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Safeguarding & Policies

Our Commitments To Safer Education

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Safeguarding 

We believe that all organisations working with children and young people should have safeguarding at the heart of everything they do. 

At Next Steps Education Ltd we ensure that everyone involved with us works in accordance with the most exacting compliance for the safety of children and young people. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures, our Safeguarding Policy and our Online Safety Policy.

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Liz Fancourt

Deputy Safeguarding Lead: Ellen Sanders

Safer Recruitment

Our tutors and mentors undergo KCSiE Safer Recruitment checks before working with us. Once checked by Ellen, their details are held on our single central record.

Our comprehensive checks include:

  • DBS
  • Two recent references
  • Prohibition check
  • Qualification checks
  • Right to Work check
  • Social media check

Safer Recruitment Lead: Ellen Sanders

Strategic Safeguarding
What Safeguarding Looks Like at Next Steps Education Ltd Visible leadership and accountability Dr Elizabeth Fancourt (Designated Safeguarding Lead), Mrs Ellen Sanders (Deputy DSL) and Miss Sarah L
What Safeguarding Looks Like at Next Steps Education Ltd Visible leadership and accountability Dr Elizabeth Fancourt (Designated Safeguarding Lead), Mrs Ellen Sanders (Deputy DSL) and Miss Sarah L (1)
What Safeguarding Looks Like at Next Steps Education Ltd Visible leadership and accountability Dr Elizabeth Fancourt (Designated Safeguarding Lead), Mrs Ellen Sanders (Deputy DSL) and Miss Sarah L (2)

Supporting Your Evidence Trail

We are happy to supply these or any other documents any school, local authority team or organisation that we partner with. Many schools request copies of our paperwork to comply with the new Ofsted inspection framework.

Letter of Assurance
Our commitment to safer recruitment, health and safety and compliance

 

Insurance Certificate
Our Employers', Public Liability and Professional Indemnity levels

 

Service Level Agreement
Defined levels of service, responsibilities and commitments

 

Anonymised SCR
Show evidence of our recruitment and training scrutiny

  • Align-Ed Logo
  • Mindful Employer
  • National Tutoring Awards 2025 Shortlisted Badge
  • TTA Corporate Member
  • Untitled design (10)

Educational Visits

We encourage student participation in their community through trips with mentors and tutors. Journeys away from the home or usual place of tuition/ mentoring are approved and logged following our educational visit policy.

Educational Visits Lead: Ellen Sanders

Educational Visits

We encourage student participation in their community through trips with mentors and tutors. Journeys away from the home or usual place of tuition/ mentoring are approved and logged following our educational visit policy.

Educational Visits Lead: Ellen Sanders

Quality Assurance Visits

We welcome in person or online Quality Assurance visits. We can provide you with a printed policy pack or you can download our policies below. See our tips for Inclusion & AP deep dives under the new Ofsted inspections framework. 

Policies

Here's all our policies designed to put our foremost company value, "People First!" in to practice. Keeping everyone we work with safe, whether they are a student, commissioner, parent or tutor, is a priority to us.

Safeguarding Policy

Safer Recruitment Policy

Cyber Security Policy

Health and Safety Policy

Home Tuition & Lone Working Policy

First Aid & RIDDOR Policy

Educational Visits Policy

Bodily Fluids Policy

Making a MASH Referral Guidance

 

Our company ethos, "Everyone has Impact" leads many of the decisions we make at Next Steps. Expectations of all tutors, students and staff can be found in the policies below.

Code of Conduct for our Team

Students' Code of Behaviour

Sickness & Absence Policy

Mobile Phone Policy

Management of Controlled Assessments

Aligning with our company value, "Excellence is a State of Mind", here's our policies that clarify our values, the attitudes we engender and processes we use to actively promote these.

Admissions Policy

Attendance Policy

Equality Policy

Anti-Radicalisation Policy

Wellbeing Policy

RSE Policy

Next Steps strives to be an ethical business, linked to our company value, "Together, we raise the bar higher."

Here's our policies that demonstrate our commitment.

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

GDPR Policy

Whistle-Blowing Policy

"Be honest and direct - with optimism", reflects Next Steps' commitment to clear communication.

If you feel we have not reached the standard you expected, please raise a complaint using our Complaints Policy.

Complaints Policy

If you have a concern around a child, adult or member of our team you can report direct to our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Liz Fancourt, using the link to REPORT A CONCERN.

Supporting Our Wider Community

At Next Steps, we value everyone who contributes to the success of our students: parents, tutors, mentors and our members of staff. We recognise the many challenges our community faces in the work that we do.

We're proud of our wider services:

  • Parent support groups
  • A counsellor available to parents, tutors, mentors and staff members
  • Supervision sessions with our Relational Learning Lead
  • Mindful Employer benefits
  • ALIGN membership
  • The Tutors' Association corporate membership
  • Regular CPD and training opportunities

Relational Learning Lead: Giovanna Guarino

Counsellor: Robin Lewis

Mental Health Champion: Sarah Logan