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Ensuring
thethe
safety
safety
andand
well-being
well-being
of students
of students
during
during
school
school
trips
trips
is paramount.
is paramount.
At At
JCAJCA
Activity
Activity
Centres,
Centres,
safeguarding
safeguarding
is embedded
is embedded
into
into
every
every
aspect
aspect
of their
of their
operations.
operations.
Ma
Ma
Smith,
Smith,
Compliance
Compliance
& Operations
& Operations
Manager
Manager
andand
Designated
Designated
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Lead,
Lead,
shares
shares
insights
insights
into
into
ourour
robust
robust
safeguarding
safeguarding
practices.
practices.
From
From
thorough
thorough
staff
staff
veing
veing
to to
comprehensive
comprehensive
training
training
andand
clear
clear
policies,
policies,
he he
leaves
leaves
nono
stone
stone
unturned
unturned
in protecting
in protecting
students.
students.
JCA’s
JCA’s
commitment
commitment
to safeguarding
to safeguarding
extends
extends
across
across
all all
Experience
Experience
Education’s
Education’s
travel
travel
brands,
brands,
ensuring
ensuring
a consistent
a consistent
andand
high
high
standard
standard
of care.
of care.
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planning
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safeguarding
safeguarding
risks
risks
forfor
schools
schools
planning
planning
residential
residential
trips
trips
include
include
ensuring
ensuring
thethe
travel
travel
company
company
hashas
a Designated
a Designated
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Lead
Lead
andand
deputy,
deputy,
conducting
conducting
thorough
thorough
criminal
criminal
records
records
checks
checks
onon
staff,
staff,
andand
securing
securing
thethe
sitesite
to prevent
to prevent
unauthorised
unauthorised
access.
access.
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crucial
crucial
to have
to have
a safeguarding
a safeguarding
riskrisk
assessment
assessment
in place,
in place,
clear
clear
staff-to-student
staff-to-student
ratios,
ratios,
andand
defined
defined
responsibilities
responsibilities
forfor
all all
staff
staff
during
during
activities
activities
andand
freefree
time.
time.
At At
JCA,
JCA,
safeguarding
safeguarding
is aistop
a top
priority
priority
during
during
school
school
visits.
visits.
AllAll
staff
staff
areare
trained
trained
to recognise
to recognise
andand
report
report
safeguarding
safeguarding
issues,
issues,
andand
anyany
concerns
concerns
areare
communicated
communicated
with
with
thethe
visiting
visiting
school.
school.
Senior
Senior
instructors
instructors
andand
managers
managers
regularly
regularly
check
check
in with
in with
Group
Group
Leaders
Leaders
to address
to address
anyany
issues
issues
promptly.
promptly.
OurOur
safeguarding
safeguarding
policy
policy
is reviewed
is reviewed
annually
annually
andand
shared
shared
with
with
schools
schools
to ensure
to ensure
transparency
transparency
andand
adherence
adherence
to best
to best
practices.
practices.
Training
Training
is aiscornerstone
a cornerstone
of our
of our
safeguarding
safeguarding
approach.
approach.
JCAJCA
staff
staff
undergo
undergo
extensive
extensive
training
training
before
before
working
working
with
with
customers,
customers,
including
including
an an
online
online
safeguarding
safeguarding
module
module
andand
ongoing
ongoing
training
training
throughout
throughout
thethe
season.
season.
This
This
ensures
ensures
they
they
areare
well-equipped
well-equipped
to handle
to handle
anyany
concerns
concerns
andand
protect
protect
both
both
themselves
themselves
andand
thethe
students.
students.
OurOur
recruitment
recruitment
process
process
follows
follows
NSPCC
NSPCC
guidelines,
guidelines,
with
with
all all
staff
staff
undergoing
undergoing
DBS
DBS
checks
checks
before
before
starting
starting
work.
work.
