Last Updated: June 29, 2026
The purpose and scope of this policy
The purpose of this policy statement is:
- to protect children and young people who receive Fun Learning & Exploring’s services from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services
- to provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection.
This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Fun Learning & Exploring, including senior managers, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and students.
Legal framework
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to protect children in the United Kingdom. A summary of the key legislation is available from nspcc.org.uk/learning.
Policy
We 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.
We recognise that:
- the welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take
- all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse
- some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues
- working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare.
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
During our 1:1 tutoring sessions:
- providing guidance and assistance to all our tutors involved in 1:1 sessions with children on safeguarding best practice
- having a reporting system in place for our tutors to raise any concerns
- providing this document and other resources to parents
- children are expected to maintain classroom level behaviour during tutoring sessions and we recommend supervision by parents to ensure behaviour
- conducting DBS checks of all tutors hired to represent Atom Learning
Before our 1:1 tutoring sessions:
- ask parents to provide client managers with two contact telephone numbers, child’s DOB, child’s school, current address and an emergency contact number
Staff safeguarding
We take the safeguarding of our staff incredibly seriously. Any kind of harassment, abuse, bullying or discrimination directed towards a member of the Atom team is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Reports of any and all instances of harassment will be investigated and may result in the termination of the tuition contract.
Contact details
Nominated child protection lead
Name: Winnie Tai
Email: funlearningexploring@gmail.com
This policy statement came into force on 01/09/2026. We are committed to reviewing our policy and good practice annually. This policy statement and accompanying procedures were last reviewed on 01/09/2026.