provide access to relevant articles to support you and your young person to navigate those age appropriate challenges.

WE also recommend https://parentinfo.org/ where you can find a variety of resources and articles to help safeguard your child.
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They offer useful information on:‍
  • Games, apps and tech
  • Parenting
  • Safety and settings
  • Relationships and Sex
  • Education and the Future
  • Health and wellbeing
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Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education 

Today’s young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world where lives are lived both on and offline. This has positive and exciting opportunities, but also risks and challenge. It is imperative that we teach our young people how to be happy, safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives positively.

Our Personal, social and health Education Programme broadly covers:‍
  • healthy bodies and lifestyles, including keeping safe, puberty, drugs and alcohol education
  • healthy minds, including emotional wellbeing, resilience, mental health
  • economic wellbeing and financial capability
  • careers education, preparation for the workplace and making a positive contribution to society.





When teaching Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education, the depth and breadth of views is apparent, and often there are legitimate areas of contention. At RISE SPACE our guiding principles have been that all the content taught must be age appropriate and developmentally appropriate. It will be taught sensitively and inclusively, with respect to the backgrounds and beliefs of young people and their families. WE will however always provide young people with the knowledge they need of the law.

We understand that parents and carers are the prime educators on these topics however we will build on that knowledge and understanding and give opportunity for the young people to ask questions and share thoughts and opinions and for us to be adapt the curriculum to address the needs emerging in the school and local community. Teaching wellbeing is central to the work that we undertake at RISE SPACE and RISEX, understanding innate health and wellbeing is key to happiness and balance. With this in place students will be more resilient and better equipped to manage the increasing challenges, risks and disappointments that live can present. We hope to develop character and personal attributes.

Alongside this is Financial capability and awareness, life and living skills and Digital citizenship all geared towards independence, meeting ambitions and careers pathways; enabling all young people to be happy, successful adults who have meaning in their own lives and offer meaningful contribution to society. See Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education Policy

Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
RISE SPACE realise that areas of the Secondary curriculum may need revisiting to embed content for the young people with whom we work. As a result, we are adopting the Statutory Guidance from the government as to the content of our Relationships education. The aim is to give information young people need to help them develop healthy relationships of all kinds, not just intimate relationships. The programme will help the young people to understand the benefits that a healthy relationship can bring to mental wellbeing and self-respect.
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Topics to be covered:
  • Families
  • Respectful relationships including friendships
  • Online and media
  • Being safe
  • Physical health and mental wellbeing
  • Intimate and sexual relationships including sexual health
  • The Law
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Curriculum Overview
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Online Safety in the Curriculum

Being online is an integral part of young people’s lives. Research, gaming, social media, websites, email, all that can be accessed from mobile phones, laptops, tablets and computers. Whilst access to online technology and the internet bring fabulous opportunities, they also bring exposure to new risks. At RISE SPACE and RISEX E-safety is a fundamental part of our curriculum and safeguarding and protection measure. 

Government guidance across the UK highlights the importance of safeguarding children and young people from harmful and inappropriate online material. (Department for Education, 2019a; Department of Education (Northern Ireland), 2017; Scottish Government, 2017; Welsh Government, 2015).

At RISE SPACE and RISEX we teach our pupils to keep themselves safe, both in school and in the wider world. We understand the importance of educating our students how to be responsible digital citizens. We teach our young people how to keep personal information safe, manage social media, interacting with others online, emailing and what to do if we see or receive something, we are unsure about.

At RISE SPACE and RISE X we offer a whole provision approach to online safety to include training and support for all stakeholders, parents, young people, staff, volunteers and Managers by ensuring that our online procedures keep children and young people safe, and to teach about online safety, in and out of school.

RISE SPACE and RISE X foster an open environment where young people are encouraged to share any concerns regarding the online world and to ask any questions that they may have about the benefits and dangers.

Protecting children from online abuse
‍Online abuse is any type of abuse that happens on the internet, facilitated through technology like computers, tablets, mobile phones and other internet-enabled devices (Department for Education, 2018; Department of Health, 2017; Scottish Government, 2014; Welsh Assembly Government, 2018).

It can happen anywhere online that allows digital communication, such as:‍
  • social networks
  • text messages and messaging apps
  • email and private messaging
  • online chats
  • comments on live streaming sites
  • voice chat in games.‍
Children and young people can be revictimized (experience further abuse) when abusive content is recorded, uploaded or shared by others online. This could happen if the original abuse happened online or offline.
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Children and young people may experience several types of abuse online:‍
  • bullying/cyberbullying
  • emotional abuse (this includes emotional blackmail, for example pressuring children and young people to comply with sexual requests via technology)
  • sexting (pressure or coercion to create sexual images)
  • sexual abuse
  • sexual exploitation.
Children and young people can also be groomed online: perpetrators may use online platforms to build a trusting relationship with the child in order to abuse them. This abuse may happen online, or the perpetrator may arrange to meet the child in person with the intention of abusing them.

RISE SPACE are committed to teaching the risks and strategies to manage them so that all our young people can be safe, confident digital citizens. All students access the online safety learning Platform and learn safe practices with all IT forums.

Online safety training with the NSPCC Learning platform  CLICK HERE FOR MORE

Online safety and safeguarding useful links
Parental support
UK Safer Internet Centre - information and advice about new technology, setting parental filters and having conversations with your child.
‍Internet Matters - step by step guides to setting up controls and privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps and sites.
‍Common Sense Media - reviews of games, apps, books and films for all ages to help you decide what is appropriate for your child.

‍Student support
Childline - help and advice centre for young people online and by telephone at any time.  
NSPCC - National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children, keeping children free from abuse.
NCC e-safety - Northampton's online safety and bullying advice for parents and carers.
Childnet - advice and guidance, including 'hot topics' around the subject of online safety.

Reporting online abuse or bullying
CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection, if you are concerned about any online abuse you can report it to CEOP.

Protective Behaviours

Protective behaviours are a practical and down to earth approach to personal safety, that “encourages self- empowerment, raises self-esteem and helps to avoid being victimised. It is achieved by teaching young people to recognise and trust their intuitive feelings and develop strategies for self-protection. The Protective behaviours process encourages an adventurous approach to life that satisfies the need for fun and excitement without violence and fear”. (Protectivebehaviours.org).

The two themes of Protective Behaviours are integral to everything that we offer at RISE SPACE and RISEX.

Theme 1
'We all have the right to feel safe all the time' incorporates the concepts of ‘Rights and Responsibilities’, ‘Safety’ and ‘Early Warning Signs’.

Theme 2
‍'There is nothing so awful, or too small, we can't talk about it with someone' develops the concept of personal ‘Networks’ of support. A more recent version of the second theme ‘We can talk with someone about anything, even if it feels awful or small’ is a simpler sentence and suggests a positive 'We can talk' message about networking, consistent with the Protective behaviours process.
The Seven Strategies are taught to staff during Induction and to students throughout the curriculum, so that all understand how young people can be supported to feel safe again and that the language of safety in reinforced throughout the Provision.
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These seven strategies explore:‍
  • Theme Reinforcement
  • One Step Removed
  • Network Review
  • Persistence
  • Protective Interruption
  • Risking on Purpose
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This safety awareness and resilience building programme is embedded in all that we do and helps children and adults to recognise any situation where they feel worried or unsafe, such as feeling stressed, bullied or threatened; and explores practical ways to keep safe.
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