To To
ensure
ensure
students
students
feelfeel
safe,
safe,
JCAJCA
assign
assign
thethe
same
same
instructor
instructor
to atogroup
a group
throughout
throughout
their
their
stay,
stay,
allowing
allowing
them
them
to build
to build
rapport.
rapport.
JCAJCA
instructors
instructors
receive
receive
fivefive
weeks
weeks
of training,
of training,
longer
longer
than
than
most
most
providers,
providers,
to ensure
to ensure
they
they
cancan
deliver
deliver
activities
activities
safely.
safely.
WeWe
also
also
gather
gather
information
information
onon
students’
students’
dietary,
dietary,
medical,
medical,
andand
behavioural
behavioural
needs
needs
before
before
their
their
visit
visit
to tailor
to tailor
ourour
activities
activities
accordingly.
accordingly.
Balancing
Balancing
adventure
adventure
andand
safety
safety
is key.
is key.
JCAJCA
instructors
instructors
areare
trained
trained
onon
each
each
activity
activity
andand
regularly
regularly
observed
observed
to maintain
to maintain
high
high
standards.
standards.
They
They
communicate
communicate
with
with
school
school
staff
staff
during
during
activities
activities
to address
to address
anyany
behavioural
behavioural
or discipline
or discipline
issues
issues
andand
adapt
adapt
activities
activities
to meet
to meet
individual
individual
student
student
needs.
needs.
This
This
ensures
ensures
a fun
a fun
yetyet
safe
safe
experience
experience
forfor
all all
participants.
participants.
If aIfsafeguarding
a safeguarding
concern
concern
arises,
arises,
JCAJCA
hashas
clear
clear
procedures
procedures
in place.
in place.
Concerns
Concerns
areare
escalated
escalated
to the
to the
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Team,
Team,
andand
appropriate
appropriate
actions
actions
areare
taken
taken
in consultation
in consultation
with
with
thethe
school.
school.
WeWe
work
work
closely
closely
with
with
local
local
authorities
authorities
andand
thethe
police
police
if necessary,
if necessary,
ensuring
ensuring
a a
thorough
thorough
investigation
investigation
andand
support
support
forfor
all all
involved.
involved.
Communication
Communication
with
with
thethe
school’s
school’s
safeguarding
safeguarding
team
team
is maintained
is maintained
throughout.
throughout.
Supporting
Supporting
students
students
andand
staff
staff
during
during
an an
incident
incident
is crucial.
is crucial.
OurOur
Designated
Designated
Safeguard
Safeguard
Lead
Lead
(DSL)
(DSL)
or deputies
or deputies
areare
available
available
onsite
onsite
to provide
to provide
immediate
immediate
support,
support,
andand
wewe
have
have
external
external
trauma
trauma
specialists
specialists
onon
call.
call.
WeWe
prioritise
prioritise
thethe
safety
safety
andand
well-being
well-being
of students,
of students,
taking
taking
a child-first
a child-first
approach
approach
andand
providing
providing
necessary
necessary
support
support
to staff
to staff
as well.
as well.
Ma
Ma
Smith
Smith
is the
is the
Compliance
Compliance
& Operations
& Operations
Manager
Manager
andand
Designated
Designated
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Lead
Lead
at JCA
at JCA
Activity
Activity
Centres.
Centres.
With
With
a wealth
a wealth
of of
experience
experience
in safeguarding
in safeguarding
andand
compliance,
compliance,
Ma
Ma
plays
plays
a crucial
a crucial
rolerole
in ensuring
in ensuring
thethe
safety
safety
andand
well-being
well-being
of students
of students
during
during
school
school
trips.
trips.
HeHe
oversees
oversees
thethe
implementation
implementation
of robust
of robust
safeguarding
safeguarding
practices
practices
across
across
all all
JCAJCA
centres
centres
andand
thethe
Experience
Experience
Education
Education
Student
Student
Travel
Travel
Group.
Group.
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