Child Protection

Cygnets Swim School is committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for children and young people to practice
SWIMMING

We do this by:

• Recognising that all children have the right to freedom from abuse
• Ensuring that all our staff and volunteers are carefully selected and screened and accept responsibility for helping to prevent the abuse of children in their care.
• Responding swiftly and appropriately to all suspicions or allegations of abuse, and providing parents and children with the opportunity to voice any concerns they may have.
• Appointing a Children's Officer who will take specific responsibility for child safety and act as the main point of contact for parents, children, and outside agencies.
• Ensuring access to confidential information is restricted to the Children's Officer or the appropriate external authorities.
• Reviewing the effectiveness of our child Protection Policy and activities each year.
• We operate under the Swimming Teacher's Association Child Protection Policy. A full copy of this is available on-line at www.sta.co.uk

Our Children's Officers are:
CAROLINE BOYD
CHRISTOPHER CORK