Safeguarding at BXCL

In putting students at the centre of all that we do, the issues of Safeguarding, including child protection, are of paramount importance at BXCL.

This is not because we have any specific or worrying concerns for the immediate safety of our students, but, as a worldclass organisation with a strong moral purpose, we wish to make certain that every step is taken to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people. We have a Safeguarding Framework to guide our practice in this area.

XCL International School Penang believe that:

Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.

BXCL will seek to keep children and young people safe by:

Valuing, listening to and respecting them
Appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people, a deputy and a lead trustee/board member for safeguarding
Adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers
Developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures
Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures and behaviour codes confidently and competently

Recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
Recording, storing and using information professionally and securely, in line with data protection legislation and guidance [more information about this is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk/fororganisations]
Sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and their families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions
Making sure that children, young people and their families know where to go for help if they have a concern
Using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children, young people, parents, families and carers appropriately
Using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately
Creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise
Ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in place
Ensuring that we provide a safe physical environment for our children, young people, staff and volunteers, by applying health and safety measures in accordance with the law and regulatory guidance
Building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, young people and their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable about sharing concerns