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Checks
Checksand
andbalances
balances
Consistency
Consistency
in safeguarding
in safeguarding
across
across
multiple
multiple
travel
travel
brands
brands
is achieved
is achieved
through
through
unified
unified
policies
policies
andand
procedures
procedures
reviewed
reviewed
externally
externally
by by
a safeguarding
a safeguarding
consultant.
consultant.
Regular
Regular
training
training
andand
review
review
meetings
meetings
ensure
ensure
all all
staff
staff
areare
aligned
aligned
with
with
ourour
safeguarding
safeguarding
standards.
standards.
I travel
I travel
to various
to various
locations
locations
to deliver
to deliver
training,
training,
ensuring
ensuring
all all
teams,
teams,
whether
whether
in the
in the
UKUK
or abroad,
or abroad,
areare
well-prepared.
well-prepared.
Challenges
Challenges
in safeguarding
in safeguarding
across
across
different
different
seings
seings
include
include
varying
varying
cultural
cultural
approaches.
approaches.
JCAJCA
maintains
maintains
UKUK
standards
standards
where
where
possible
possible
andand
seeks
seeks
local
local
advice
advice
when
when
necessary.
necessary.
WeWe
work
work
with
with
suppliers
suppliers
to ensure
to ensure
they
they
understand
understand
andand
adhere
adhere
to our
to our
safeguarding
safeguarding
guidelines,
guidelines,
providing
providing
additional
additional
training
training
andand
support
support
as needed.
as needed.
Keeping
Keeping
up up
with
with
thethe
latest
latest
safeguarding
safeguarding
legislation
legislation
andand
best
best
practices
practices
is essential.
is essential.
I am
I am
a member
a member
of advisory
of advisory
groups
groups
andand
government
government
mailing
mailing
lists
lists
andand
regularly
regularly
aend
aend
BAPA
BAPA
meetings.
meetings.
I stay
I stay
informed
informed
through
through
guidance
guidance
from
from
organisations
organisations
likelike
thethe
OEAP
OEAP
andand
NSPCC,
NSPCC,
ensuring
ensuring
JCA’s
JCA’s
policies
policies
areare
up-to-date
up-to-date
andand
effective.
effective.
Check
Checkpolicies
policiesand
andprocedures
procedures
Looking
Looking
ahead,
ahead,
safeguarding
safeguarding
onon
school
school
trips
trips
willwill
likely
likely
focus
focus
more
more
onon
supervision
supervision
during
during
both
both
structured
structured
activities
activities
andand
freefree
time.
time.
Schools
Schools
areare
advised
advised
to request
to request
safeguarding
safeguarding
policies
policies
andand
procedures
procedures
before
before
travel,
travel,
confirm
confirm
staff
staff
background
background
checks,
checks,
andand
askask
about
about
thethe
company’s
company’s
DSL
DSL
andand
their
their
training.
training.
Onsite,
Onsite,
they
they
should
should
engage
engage
with
with
staff
staff
about
about
safeguarding
safeguarding
practices.
practices.
By By
embedding
embedding
safeguarding
safeguarding
into
into
every
every
aspect
aspect
of our
of our
operations,
operations,
JCAJCA
Activity
Activity
Centres
Centres
ensure
ensure
a safe
a safe
andand
enjoyable
enjoyable
experience
experience
forfor
all all
students.
students.
OurOur
commitment
commitment
to best
to best
practices
practices
andand
continuous
continuous
improvement
improvement
sets
sets
a high
a high
standard
standard
forfor
school
school
trips,
trips,
providing
providing
peace
peace
of mind
of mind
forfor
schools
schools
andand
parents
parents
alike.
alike.
SCAN
SCAN
HERE
HERE
forfor
JCA’s
JCA’s
accreditations
accreditations
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