Safeguarding information for parents and carers
Buttercups Training is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.
We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment where learners feel supported and protected. Wherever possible, we help learners to recognise when they may be at risk and clearly explain how to access support when they need it.
Our key safeguarding objectives
Promote a safe environment for all of our learners to learn and achieve
Actively promote the welfare of learners
To Identify any learners who may be experiencing abuse or harm in the workplace, at home, or in relationships
Take appropriate action to ensure learners' safety (Child and Adult Protection)
Identify people who are experiencing or likely to experience significant harm, or are at risk of being drawn into radicalisation/terrorism
Parents and carers are encouraged to access our Safeguarding Policy to better understand our statutory responsibilities in regard to safeguarding, child protection and the protection of adults with additional needs who are learning with Buttercups.
What to do if you are concerned about your child
If you have a concern for a child who is completing a course with Buttercups Training, please contact our Safeguarding and Welfare Team.
Stay safe
If your child may be experiencing abuse or you have any concerns about their welfare, you can access support through the Out of Hours service or the Stay Safe section of the site.
These resources provide a wide range of helpful information, guidance, and advice to support you in responding appropriately and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of your child.
Keeping children safe
Please view the Buttercups Training Child Protection for Children in Training and Apprenticeships – Information for Parents and Carers leaflet for further information
Extremism, radicalisation and prevent duty
At Buttercups Training we respond to the threat of radicalisation and extremism through our Safeguarding Policy.
Through the government’s Prevent Strategy we are responding to our duty as an education provider to show due regard to the safety of our learners. We want to ensure that our learners are able to protect themselves and others from the threat of radicalisation and extremism and know who to report concerns to if they are worried.
As a parent/carer, you are the most important person in keeping your child safe. Unfortunately, there has been an increase in the radicalisation of children and young people by extremists using online and social media platforms. Making your child aware of the dangers of being approached online and how they can keep themselves safe online is very important.
The Educate against hate website has been developed by the Department of Education and Home Office in order to provide parents with practical advice, support and resources to protect children from extremism and radicalisation.
Visit: educateagainsthate.com
Download the Educate against hate leaflet
If you have concerns about your child relating to extremism and radicalisation, you can receive support and advice from your local police by calling 101. They will treat the matter with total confidence and will do all they can to help to prevent your child turning to behaviour that breaks the law.
E-safety
Buttercups Training has an E-Safety Policy which learners are able to access in their learner handbook. The purpose of the policy is to safeguard activity on electronic devices and the internet, in addition to raising awareness of how to stay safe online. As a parent or carer you play a key role in helping your child to stay safe online and you may find the following resources useful.
CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection
Helps you to better protect your child online
Visit: ceopeducation.co.uk
Safer Internet
Provides guides and resources for parents and carers.
Visit: saferinternet.org.uk
Bullying
Buttercups Training will promote an anti-bullying ethos amongst the staff and learner community and reinforce the Bullying and Harassment Policy with new and existing staff and learners.
Family Lives
Provides bullying advice for parents.
Visit: familylives.org.uk
Gov.uk workplace bullying and harassment
If your child is being bullied in the workplace, you may find the following governmental guidance useful.
Visit: gov.uk
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is any form of bullying which takes place online and/or through e-devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or malicious content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else, causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behaviour.
Safe Internet
Cyberbullying advice and resources for parents and carers.
Visit: saferinternet.org.uk
Metal health
Mental ill health can affect anyone, at any time, at any point in their life. If your child is struggling with their mental health then this can be very worrying for you as a parent or carer.
Keeping yourself informed on how to best support your child as well as any professional support your child may need is important and may help you understand what your child is going through.
Young Minds
Parents A - Z mental health guide
Visit: youngminds.org.uk
Child sexual exploitation
Buttercups Training takes all instances of exploitation extremely seriously, and involves the police and other agencies where necessary. As a parent or carer, you are in a good position to recognise some of the risks and vulnerabilities children and young people face as they grow up, as well as what you can do to help protect them.
Lucy Faithfull Foundation
Advice and resources for parents and carers on child sexual exploitation.
Visit: lucyfaithfull.org.uk
Child criminal exploitation
Criminal exploitation is also known as 'county lines' and is when gangs and organised crime networks exploit children to sell drugs. Often these children are made to travel across counties, and they use dedicated mobile phone ‘lines’ to supply drugs.
County Lines
Provides information and contact details about child criminal exploitation.
Visit: childrenssociety.org.uk
NSPP Learning
Protecting children from child criminal exploitation.
Visit: learning.nspcc.org.uk