Visitors to Aspire Academy Screening Procedures
September 2017
Aspire Academy
Christian Aims andValues
Values
We Aspiretobeacommunityfoundeduponmutualtrustwhereeveryoneislovedforwhotheyare.WeseektoServeothersbyputtingtheirneedsbeforeourownandbelievethatworkingtogetherwe can Achievemore thanwe could alone.
As an Alternative Provision Academy,ourcorevaluesareforgiveness,enduranceandcommunity:
- Forgivenessisessentialtohumanlifeandliesattheheartofallsuccessfulrelationships.Withwisdomandunderstanding, wecanlearntoforgive.Weaimtodothisbyunderstanding ourselves and others.Inthiswaywe,canhelpeachotherfeelcared for;
- Enduranceis a trait that needs to be developed in everyone. Life throws many challenges at us and we need to be prepared to face those challenges through developing deep personal reserves.
- Weaimtobeaninclusivecommunity.Eachpersonisneeded,valuedandimportant.Whenthingsgowrongwewillforgiveeachotherandmakeafreshstart.Wewillsharewhatwehavewiththoseinneedandtrytotreatothersaswewouldlikethemtotreatus.
Aims
Asan Alternative ProvisionAcademy weaim to:
- Treatlearners,staffandvisitorswithrespect;
- Incorporateandpromotethevaluesbehindtheacademymotto;Aspire,Serve,Achievein allwedo;
- Instillasenseof self-worth andvalueineverylearner;
- Encouragelearner participation inthe planningandthe runningofourAcademywhereverpossible;
- Encouragereligiousliteracyasawayof interpretingtheworldaroundus;
- Encourage,challengeandsupporteverypersontoachievehisorherpotential
Statement of Policy Review
The Board of Trustees has agreed that this policy will be reviewed on a two yearly basis. This review will take into consideration all aspects of applicable legislation and advice current at the time of the review. The next ‘Period of Review’ will be SEPTEMBER 2018.
Visitors to the Academy screening procedures
All visitors to the academy will be asked to sign in, visitors will be provided with a ‘visitor’s badge’. This must be worn at all times, while in the academy. The visitor will also be supervised at all times. Schools do not have the power to request DBS checks and barred list checks, or ask to see DBS certificates, for visitors (for example children’s relatives or other visitors attending a sports day performance). The principal will use his professional judgements about the need to escort or supervise visitors.
Protocols for the selection of Consultants and Partnership Working
The academy selects professional to work with staff and students on a single and multiple visit basis using the following criteria.
- Identified need within the academy
- Specific area of expertise including qualifications
- Previous experience of working with children
- Preferable experience of working with vulnerable and challenging children
- References and testimonials
- Approval by Hull Safeguarding Board where appropriate
- Best value and measured outcomes over a specific period of time
Single visits including working with children
One off visitors will be asked to sign in and issued with a ‘visitor’s badge’. Only those visitors who have produced a current DBS Certificate plus photographic proof of identity are allowed to work unsupervised with Aspire Academy students. All other visitors must be escorted and supervised at all times.
Regular visitors to the Academy
Only those visitors who have produced a current DBS Certificate and photographic proof of identity are allowed to work unsupervised with Aspire Academy students. Regular visitors will be issued with visitors pass indicating that they are a DBS Checked Visitor. This badge must be collected from, and retuned to reception on each visit to the Academy.
Confidentiality/Data Protection
For all staff, once DBS and I.D documents have been presented, a record will be taken of the DBS Certificate number and the date when the DBS was issued, the date when it was seen by the Academy staff and the initials of the member of staff who saw it. These details will be kept on the Academy ‘Single Central Register’.